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Simulation and evaluation of an innovative gypsum recycling process for CO₂ utilization from cement plant.
Rel. Stefania Specchia, Carine Julcour, Florent Bourgeois. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Chimica E Dei Processi Sostenibili, 2026
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The cement industry accounts for approximately 5 - 8% of global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, primarily due to limestone calcination and fossil fuel combustion. In the context of decarbonization targets, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) via mineral carbonation represents a promising pathway for permanent CO₂ sequestration and resource utilization. This research, part of PRECIZE project (ADEME/IMERYS), investigates an innovative process to integrate CO₂ and rich flue gases from hydrogen combustion with waste gypsum to produce high-value materials. A flexible steady-state modelling framework was developed by coupling PHREEQC (using the Thermoddem database) with a customizable Excel-based mass balance interface. The tool enables rigorous thermodynamic equilibrium and ion speciation calculations while incorporating iterative convergence algorithms for recycle streams.
Impurities typically present in waste gypsum (Si, Al, Fe) were explicitly included in the thermodynamic modelling to evaluate their influence on phase stability and final product purity
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