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Kitidis, V, Rackley, SA, Burt, WJ, Rau, GH, Fawcett, S, Taylor, M, Tarran, GA, Woodward, EMS, Harris, C and Fileman, TW 2024 Magnesium hydroxide addition reduces aqueous carbon dioxide in wastewater discharged to the ocean. Communications Earth & Environment, 5 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01506-4
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Abstract/Summary
Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) reduces the concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) in seawater, leading to atmospheric carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Here we report laboratory experiments and a field-trial of alkalinity enhancement through addition of magnesium hydroxide to wastewater and its subsequent discharge to the coastal ocean. In wastewater, a 10% increase of average alkalinity (+0.56 mmol/kg) led to a 74% reduction in aqueous CO2 (−0.41 mmol/kg) and pH increase of 0.4 units to 7.78 (efficiency 0.73 molCO2/mol alkalinity). The alkalinization signal was limited to within a few metres of the ocean discharge, evident as 27.2 μatm reduction in CO2 partial pressure and 0.017 unit pH increase, and was consistent with rapid dilution of the alkali-treated wastewater. While this proof of concept field trial did not achieve CDR due to its small scale, it demonstrated the potential of magnesium hydroxide addition to wastewater as a CDR solution.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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| Divisions: | Plymouth Marine Laboratory > National Capability categories > Single Centre NC - CLASS Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Marine Biochemistry and Observations |
| Depositing User: | S Hawkins |
| Date made live: | 12 Jul 2024 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 10:33 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10245 |
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