Carbon Dioxide Or Hydrogen Sulfide Component Patents (Class 423/220)
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Patent number: 8833081Abstract: Systems for regenerating an absorbent solution include steam produced by a boiler; a set of pressure turbines fluidly coupled to the boiler for receiving the steam, wherein the set of pressure turbines comprises a high pressure turbine, a medium pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine; and a regenerating system comprising a regenerator for regenerating a rich and/or semi-rich absorbent solution to form a lean absorbent solution in fluid communication with a reboiler, the regenerating system fluidly coupled to the set of pressure turbines, wherein steam from the low pressure turbine provides a heat source for preheating the rich or the semi-rich absorbent solution fed to the regenerator. Also disclosed are processes of use.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Daniel Nicolaus Secundus Mattstedt, Joseph P. Naumovitz, Sanjay Kumar Dube
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Patent number: 8828339Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention is one that reforms carbon monoxide (CO) in gas. The CO shift catalyst includes: active ingredients including one of molybdenum (Mo) and iron (Fe) as a main ingredient and one of nickel (Ni) and ruthenium (Ru) as an accessory ingredient; and one or at least two oxides of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier supporting the active ingredients. The CO shift catalyst can be used for a CO shift reactor 20 that converts CO in gasified gas 12 produced in a gasifier 11 into CO2.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Tetsuya Imai
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Patent number: 8828344Abstract: A fuel system comprising a fuel tank, a catalytic inerting device for producing oxygen depleted air (ODA) by reaction of fuel vapor from the fuel tank with air, and a separator device for separating carbon dioxide from the ODA gas before feeding the carbon dioxide depleted ODA gas to the fuel tank so as to render the fuel tank ullage atmosphere inert. Also, a method of reducing the carbon dioxide content of oxygen depleted air (ODA) produced by a catalytic inerting device for inerting a fuel tank ullage atmosphere, the method comprising separating carbon dioxide from the ODA gas before feeding the carbon dioxide depleted ODA gas to the fuel tank. The system may be installed in an aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Airbus Operations LimitedInventors: Joseph K-WLam, Gregory Hylands
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Publication number: 20140241965Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes a CO2 recovery apparatus that recovers CO2 from an exhaust gas exhausted from a boiler or a turbine, a VOC removal apparatus that removes a VOC from the exhaust gas after the exhaust gas is treated by the CO2 recovery apparatus, a heating device that heats the exhaust gas after the exhaust gas is treated by the CO2 recovery apparatus and before the exhaust gas is treated by the VOC removal apparatus, and a cooling device that cools the exhaust gas after the exhaust gas is treated by the VOC removal apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro HONJO, Takahito YONEKAWA, Masayuki INUI, Tatsuya TSUJIUCHI
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Patent number: 8814989Abstract: A process for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) by means of an absorption medium from a cycle gas system, wherein the CO2 occurs within a process in which, in the gas phase, ethylene is oxidized by oxygen (O2) to ethylene oxide (EO) in the presence of a catalyst, in which, as by product, CO2 is generated, by using as absorption medium an aqueous solution of one or more amines, wherein, for further purification of the cycle gas stream obtained downstream of the CO2 absorption step, this cycle gas stream is brought into intimate contact with water to which no mineral acid and no higher glycol was added.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robin Thiele, Gerhard Theis
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Patent number: 8815191Abstract: A process for manufacturing a catalyst composition includes the steps of (i) combining one or more soluble metal compounds with a solution of an alkaline metal carbonate precipitant to form a precipitate of insoluble metal carbonates, (ii) processing the insoluble metal carbonates into a catalyst or catalyst precursor with the evolution of carbon dioxide, (iii) recovering at least a portion of the evolved carbon dioxide, and (iv) reacting the recovered carbon dioxide with a suitable alkaline metal compound in an absorber column to generate an alkaline metal carbonate, wherein at least a portion of the generated alkaline metal carbonate is used as a precipitant in step (i).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Graeme Douglas Campbell, James Beaumond Hunter
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Publication number: 20140234193Abstract: Systems are described for dissolving metal silicates to: produce metal hydroxide; remove carbon dioxide or other acid gases from the atmosphere or other gas mixture by reacting such gases with the metal hydroxide; penetrate or excavate metal silicates; extract metals or silicon-containing compounds from metal silicates; and produce hydrogen and oxygen or other gases.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCInventor: Gregory Hudson Rau
