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Re:Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air by gattilorenz on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @03:17PM (#38017007)
Source for the numbers?
Re:Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air by euroderf on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:04PM (#38017590)
Yes, further details would be very illuminating !
Re:Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air by matznerd on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @06:19PM (#38019072)
Sibelco's Aheim mine essentially supplies a large part of the world's olivine today. It is located in a Fjord with its own port. The transportation distance is very small.

See their website here: https://www.sibelco.com/en/150-years/aheim

"The proximity of Aheim’s mine, processing facility and shipping terminal enables Sibelco to run a highly efficient operation with minimal transport or double-handling of materials. Quarried olivine is moved via conveyor belt through a 4km tunnel to the processing plant where it is crushed, dried and screened into different grades."

When transporting mostly by ship, olivine ERW efficiency can remain >90% even with 1000+ kilometers of sea transit.

See this working paper: Environmental life cycle assessment of CO2 sequestration through enhanced weathering of olivine https://legacy.projectvesta.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/E...