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Minerals, Volume 11, Issue 5

May 2021 - 110 articles

Cover Story: Geological carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) can reduce the overall carbon footprint of human activities. One important issue affecting the long-term success of CCS operations is the degradation of cement wellbore casings due to carbonation reactions in the underground CO2 storage environment. We use ab initio molecular dynamic (AIMD) simulations to quantitatively explore the reactivity of supercritical CO2 with the surfaces of portlandite—a model hydrated cement phase. CO2 undergoes a concerted reaction with H2O and surface –OH groups to form bicarbonate complexes. The free-energy barriers of their formation are controlled by the molecular structure of the surface water layer, which is, in turn, dictated by the surface chemistry and the degree of nanoconfinement. View this paper
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Articles (110)

  • Erratum
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,208 Views
1 Page
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,780 Views
15 Pages

Mechanical Performance of Concrete Exposed to Sewage—The Influence of Time and pH

  • Justyna Czajkowska,
  • Maciej Malarski,
  • Joanna Witkowska-Dobrev,
  • Marek Dohojda and
  • Piotr Nowak

20 May 2021

Contact of concrete with aggressive factors, technological structures, reduces their durability through microstructural changes. This work presents the results of research on determining the influence of post grit chamber sewage and sewage from the a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,135 Views
13 Pages

Tamuraite, Ir5Fe10S16, a New Species of Platinum-Group Mineral from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia

  • Andrei Y. Barkov,
  • Nadezhda D. Tolstykh,
  • Robert F. Martin and
  • Andrew M. McDonald

20 May 2021

Tamuraite, ideally Ir5Fe10S16, occurs as discrete phases (≤20 μm) in composite inclusions hosted by grains of osmium (≤0.5 mm across) rich in Ir, in association with other platinum-group minerals in the River Ko deposit of the Sisim Placer Zone, sout...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,815 Views
7 Pages

Lead Recovery from Solid Residues of Copper Industry Using Triethylenetetramine Solution

  • Mateusz Ciszewski,
  • Andrzej Chmielarz,
  • Zbigniew Szołomicki,
  • Michał Drzazga and
  • Katarzyna Leszczyńska-Sejda

20 May 2021

Industrial processing of mineral ores and concentrates generates large amounts of solid residues, which can be landfilled or further processed to recover selected elements depending on its economical profitability. Pressure leaching is a technology e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,014 Views
25 Pages

20 May 2021

Phlogopite flakes strewn on the soil of Caldara di Manziana (Italy) display multiple minute perforations. The site is a caldera linked to recent volcanism (90 ka to 0.8 Ma) with present emanations of CO2 (~150 t d−1) and H2S (~2.55 t d−1). Stereomicr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,294 Views
13 Pages

19 May 2021

As mining depth increases, the backfill mining method is more and more widely used in underground mines. The dynamic load generated by the blasting can affect the stability of the cemented tailings backfill (CTB). The CTB samples were prepared to con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,287 Views
17 Pages

Simulation-Based Analysis of Hydrometallurgical Processes. Case Study: Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ecuador

  • Santiago D. Salas,
  • Yris González,
  • Pamela Cango,
  • Jean Carlos Gómez,
  • Ronald Koepke and
  • Elizabeth Peña-Carpio

19 May 2021

In this work, two hydrometallurgical processes for gold recovery are explored for a small-scale gold mining case study located at Ponce Enriquez, Azuay, Ecuador. The hydrometallurgical systems consider the use of sodium cyanide and sodium thiosulfate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,975 Views
17 Pages

19 May 2021

Lacustrine mudrocks are composed of minerals and organic matter (OM). The origin and preservation of OM are two controlling factors of the hydrocarbon generation capacity of mudrocks. It is a key method in source rock research to study the deposition...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,939 Views
17 Pages

~25 Ma Ruby Mineralization in the Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar: New Evidence from SIMS U–Pb Dating of Coexisting Titanite

  • Di Zhang,
  • Shun Guo,
  • Yi Chen,
  • Qiuli Li,
  • Xiaoxiao Ling,
  • Chuanzhou Liu and
  • Kyaing Sein

19 May 2021

Ruby (red corundum) is one of the most prominent colored gemstones in the world. The highest-quality ruby (“pigeon blood” ruby) comes from marbles of the Mogok Stone Tract in central Myanmar. Although Mogok ruby has been exploited since the 6th centu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,045 Views
19 Pages

Long-Term Arsenic Sequestration in Biogenic Pyrite from Contaminated Groundwater: Insights from Field and Laboratory Studies

  • Alicia Fischer,
  • James Saunders,
  • Sara Speetjens,
  • Justin Marks,
  • Jim Redwine,
  • Stephanie R. Rogers,
  • Ann S. Ojeda,
  • Md Mahfujur Rahman,
  • Zeki M. Billor and
  • Ming-Kuo Lee

19 May 2021

Pumping groundwater from arsenic (As)-contaminated aquifers exposes millions of people, especially those in developing countries, to high doses of the toxic contaminant. Previous studies have investigated cost-effective techniques to remove groundwat...

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