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Patent number: 8802043Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of emissions control and, in particular to a new and useful method and/or system by which to control, treat and/or mitigate various liquid-based acidic compounds that are produced during oxy-combustion (e.g., during a compression step and/or cooling step) from various gaseous acid compounds and/or gaseous acid precursor compounds (e.g., SOx, NOx, etc.). In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and/or system by which such one or more liquid-based acid compounds are recycled into the flue gases and/or into one or more of the emissions control and/or flue gas treatment equipment of an oxy-combustion power generation system.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.Inventors: Dennis K McDonald, Arthur E O Darde, Richard Dubettier
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Publication number: 20140219898Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery method and a recovery apparatus are capable of decreasing energy for regenerating an absorbing liquid to reduce operating cost. The apparatus has an absorption column that the absorbing liquid absorbs carbon dioxide of a gas, a regeneration column heating and regenerating the absorbing liquid with discharge of carbon dioxide, and a circulation system circulating the absorbing liquid. The absorbing column has first and second absorbing sections, and gas is supplied to the second absorbing section through the first absorbing section. The regeneration column has a first regeneration section having an external heating implement and a second regeneration section heated by the gas discharged from the first regeneration section. The circulation system has a first circulation path circulating between the first absorption section and the second regeneration section and a second circulation path circulating between the second absorption section and the first regeneration section, separately.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Shiko NAKAMURA, Yasuro Yamanaka, Shinya Okuno
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Publication number: 20140219899Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing carbon dioxide from dilute sources are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: (a) directing a first substantially gaseous stream including a first amount of carbon dioxide to a primary scrubber; (b) in the primary scrubber, removing a portion of the first amount of carbon dioxide thereby forming a second substantially gaseous stream including a second amount of carbon dioxide; (c) directing the second substantially gaseous stream to a secondary scrubber; (d) in the secondary scrubber, removing a portion of the second amount of carbon dioxide thereby forming a third substantially gaseous stream; (e) mixing substantially all of the portion of the second amount of carbon dioxide removed in step (d) with the first substantially gaseous stream before it enters the primary scrubber; and (f) repeating steps (a) thru (e).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Klaus Lackner, Allen Wright
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Patent number: 8795405Abstract: Devices and methods for reacting carbon dioxide with ammonia to produce an ammonium bicarbonate containing product are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods and devices pertaining to the handling of ammonia, ammonium bicarbonate products, and waste products associated with that production.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Shaw Intellectual Property Holdings, LLCInventors: Michael L. Aident, Randall Paul Moore, Bobby I. T. Chen, Kevin Brent Jackson
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Patent number: 8790605Abstract: The invention relates to a method of removing carbon dioxide from a process gas, the method comprising: a) allowing an ammoniated solution to enter an absorption arrangement, said absorption arrangement comprising at least a first absorber; b) contacting the ammoniated solution with the process gas in said first absorber, the ammoniated solution capturing at least a part of the carbon dioxide of the process gas; c) allowing the ammoniated solution to exit the absorption arrangement; d) cooling the ammoniated solution, wherein at least a part of the captured carbon dioxide is precipitated as solid salt; e) allowing the cooled ammoniated solution to enter a separator, in which separator at least a part of the precipitated solids are removed from the ammoniated solution, after which the ammoniated solution is allowed to exit the separator; f) heating the ammoniated solution; and g) allowing the heated ammoniated solution to re-enter the absorption arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Arlyn V. Petig, Frederic Z. Kozak
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Patent number: 8790604Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140205524Abstract: A process for extracting a target gas component from a gas mixture in an apparatus having a pair of capture and release sections is provided. The pair of capture and release sections includes a sorbent capture section and a sorbent release section, each of the sorbent capture section and sorbent release section having a high surface area medium and a sorbent contained therein. A gas mixture is directed through a flow path, the flow path directing the gas mixture through the sorbent release section followed by the sorbent capture section, wherein the sorbent within the pair of capture and release sections extracts the target gas component and reduces the target gas component in the gas mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventor: David Sevier
