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Creating negative CO2 emissions via enhanced silicate weathering
Dutch title: Negatieve CO2 emissies door verhoogde silicaatverwering
Funder identifier: S000619N (FWO contract id)
Complementary funding codes: 7022 - FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
Acronym: ESW
Period: February 2019 till December 2022
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution not elsewhere classified; Biogeochemical cycli; Bio-organic chemistry; Weathering
  • Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, partner
  • Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (ECOBE), more, organiser
  • Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE), more, organiser
This project will tackle the problem of climate stabilization by examining the feasibility of a innovative negative emission technology: enhanced silicate weathering (ESW) integrated into coastal zone management. The goal is to perform basic research into efficiency, co-benefits and environmental impact of the technique, in order to examine if and how it can be developed into a sustainable and cost-effective approach for creating negative emissions.