What does the mineralization rate number mean?

It is a Michaelis-Menten-style saturation rate v = Vmax * S / (Km * 30 + S), where S is the free CO2 remaining and Vmax scales with curing rate and the number of aggregate sites, showing how the reaction slows as CO2 runs out even while sites are still available.

Why do CO2 particles stop moving once bound?

A CO2 particle that contacts a free calcium-rich aggregate site binds and holds position at that site while it mineralizes; only unbound particles drift freely through the curing chamber.

What turns a bound CO2 particle into CaCO3?

Each bound particle carries a timer; once it exceeds a threshold set by the curing rate slider, it converts into a calcium carbonate product particle and releases its aggregate site for the next CO2 molecule.

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CO2-Cured Building Material Kiln (2D)

2D reaction-site view of injected CO2 mineralising into calcium carbonate on aggregate sites during concrete curing, with a live saturation-kinetics rate readout.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion drives the same reaction-site kinetics as the 3D original on a flat plane: free CO2 particles drift through the curing chamber until they contact an unoccupied calcium-rich aggregate site, bind, and after a curing timer convert into a calcium carbonate product particle that releases the site for the next molecule. A live saturation-kinetics readout (v = Vmax·S / (Km·30 + S)) shows the mineralization rate slowing as free CO2 runs low even while aggregate sites remain available.

⚙ Under the hood

2D reaction-site simulation of CO2 mineralising into calcium carbonate on aggregate sites, driven by the same Michaelis-Menten-style saturation kinetics as the 3D version, with a numeric mineralization-rate readout.

Materials ScienceConstructionCarbon Capturemineralization kinetics

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install