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Patent number: 8784761Abstract: A system for removing carbon dioxide from a flue gas stream is provided, the system comprising an absorber vessel configured to receive a flue gas stream, the absorber vessel comprising a first absorption stage configured to receive the flue gas stream and contact it with a first ionic solution, a second absorption stage configured to receive flue gas which has passed the first absorption stage and contact it with a second ionic solution, a first sump vessel, and a second sump vessel.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Sanjay K. Dube, Rameshawar S. Hiwale, Peter U. Koss, David J. Muraskin
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Patent number: 8784757Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the introduction of an additive to a contaminated gas stream. An additive introduction system uses a compressor and carbon dioxide separator to provide a treated carrier gas for introduction of an alkaline additive to a contaminated gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: ADA-ES, Inc.Inventors: Martin A. Dillon, Gregory M. Filippelli
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Publication number: 20140193319Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for cleaning a process gas containing carbon dioxide and contaminants, by bringing the process gas into direct contact with an alkaline solution or slurry, and capturing in the alkaline solution or slurry at least a part of the contaminants of the process gas; and bringing the process gas, depleted in contaminants, into direct contact with a cooling liquid to form a cooled process gas; wherein said alkaline solution or slurry is separate from the cooling liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Peter Kniesburges
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Patent number: 8765086Abstract: A process for removal of H2S and CO2 from an acid gas stream comprising H2S and CO2, the process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting H2S in the acid gas stream with SO2 to form sulphur vapor and water vapor, thereby obtaining a first off-gas stream comprising CO2, water vapor, sulphur vapor, residual SO2 and residual H2S; (b) converting residual SO2 in the first off-gas stream to H2S in a first off-gas treating reactor, thereby obtaining a second off-gas stream depleted in SO2 and enriched in H2S and CO2 compared to the first off-gas stream; (c) contacting the second off-gas stream with an H2S absorbing liquid, thereby transferring H2S from the gas stream to the H2S absorbing liquid to obtain H2S absorbing liquid enriched in H2S and a third off-gas stream enriched in CO2; (d) removing CO2 from the third off-gas stream by contacting the third off-gas stream with CO2 absorbing liquid in a CO2 absorber, thereby transferring CO2 from the third off-gas stream to the CO2 absorbing liquid to obtain CO2 absorbing lType: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Theodorus Johannes Brok, Gerardus Petrus Van Der Zwet
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Patent number: 8765088Abstract: The degradation of an absorbent solution comprising organic compounds having a amine function in aqueous solution is substantially reduced in the presence of a small amount of thiadiazole-derived degradation inhibiting agents defined by the general formula as follows: The absorbent solution is used to deacidize a gaseous effluent.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Pierre-Louis Carrette, Bruno Delfort
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Patent number: 8765951Abstract: This invention provides novel compositions comprising substituted polyamines as acid gas scrubbing solutions and methods of using the compositions in an industrial system. The invention relates to the use of such polyamine compounds in industrial processes to remove acidic contaminants from natural and industrial fluid streams, such as natural gas, combustion gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas, and other industrial fluid streams. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for removal, absorption, or sequestration of acidic contaminants and sulfide contaminants including CO2, H2S, RSH, CS2, COS, and SO.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
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Patent number: 8765083Abstract: This invention provides novel compositions comprising substituted polyamines as acid gas scrubbing solutions and methods of using the compositions in an industrial system. The invention relates to the use of such polyamine compounds in industrial processes to remove acidic contaminants from natural and industrial fluid streams, such as natural gas, combustion gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas, and other industrial fluid streams. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for removal, absorption, or sequestration of acidic contaminants and sulfide contaminants including CO2, H2S, RSH, CS2, COS, and SO.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
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Publication number: 20140178276Abstract: A system for capturing CO2 from a flue gas stream includes a CO2 absorber having first and second absorption stages. A first contacting means is provided for contacting, in the first stage, the flue gas stream (FG) with a mixture of CO2-lean ammoniated solution and recirculated CO2-enriched ammoniated solution. A second contacting means is provided for contacting, in the second stage, partly cleaned flue gas stream with the recirculated CO2-enriched solution. A device collects the mixture of CO2-lean solution and recirculated CO2-enriched solution. A pipe passes a first portion of the collected CO2-enriched solution for regeneration. A CO2-lean solution pipe passes the CO2-lean solution from regeneration to the first stage. A recirculation pipe passes a second portion of the collected CO2-enriched solution to the second stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Sandra GUIDOLIN, Ulrich KOSS, Peter KNIESBURGES
