1212.2062 (S. J. Day et al.)

Carbonate Formation in Non-Aqueous Environments by Solid-Gas Carbonation of Silicates    [PDF]

S. J. Day, S. P. Thompson, A. Evans, J. E. Parker

We have produced synthetic analogues of cosmic silicates using the Sol Gel method, producing amorphous silicates of composition Mg(x)Ca(1-x)SiO3. Using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction on Beamline I11 at the Diamond Light Source, together with a newly-commissioned gas cell, real-time powder diffraction scans have been taken of a range of silicates exposed to CO2 under non-ambient conditions. The SXPD is complemented by other techniques including Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy and SEM imaging.

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