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Xerogels, Aerogels, and Aerogel/Mineral Composites for CO2 Sequestration

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In this chapter several sol–gel materials used for CO2 sequestration, both dried gels with divalent cations and silica aerogel/mineral composites including calcium silicate grains as an active phase, are revised. They were used for mineral sequestration of CO2, that is, for permanent carbon fixation. Their performance and prospect are presented.

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  1. Departamento Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (CSIC-US), Av. Reina Mercedes s/n, Sevilla, 41012, Spain

    Luis Esquivias

  2. Departamento Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes s/n, Sevilla, 41012, Spain

    Víctor Morales-Flórez

  3. Departamento Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Cádiz, Av. Republica Saharaui, s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz, 11510, Spain

    Alberto Santos

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  1. Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

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    Mario Aparicio

  3. City University of New York, New York, USA

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Esquivias, L., Morales-Flórez, V., Santos, A. (2016). Xerogels, Aerogels, and Aerogel/Mineral Composites for CO2 Sequestration. In: Klein, L., Aparicio, M., Jitianu, A. (eds) Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19454-7_124-1

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