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Patent number: 8758710Abstract: A process for treating a flue gas is provided. The process comprises burning an amount of elemental magnesium in the flue gas, optionally to produce magnesium oxide and elemental carbon. A process for regenerating elemental magnesium from magnesium oxide is also provided, in addition to processes for producing energy from the elemental carbon.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: E.T. Energy Corp.Inventor: Petr Gladkov
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Patent number: 8757926Abstract: A method and system for storing and supplying hydrogen to a hydrogen pipeline in which a compressed hydrogen feed stream is introduced into a salt cavern for storage and a stored hydrogen stream is retrieved from the salt cavern and reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline. A minimum quantity of stored hydrogen is maintained in the salt cavern to produce a stagnant layer having a carbon dioxide content along the cavern wall and the top of a residual brine layer located within the salt cavern. The compressed hydrogen feed stream is introduced into the salt cavern and the stored hydrogen stream is withdrawn without disturbing the stagnant layer to prevent carbon dioxide contamination from being drawn into the stored hydrogen stream being reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline. This allows the stored hydrogen stream to be reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline without carbon dioxide removal.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventor: Raymond Francis Drnevich
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Patent number: 8752385Abstract: A boiler system including an electric power generation system having a boiler, a steam turbine for generating electric power by steams which received heat at a boiler, a condenser provided at the downstream thereof for condensing the steams, and a heater for heating condensed water by steams extracted from the steam turbine and, further, a CO2 capture system of sorbing and capturing a CO2 gas in an exhausted gas exhausted from the boiler by using a solid CO2 sorbent, and a chimney of exhausting an exhaust gas in the CO2 capture system after recovery of CO2 or an exhaust gas exhausted from the boiler, in which the temperature of a fluid concerned with the boiler system is increased by using the exhaust gas exhausted from the CO2 capture system.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masato Kaneeda, Hiroki Sato, Kohei Yoshikawa, Shuichi Kanno, Hisayuki Orita
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Patent number: 8753108Abstract: A method and apparatus for treatment of unburnts in a flue stream 9 of a chemical looping combustion system. Unburnts present in the flue stream 9 are treated after CO2 is removed from the flue stream in a gas processing unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, oxidation of the unburnts occurs primarily in an air reactor 2 in the presence of air 1, allowing the system to maintain CO2 capture effectiveness and removing the need for creation of enriched or pure oxygen 11.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Marc Ajhar, Jörgen Grubbström
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Publication number: 20140161696Abstract: The present invention relates to a cement manufacturing plant includes a system for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from an exhaust gas stream generated in the kiln 110 of the cement manufacturing plant by using regenerative calcium cycle (RCC) into the cement manufacturing process. Also, the invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide CO2 from a carbon dioxide CO2 rich exhaust gas stream generated in a cement kiln, wherein the method includes recirculation of the carbon dioxide CO2 rich exhaust gas stream to a unit for carbonization.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventor: Olaf STALLMANN
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Publication number: 20140154161Abstract: A compact treatment apparatus and methodology is provided for scavenging at least H2S from an acid gas stream. The vessel is charged with a batch of an aqueous solution of H2S scavenging treatment liquid. Acid gas is discharged from a sparge bar fit with graduated openings, either graduated from small to large or from a few to many and spaced therealong, for distributed discharge into the treatment liquid. The acid gas percolates up through the liquid and into a vessel headspace, the gas being scrubbed of H2S for producing a treated discharge gas. The treatment solution can be an aqueous solution of incorporating one of several active H2S scavenger ingredients including amine-aldehyde compositions or triazines.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Almont Emissions Inc.Inventor: Bryan CAMPBELL
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Patent number: 8741245Abstract: A method of recovering carbon dioxide, includes bringing gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen into contact with the CO2-absorbing solution in an absorption column to form a CO2-rich solution; circulating the solution in a regeneration column to thermally release and recover CO2 and recirculating the absorbing solution as a CO2-poor solution inside the absorption column; and performing heat exchange between the solution being delivered from the absorption column to the regeneration column and the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column, wherein an alkanolamine aqueous solution containing a silicone oil and/or an organosulfur compound is added to the solution inside the absorption column and/or the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column to adjust the composition of the absorbing solution inside the absorption column.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Yokoyama, Eiji Miyamoto, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Shigehito Takamoto, Toshio Katsube, Naoki Oda, Jun Shimamura, Masaharu Kuramoto
