Patents by Inventor Thor Mejdell

Thor Mejdell 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).

  • Publication number: 20230321589
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Aker Carbon Capture Norway AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders Hoff, Thor Mejdell, Inna Kim, Andreas Grimstvedt, Eirik Falck Da Silva
  • Patent number: 11413572
    Abstract: A method with corresponding systems for reducing emission of amines to the atmosphere. The method includes a a) introducing a gas containing CO2 into an absorber; b) flowing the flue gas through an absorber having an absorbent with a water-lean solution having less than 50% water and one or more amines, with the absorbent capturing the CO2 and forming a reduced CO2 content gas having a baseline CO2 content; and c) washing the reduced CO2 content gas in a wash column with a wash solution comprising carbonic acid formed by addition of gaseous CO2 into the wash solution. In this method, the washing removes the amines from the reduced CO2 content gas and produces a reduced amine content gas exiting from the wash column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Aravind V. Rayer Rabindran, Vijay Gupta, Paul D. Mobley, Jak Tanthana, Shaojun Zhou, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Andreas Grimstvedt, Geir Haugen
  • Publication number: 20200398216
    Abstract: A method with corresponding systems for reducing emission of amines to the atmosphere. The method includes a a) introducing a gas containing CO2 into an absorber; b) flowing the flue gas through an absorber having an absorbent with a water-lean solution having less than 50% water and one or more amines, with the absorbent capturing the CO2 and forming a reduced CO2 content gas having a baseline CO2 content; and c) washing the reduced CO2 content gas in a wash column with a wash solution comprising carbonic acid formed by addition of gaseous CO2 into the wash solution. In this method, the washing removes the amines from the reduced CO2 content gas and produces a reduced amine content gas exiting from the wash column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: ARAVIND V. RAYER RABINDRAN, Vijay Gupta, Paul D. Mobley, Jak Tanthana, Shaojun Zhou, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Andreas Grimstvedt, Geir Haugen
  • Publication number: 20200086267
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders HOFF, Thor MEJDELL, Inna KIM, Andreas GRIMSTVEDT, Eirik Falck DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20150306538
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders HOFF, Thor MEJDELL, Inna KIM, Andreas GRIMSTVEDT, Eirik Falck DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 8703082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for capturing CO2 from exhaust gas in an absorber (A1), wherein the CO2 containing gas is passed through an aqueous absorbent slurry wherein said aqueous absorbent slurry comprises an inorganic alkali carbonate, bicarbonate and at least one of an absorption promoter and a catalyst, and wherein the CO2 is converted to solids by precipitation in the absorber, said slurry having the precipitated solids is conveyed to a separating device (F1), in which the solids are separated off, essentially all of at least one of the absorption promoter and catalyst is recycled together with the remaining aqueous phase to the absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sinvent AS
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff
  • Publication number: 20120148466
    Abstract: A CO2 absorbent, comprising an aqueous solution of 2-amino-2-methylpropanol (AMP) and 1-(2-aminoethyl)-piperazine (AEP), wherein the molar concentration of AMP is between 4.5M and 2 M, and the molar concentration of AEP is between 0.5 M and 2 M, and a method for capturing CO2 using the absorbent, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen, Hallvard F. Svendsen, Andrew Tobiesen, Terje Vassbotn
  • Patent number: 7993433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new method for removing and recovering of acid gases from a gaseous mixture in an absorption plant by adding an organic acid to a stream of the rich absorbent in the desorber in order to release acid gas by shifting the acid gas equilibrium towards the gas side, and the organic acid is subsequently separated from the absorbent. With this method, the energy consumption of the process is substantially reduced. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: NTNU Technology Transfer AS
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen
  • Publication number: 20100092359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for capturing CO2 from exhaust gas in an absorber (A1), wherein the CO2 containing gas is passed through an aqueous absorbent slurry wherein said aqueous absorbent slurry comprises an inorganic alkali carbonate, bicarbonate and at least one of an absorption promoter and a catalyst, and wherein the CO2 is converted to solids by precipitation in the absorber, said slurry having the precipitated solids is conveyed to a separating device (F1), in which the solids are separated off, essentially all of at least one of the absorption promoter and catalyst is recycled together with the remaining aqueous phase to the absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff
  • Publication number: 20090293722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new method for removing and recovering of acid gases from a gaseous mixture in an absorption plant by adding an organic acid to a stream of the rich absorbent in the desorber in order to release acid gas by shifting the acid gas equilibrium towards the gas side, and the organic acid is subsequently separated from the absorbent. With this method, the energy consumption of the process is substantially reduced. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen