Research Article

Impacts of Nickel Nanoparticles on Mineral Carbonation

Table 2

Mineral composition of alkaline materials determined by QXRD (wt% of crystalline total).

Mineral nameChemical formulaCaOMgOAOD slagCC slag

ÅkermaniteCa2MgSi2O7ndnd1.90.1
BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4ndnd22.111.3
BruciteMg(OH)2nd32.50.1nd
CuspidineCa4Si2O7F2ndnd11.39.3
β-Dicalcium silicateCa2SiO4ndnd6.43.6
γ-Dicalcium silicateCa2SiO4ndnd27.940.1
FayaliteFe2SiO4ndnd0.21.0
EnstatiteMgSiO3ndnd4.311.4
GehleniteCa2Al2SiO7ndnd0.61.7
LimeCaO88.8ndndnd
MagnetiteFe3O4ndnd0.61.9
MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2ndnd14.63.3
PericlaseMgOnd67.57.410.7
PortlanditeCa(OH)211.2nd0.52.1
QuartzSiO2ndnd0.60.9
WollastoniteCaSiO3ndnd1.32.5

nd: not detected (<0.1 wt%).