Patents by Inventor Simon Woodhouse

Simon Woodhouse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9180404
    Abstract: A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas (1), such as en exhaust gas from a thermal power plant fired on carbonaceous fuel, or any other CO2 containing industrial gas, where CO2 is captured from the gas by causing the gas to flow counter current to a CO2 absorbing solvent introduced into a CO2 absorption section (3) in an absorber (2) so that CO2 present in the gas is absorbed by the CO2 absorbing solvent to form a CO2 rich solvent (5), where CO2 rich solvent is collected on the bottom of the of the absorption column and withdrawn for regeneration, and where the treated exhaust gas (8) is released to the atmosphere after being subjected to one or more washing step(s) (6,7), wherein the temperature of the CO2 absorbing solvent (4) introduced into the CO2 absorption section has a temperature that is less than 5° C. lower than the maximum temperature in the absorption section of the absorber, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Otto Morten Bade, Simon Woodhouse, Oddvar Gorset, Vibeke Andersson
  • Patent number: 9155990
    Abstract: A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines (amineslip) and alkaline degradation products to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by counter-current flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s), to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, wherein the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an acidic aqueous solution to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the gas, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Oscar Fredrik Graff, Otto Morten Bade, Oddvar Gorset, Simon Woodhouse
  • Patent number: 8808429
    Abstract: A method for reclaiming CO2 absorbing chemical(s) from a lean aqueous CO2 absorbent leaving a regeneration column (8), where lean absorbent (30) is withdrawn and flashed (31) to generate a vapor that is compressed (34) and returned into the regeneration column as stripper gas (37), where a part of the lean absorbent (20) is withdrawn and introduced into a reclaimer (21) in which the lean absorbent is boiled to generate a gas phase (23) that is withdrawn and returned into the regeneration column as reclaimed absorbent, and a liquid phase containing impurities (24), wherein the gaseous phase that is withdrawn from the reclaimer is compressed (34) together with the vapor part (33) from the flashing of the lean absorbent, to generate a pressure in the reclaimer that is lower than the pressure in the regeneration column, and a reboiler (11) for carrying out the method, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Otto Morten Bade, Anne-Helene Haaland, Oddvar Gorset, Bjorn Magnus Berg
  • Publication number: 20140116251
    Abstract: A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas (1), such as en exhaust gas from a thermal power plant fired on carbonaceous fuel, or any other CO2 containing industrial gas, where CO2 is captured from the gas by causing the gas to flow counter current to a CO2 absorbing solvent introduced into a CO2 absorption section (3) in an absorber (2) so that CO2 present in the gas is absorbed by the CO2 absorbing solvent to form a CO2 rich solvent (5), where CO2 rich solvent is collected on the bottom of the of the absorption column and withdrawn for regeneration, and where the treated exhaust gas (8) is released to the atmosphere after being subjected to one or more washing step(s) (6,7), wherein the temperature of the CO2 absorbing solvent (4) introduced into the CO2 absorption section has a temperature that is less than 5° C. lower than the maximum temperature in the absorption section of the absorber, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Otto Morten Bade, Simon Woodhouse, Oddvar Gorset, Vibeke Andersson
  • Patent number: 8641994
    Abstract: A method and a plant for capturing CO2 from an exhaust gas from combustion of carbonaceous material are described. At least a part of the combustion gas is introduced into a biol fuel boiler as an oxygen containing gas, to increase the concentration of CO2 and decrease the oxygen concentration in the gas before introduction into an absorption column for separation of CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Oscar Fredrik Graff
  • Patent number: 8361425
    Abstract: A method for removing CO2 in a exhaust gas from combustion of carbonaceous material, in which method the exhaust gas is brought in countercurrent flow with a liquid CO2 absorbent in a contact section of an absorption column, to produce a CO2 depleted exhaust gas that is released into the atmosphere and a CO2 rich absorbent that is withdrawn from the absorption column, wherein the exhaust gas is introduced into the absorption column at a temperature above about 90 and the exhaust gas is cooled in the absorption column by countercurrent flow of the liquid absorbent in the absorption column, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Randi Lund, Knut Sanden, Anne-Helene Haaland, Trygve Andreas Rikheim, Simon Woodhouse
  • Publication number: 20120125196