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Patent number: 8741248Abstract: The present method describes the absorbing and desorbing of a gaseous reactant on a solid reactant. The solid reactant is an ammonia salt selected from the group consisting of alkali ammonium salts, alkali ammonium earth salts or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventor: Roland Schmidt
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Patent number: 8741244Abstract: Methods for removing carbon dioxide and other pollutants from a gas stream are provided. The methods include obtaining hydroxide in an aqueous mixture, mixing the hydroxide with the gas stream to produce bicarbonate products or a combination of carbonate and bicarbonate products in an admixture, separating the products from the admixture, and using the products to perform ion-exchanges with one or more group-1 or group-2 salts to precipitate carbonates, wherein obtaining the hydroxide comprises obtaining a group-1 or group-2 salt; mixing the salt with acid and water, acid and steam, or acid, water, and steam to produce a protonated brine solution; and electrolyzing the protonated brine solution to produce a hydroxide; and wherein mixing the hydroxide with the gas stream comprises altering the product equilibrium to favor the production of bicarbonate products.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Skyonic CorporationInventor: Joe David Jones
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Patent number: 8734744Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to the separation of gases and to a process for the removal of carbon dioxide gas using liquid absorbents. A process is disclosed for removing carbon dioxide from a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gaseous stream with a carbon dioxide absorbent comprising a mixture of an ionic liquid and water in a molar ratio of from 10:1 to 1:10, wherein the ionic liquid has the formula: [Cat+][X?].Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Petroliam Nasional BerhadInventors: David F. Wassell, Kenneth R. Seddon, Martin P. Atkins
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Publication number: 20140140912Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic oxidation of sulphide, mono- and/or dihydrogen sulphide, comprising the step of contacting the sulphide, mono- and/or dihydrogen sulphide in the presence of oxygen with a chelate complex comprising (i) a metal cation selected from the group consisting of Fez+, Mnz+, NiZ+ and Coz+, where z=2 or 3, and (ii) a chelate ligand containing a porphyrin, a phthalocyanine or a porphyrazine ring coordinated to the metal cation, and at least one cationic substituent covalently attached to the ring in the chelate ligand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-NuernberInventors: Ivana Ivanovic-Burmazovic, Milos Filipovic
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Patent number: 8726662Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that produces steam and generates an exhaust gas, a first turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, an absorption tower allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed into an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that discharges the carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid supplied from the absorption tower, a condenser that removes moisture from the carbon dioxide gas, discharged from the regeneration tower, by condensing the carbon dioxide gas using cooling water, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas from which the moisture is removed by the condenser, and a second turbine that drives the compressor. The steam produced by the cooling water recovering the heat from the carbon dioxide gas in the condenser is supplied to the first turbine or the second turbine.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuya Murakami, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Takeshi Sasanuma, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
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Patent number: 8728424Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for sequestering carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide and a reductant are fed into a combustion chamber and burned. The reductant forms an oxide with oxygen from the carbon dioxide, generating an oxidized reductant and carbon which are exhausted from the combustion chamber and separated. The oxidize reductant is then itself reduced to form reclaimed reductant, which is used to provide the reductant for reducing the carbon dioxide. The oxidized reductant is reduced by disposing the oxidized reductant in an inert environment and exposing the oxidized reductant to electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength for freeing oxygen from the oxidized reductant. The electromagnetic radiation is preferably provided by light having a wavelength which is readily absorbed by oxygen, such as light emitted by a YAG laser. Preferably the reductant is provided by a metal, such as magnesium.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Lynn L. Northrup, Jr., IncorporatedInventors: Robert P. Northrup, Dwight Hunter Washburne, Lynn L. Northrup, Jr.
