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DryMIN

Mineral weathering in the unsaturated zone from the molecular to macro scale

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Project "DryMIN" data sheet

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Coordinator	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Organization address address: GOWER STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E 6BT website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	United Kingdom [UK]
Project website	http://drymin.weebly.com
Total cost	183˙454 €
EC max contribution	183˙454 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility)
Code Call	H2020-MSCA-IF-2015
Funding Scheme	MSCA-IF-EF-ST
Starting year	2017
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2017-01-23 to 2019-01-22

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Organization address address: GOWER STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E 6BT website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	183˙454.00

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Project objective

'Mineral weathering in the unsaturated zone from the molecular to macro scale (DryMIN)” Earth’s shallow subsurface, or “critical zone,” is of fundamental importance for supporting terrestrial life and maintaining water quality. Perhaps the most vital part of the critical zone is the unsaturated region located nearest to the surface. It is in the unsaturated zone where most plants acquire their nutrients, and where most organic carbon degrades. This zone is also most likely to be affected by future global change due to altered rainfall patterns and evapotranspiration rates across the globe. In order to predict how long-term variations in the water budget will impact nutrient and carbon cycling it is necessary to evaluate the influence of water saturation on mineral weathering reactions. The objective of the proposed research is to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms governing reaction rates as a function of water availability from the molecular to macro scale. This will be achieved through a combination of three scale-spanning experimental studies: 1) humidity buffer experiments investigating molecular-scale changes to mineral surfaces, 2) pore-scale microfluidic experiments, and 3) macro-scale flow-through column experiments. Experimental results will lead to the development of a mechanistic reactive transport model that can better predict reaction rates as a function of water saturation. This research has significant implications for the maintenance of a sustainable nutrient supply for natural and agricultural vegetation, the carbon cycle, and remediation of groundwater resources, issues critical to the long-term sustainable growth of our society. Through this research programme I will: 1) have opportunities for mobility between multiple institutions in Europe, 2) gain tangible skills in analytical techniques, 3) improve transferable communication and management skills, and 4) establish a lasting multi-disciplinary, collaborative European research network.'

Publications

List of publications.
year	authors and title	journal	last update
2018	Rigopoulos, I; Harrison, AL; Delimitis, A; Ioannou, I; Efstathiou, AM; Kyratsi, T; Oelkers, EH Carbon sequestration via enhanced weathering of peridotites and basalts in seawater published pages: , ISSN: 0883-2927, DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.11.001	Applied Geochemistry	2019-07-25
2019	Harrison, AL; Mavromatis, V; Oelkers, EH; BÃ©nÃ©zeth, P Solubility of the hydrated Mg-carbonates nesquehonite and dypingite from 5 to 35 C: Implications for CO2 storage and the relative stability of Mg-carbonates published pages: , ISSN: 0009-2541, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.11.003	Chemical Geology	2019-07-25
2018	Mulders, JJPA; Harrison, AL; Christ, J; Oelkers, EH Non-stoichiometric dissolution of sepiolite published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.011	Energy Procedia	2019-07-25
2017	Mavromatis, V; Harrison, AL; Eisenhauer, A; Dietzel, M Strontium isotope fractionation during strontianite (SrCO3) dissolution, precipitation and at equilibrium published pages: , ISSN: 0016-7037, DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.039	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	2019-07-25

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