Re-purposing of mine waste tailings for carbon dioxide removal via enhanced rock weathering

Funder	Natural Environment Research Council
Recipient Organization	University of Southampton
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2021
End Date	Mar 30, 2025
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2569491`

Grant Description

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a technique for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere based on amending agricultural soils with finely ground calcium-and magnesium-rich silicate minerals [1].

This technique has the potential to remove up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year and could make a substantial contribution to meeting the Paris Agreement target to keep global temperature rise to