According to news originating from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "In this paper, chelator was used to accelerate CO2 mineralization curing cement paste. The mechanical properties and microstructure of CO2 curing cement paste with chelator were investigated through compressive strength test, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) test, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation." According to the news editors, the research concluded: "CO2 curing for 4 h and 48 h, the cement paste with 0.5% chelator could increase the carbon sequestration rate by 11.8% and 17.4% compared with ordinary cement paste, respectively.". [Extracted from the article]