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Assessing the potential of soil carbonation and enhanced weathering through Life Cycle Assessment: A case study for Sao Paulo State, Brazil
Lefebvre, D.; Goglio, P.; Williams, A. et al.
2019In Journal of Cleaner Production, 233, p. 468-481
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Keywords :
Carbonation; Enhanced weathering; LCA; Life cycle assessment; NET; Sao paulo; Agriculture; Artificial life; Basalt; Carbon dioxide; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle; Quarries; Silicate minerals; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon dioxide removal; Carbon dioxide sequestration; Field application; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Relative contribution; Reliable estimates; Weathering
Abstract :
[en] Enhanced silicate rock weathering for long-term carbon dioxide sequestration has considerable potential, but depends on the availability of suitable rocks coupled with proximity to suitable locations for field application. In this paper, we investigate the established mining industry that extracts basaltic rocks for construction from the Paraná Basin, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Through a Life Cycle Assessment, we determine the balance of carbon dioxide emissions involved in the use of this material, the relative contribution of soil carbonation and enhanced weathering, and the potential carbon dioxide removal of Sao Paulo agricultural land through enhanced weathering of basalt rock. Our results show that enhanced weathering and carbonation respectively emit around 75 and 135 kg carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent removed (considering a quarry to field distance of 65 km). We underline transportation as the principal process negatively affecting the practice and uncover a limiting road travel distance from the quarry to the field of 540 ± 65 km for carbonation and 990 ± 116 km for enhanced weathering, above which the emissions offset the potential capture. Regarding Sao Paulo State, the application of crushed basalt at 1 t/ha to all of the State's 12 million hectares of agricultural land could capture around 1.3 to 2.4 Mt carbon dioxide equivalent through carbonation and enhanced weathering, respectively. This study suggests a lower sequestration estimate than previous studies and emphasizes the need to consider all process stages through a Life Cycle Assessment methodology, to provide more reliable estimates of the sequestration potential of greenhouse gas removal technologies. © 2019 The Authors
Disciplines :
Biotechnology
Author, co-author :
Lefebvre, D.;  School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, College Road, Bedford, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
Goglio, P.;  School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, College Road, Bedford, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom, Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University & Research, Leeuwenborch, Hollandsweg 1, Wageningen, 6706KN, Netherlands
Williams, A.;  School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, College Road, Bedford, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
Manning, D. A. C.;  School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
de Azevedo, A. C.;  USP/ESALQ/LSO, Av. Padua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13415900, Brazil
Bergmann, M.;  Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM), Rua Banco da Provincia 105, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul CEP, 90840-030, Brazil
Meersmans, Jeroen ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Analyse des risques environnementaux
Smith, P.
Title :
Assessing the potential of soil carbonation and enhanced weathering through Life Cycle Assessment: A case study for Sao Paulo State, Brazil
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Journal of Cleaner Production
ISSN :
0959-6526
eISSN :
1879-1786
Publisher :
Elsevier Ltd
Volume :
233
Pages :
468-481
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
National Eye Research Centre, NERCNatural Environment Research Council, NERCEconomic and Social Research Council, ESRCDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government, BEISEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRCDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government, BEIS
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