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Why is that? I couldn't find any reference to that on their homepage. Is it a byproduct of the process?


"mineral processing approach using carbon dioxide to promote mineral alterations that lead to improved extractability of nickel from olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)"

"main products of the carbonation reaction include quasi-amorphous colloidal silica, chromium-rich metallic particles, and ferro-magnesite ((Mg1−x,Fex)CO3)"

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/5/3/1620/htm


Olivine rock usually contains those elements.


And the scheme would involve many gigatons of olivine, so the release would be very large.




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