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This is an author-deposited version published in: http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/ Eprints ID: 8315

To link to this article:DOI:10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.05.009

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.05.009

To cite this version:

Bonfils, Benjamin and Julcour-Lebigue, Carine and Guyot, François and Bodénan, Françoise

and Chiquet, Pierre and Bourgeois, Florent Comprehensive analysis of direct aqueous mineral

carbonation using dissolution enhancing organic additives. (2012) International Journal of

Greenhouse Gas Control, vol. 9 . pp. 334-346. ISSN 1750-5836

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