    Abstract: A method for reclaiming CO2 absorbing chemical(s) from a lean aqueous CO2 absorbent leaving a regeneration column (8), where lean absorbent (30) is withdrawn and flashed (31) to generate a vapor that is compressed (34) and returned into the regeneration column as stripper gas (37), where a part of the lean absorbent (20) is withdrawn and introduced into a reclaimer (21) in which the lean absorbent is boiled to generate a gas phase (23) that is withdrawn and returned into the regeneration column as reclaimed absorbent, and a liquid phase containing impurities (24), wherein the gaseous phase that is withdrawn from the reclaimer is compressed (34) together with the vapor part (33) from the flashing of the lean absorbent, to generate a pressure in the reclaimer that is lower than the pressure in the regeneration column, and a reboiler (11) for carrying out the method, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Otto Morten Bade, Anne-Helene Haaland, Oddvar Gorset, Bjorn Magnus Berg
  • Publication number: 20110308389
    Abstract: A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines (amineslip) and alkaline degradation products to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by counter-current flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s), to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, wherein the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an acidic aqueous solution to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the gas, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Aker Clean Carbon AS
    Inventors: Oscar Fredrik Graff, Otto Morten Bade, Oddvar Gorset, Simon Woodhouse
  • Publication number: 20110088553
    Abstract: A method for regeneration of a rich absorbent having absorbed CO2, to give a regenerated, or lean absorbent, and CO2, is described. The rich absorbent is brought in countercurrent flow with steam at least partly generated by heating lean absorbent in a reboiler at the base of the regeneration column, where released CO2 and steam are withdrawn from the top of the column. Lean, or re-generated absorbent is withdrawn from the base of the column, and is flashed over a flash valve and separated in a flash tank into a gas phase, that is compressed and returned into the regenerator column, and a liquid phase mainly comprising lean absorbent that is cooled by heat exchanging against incoming rich absorbent, wherein the gas phase and/or the lean absorbent is/are heat exchanged against a low temperature heat medium after leaving the flash valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Pai Rushfeldt, Knut Sanden, Anne-Helene Haaland
  • Publication number: 20100139536
    Abstract: A method and a plant for capturing CO2 from an exhaust gas from combustion of carbonaceous material are described. At least a part of the combustion gas is introduced into a biol fuel boiler as an oxygen containing gas, to increase the concentration of CO2 and decrease the oxygen concentration in the gas before introduction into an absorption column for separation of CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Oscar Fredrik Graff
  • Publication number: 20100061904
    Abstract: A method for removing CO2 in a exhaust gas from combustion of carbonaceous material, in which method the exhaust gas is brought in countercurrent flow with a liquid CO2 absorbent in a contact section of an absorption column, to produce a CO2 depleted exhaust gas that is released into the atmosphere and a CO2 rich absorbent that is withdrawn from the absorption column, wherein the exhaust gas is introduced into the absorption column at a temperature above about 90 and the exhaust gas is cooled in the absorption column by countercurrent flow of the liquid absorbent in the absorption column, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Randi Lund, Knut Sanden, Anne-Helene Haaland, Trygve Andreas Rikheim, Simon Woodhouse
  • Publication number: 20100062926
    Abstract: A method for regeneration of a rich absorbent having absorbed CO2 (5) to give a regenerated, or lean absorbent (4) wherein the lean absorbent leaving the regenerator column is flashed (32) to produce a gaseous phase (33) that is compressed (34) and reintroduced into the regeneration column, and a liquid lean absorbent phase (4) that is heat exchanged (7) against the rich absorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Woodhouse, Pål Rushfeldt
  • Publication number: 20100029466
    Abstract: A method. and plant for regeneration of a rich absorbent having absorbed C02, to give a regenerated, or lean absorbent, and C02, where the rich absorbent is regenerated by stripping against steam in a regenerating column (8), where gas, mainly comprising released C02 and steam, is withdrawn from the top of the column (9) and separated (25) to give a stream of C02 that is removed, and condensed water (27) that is recycled into the regenerator column, and where lean, or regenerated, absorbent is withdrawn from the base of the column (4), wherein the gas that is withdrawn from the top of the regenerator column (9) is compressed (21) and cooled by heat exchanging to recover the heat (23,24), before separation of the gas into C02 and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AKER CLEAN CARBON AS
    Inventor: Simon Woodhouse