Carbon mineral storage in seawater: Ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O) columns in Greenland

Gabrielle J. Stockmann; Eemu Ranta; Erik Trampe; Erik Sturkell; Paul Seaman

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.009

Carbon mineral storage in seawater: Ikaite (CaCO₃·6H₂O) columns in Greenland

Gabrielle J. Stockmann^*, Eemu Ranta, Erik Trampe, Erik Sturkell, Paul Seaman

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Marine Biology

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Abstract

The marine Ikka Fjord in Greenland is well known for its remarkable submarine columns made of the cold-carbonate ikaite (CaCO₃·6H₂O). Here, natural processes lead to fast-precipitating ikaite at low temperatures (< 10°C) when carbonate-bearing groundwater seeps through fractures in Ikka Fjord and mixes with seawater. Within an area of 0.75 km², 678 columns of 1 - 20 meters height have been registered, continuously growing at rates measured at 50 cm per year. Understanding this natural system is of importance for carbon capture and storage efforts as it represents a very efficient method for carbon mineral storage in cold seawater.

Original language	English
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	146
Pages (from-to)	59-67
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1876-6102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.009
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	2018 International Carbon Conference, ICC 2018 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 10 Sept 2018 → 14 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference	2018 International Carbon Conference, ICC 2018
Country/Territory	Iceland
City	Reykjavik
Period	10/09/2018 → 14/09/2018

Keywords

biofilm
calcite inhibitors
carbon mineral storage
cyanobacteria
Ikaite
low temperature
seawater

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