Method, system, and apparatus for mineralization of carbon dioxide with industrial alkali waste

A system for mineralization of carbon dioxide, comprising:

• a chamber configured to mix a solvent blend comprising dissolved carbon dioxide with an industrial alkali waste material to obtain a first slurry;
• an apparatus configured as a carbon dioxide mineralization reactor, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
• receive the first slurry via an inlet of the apparatus;
• cause the first slurry to move within the apparatus with controlled fluid dynamics such that surface interaction between particles of the industrial alkali waste material and the solvent blend is increased to form a first solid carbonated slag in less than a predefined threshold time with a carbonation rate greater than a predefined threshold;
• and
• release the first solid carbonated slag in a first stage from an underflow section of the apparatus while concurrently regenerating and releasing the solvent blend devoid of carbon dioxide for reuse from an overflow section of the apparatus.

An apparatus for mineralization of carbon dioxide, comprising:

• a plurality of different sections that comprise an overflow section, an underflow section, a vortex finder positioned within the overflow section, and a cone section;
• and
• an inlet connected to the overflow section is configured to receive a first slurry of solvent blend comprising dissolved carbon dioxide and an industrial alkali waste material,
• wherein the plurality of different sections are configured to cause the first slurry to move within the apparatus with controlled fluid dynamics such that surface interaction between particles of the industrial alkali waste material and the solvent blend is increased to form a first solid carbonated slag in less than a predefined threshold time with a carbonation rate greater than a predefined threshold,
• and wherein the underflow section is configured to release the first solid carbonated slag in a first stage and the overflow section is configured to concurrently regenerate and release the solvent blend devoid of carbon dioxide for reuse during the release of the first solid carbonated slag from the underflow section.