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CarbFix: turning CO2 into stone: uses in research

Also: carbon mineralization, basalt CO2 storage

Injecting CO2 into basalt where it reacts to form carbonate minerals.

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95% mineralized in 2 years

Matter and colleagues found over 95% of CO2 injected at the CarbFix site in Iceland turned into carbonate minerals in under 2 years.

As reported in: Matter, Stute, Snæbjörnsdottir et al. (2016). Rapid carbon mineralization for permanent disposal of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Science. doi:10.1126/science.aad8132

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