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Abstract
Moist calcium silicate minerals are known to readily react with carbon dioxide (CO2).
The reaction products can cause rapid hardening and result in the production of monolithic
materials. Today, accelerated carbonation is a developing technology, which may have
potential for the treatment of wastes and contaminated soils and for the sequestration
of CO2, an important greenhouse gas. This paper reviews recent developments in this
emerging technology and provides information on the parameters that control the process.
The effects of the accelerated carbonation reaction on the solid phase are discussed
and future potential applications of this technology are also considered.