Organic carbon source controlled microbial olivine dissolution in small-scale flow-through bioreactors, for CO2 removal

作者：Thomas Corbett, Marcus Westholm, Anna Rosling, Tullia Calogiuri, Reinaldy Poetra, Harun Niron, Mathilde Hagens, Alix Vidal, Jan Willem van Groenigen, Jens Hartmann, Ivan A. Janssens, Lukas Rieder, Eric Struyf, Michiel Van Tendeloo, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, Sara Vicca, Anna Neubeck · 发表于：npj Materials Degradation · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1038/s41529-024-00454-w · 被引用次数：18 · 研究领域：Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation、CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions、Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Abstract The development of carbon dioxide removal methods, coupled with decreased CO 2 emissions, is fundamental to achieving the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. Here we are investigating the importance of the organic carbon feedstock to support silicate mineral weathering in small-scale flow through bioreactors and subsequent CO 2 sequestration. Here, we combine two bacteria and two fungi, widely reported for their weathering potential, in simple flow through bioreactors (columns) consisting of forsterite and widely available, cheap organic carbon sources (wheat straw, bio-waste digestate of pig manure and biowaste, and manure compost), over six weeks. Compared to their corresponding abiotic controls, the inoculated straw and digestate columns release more total alkalinity (~2 times more) and produce greater dissolved and solid inorganic carbon (29% for straw and 13% for digestate), suggesting an increase in CO 2 sequestration because of bio-enhanced silicate weathering. Microbial biomass is higher in the straw columns compared to the digestate and manure compost columns, with a phospholipid fatty acid derived total microbial biomass 10 x greater than the other biotic columns. Scanning Electron Microscopy imaging shows the most extensive colonisation and biofilm formation on the mineral surfaces in the straw columns. The biotic straw and digestate columns sequester 50 and 14 mg C more than their abiotic controls respectively, while...