Patents Assigned to European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), Commission of the European Communities
  • Embedding of solid carbon dioxide in sea floor sediment
    Patent number: 6190301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and vehicle for the disposal of carbon dioxide. Gaseous carbon dioxide is solidified and allowed to free fall through open water where i at least partially embeds itself in sedimentary formations. Sedimentation ensures that the marine environment is an overall carbon sink through carbonate sequestration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), Commission of the European Communities
    Inventors: Charles Nicholas Murray, Peter Michael Schlittenhardt