Sequestration trace elements

The coprocessing of coal in gasification processes together with biomass (C02 separation and sequestration, sulfur species removal, and trace element emissions)... 

Donahoe, R. J. (2004). Secondary Mineral Formation in Coal Combustion Byproduct Disposal Facilities Implications for Trace Element Sequestration. In Giere, R. Stille, P. (eds) Energy, Waste, and the Environment a Geochemical Perspective. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 236, 641-658. 

Secondary mineral formation in coal combustion byproduct disposal facilities implications for trace element sequestration... 

In summary, many studies have indicated the widespread formation of a variety of secondary phases in weathered CCB waste materials. Natural weathering processes therefore appear to play an important role in the sequestration of trace elements in ash disposal environments. Additional study is needed to identify and determine the chemical compositions of these secondary phases and to obtain pertinent thermodynamic, kinetic and adsorption data that can be used to model the mobility of trace elements in these complex weathering systems. 

Nickel and zinc in soil ferromanganese nodules. One of the most efficient and durable process responsible for trace metal sequestration in soils is the formation of ferromanganese micronodules, which often have been compared to the well-known oceanic Mn nodules (Glasby et al. 1979 White and Dixon 1996 Han et al. 2001) (Fig. 30a). Although soil micronodules are the premier reservoir for many trace elements in soils, the crystal chemistry of the sequestered elements remains unknown. Chemical analyses of individual nodules from Sicilia and New Zealand showed that some elements, such as Co, Ce, Ba, Pb, Ni, are several times to more than one order of magnitude enriched in the concretions relative to the soil matrix, whereas others are less (e g., Zn) or even depleted (Childs 1975 Palumbo et al. 2001) (Fig. 30b). Since nodules are formed in situ within the soil matrix by local enrichment of Fe and Mn oxides, the observed difference of metal enrichment in the concretions relative to the soil matrix likely results from a difference of metal affinity for soil minerals. The micronodule analyzed here by... 

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