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Patent number: 8728423Abstract: A method for flue gas treatment includes branching part of a flue gas stream emitted from a gas turbine from an upstream side or a downstream side of an exhaust heat recovery boiler and subjecting the branched part to combustion with a fuel in an auxiliary boiler so as to increase carbon dioxide concentration in the branched part prior to recombining the flue gas stream from the auxiliary boiler with the remaining part of the flue gas stream from the gas turbine to form a combined flue gas stream having a carbon dioxide concentration for efficient recovery in a carbon dioxide recovery apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Occidental Energy Ventures Corp.Inventors: Masaki Iijima, Hasham Mukadam, Ronald M. Weiner
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Patent number: 8722003Abstract: A system and method of capturing carbon dioxide from a flow of raw synthesis gas generated in a gasification system are provided. The carbon capture system includes an acid gas removal subsystem configured to generate a flow of reduced acid gas content syngas, a flow of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) lean gas, and a first flow of H2S-rich gas from a stream of particulate-free raw syngas, an H2S selective membrane separator, said H2S selective membrane separator configured to separate the flow of H2S-lean gas from the AGR into a second flow of H2S-rich gas and a flow of CO2 gas, and a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) coupled in flow communication with said H2S membrane separator downstream of said membrane separator, said SRU configured to generate a flow of elemental sulfur and a flow of tail gas from the first flow of H2S-rich gas and the second flow of H2S-rich gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aaron John Avagliano, John Saunders Stevenson
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Patent number: 8720203Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that generates steam and an exhaust gas, an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that regenerates discharges a carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, a turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, a condenser that generates condensate by cooling steam exhausted from the turbine, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas, and a cooler that cools the carbon dioxide gas, which has been compressed by the compressor, while using a part of the condensate as cooling water. The reboiler is supplied with steam from the turbine and steam generated by the cooling of the carbon dioxide gas at the cooler.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takeshi Sasanuma, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Yuya Murakami, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
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Publication number: 20140120015Abstract: A method for recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from a gas stream is disclosed. The method includes the step of reacting CO2 in the gas stream with fine droplets of a liquid absorbent, so as to form a solid material in which the CO2 is bound. The solid material is then input to a transporting desorption unit, where a decarboxylation reaction takes place, to release substantially pure CO2 gas. The CO2 gas can then be collected and used or transported in any desired way. The transporting desorption unit includes an upstream section at atmospheric pressure and a downstream section at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, wherein the upstream section and the downstream section are separated by a hydraulic dynamic seal. A related apparatus including the transporting desorption unit for recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from a gas stream is also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Robert James Perry, Paul William Buckley, Gary Stephen Balch, Benjamin Rue Wood, Tiffany Elizabeth Pinard Westendorf, Norberto Silvi
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Patent number: 8707700Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that generates steam and an exhaust gas, an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that discharges a carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid supplied from the absorption tower, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, a turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, a first condenser, a second condenser, and a desuperheater. The first condenser generates condensate by cooling steam exhausted from the turbine. The second condenser condenses the carbon dioxide gas while using a part of the condensate as cooling water, and generates hot water. The desuperheater lowers the temperature of the steam exhausted from the turbine by spraying the hot water, and supplies the steam at lowered temperature to the reboiler.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takeshi Sasanuma, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Yuya Murakami, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
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Patent number: 8702845Abstract: The invention pertains to a system for purification of a carbon dioxide rich flue gas generated in a boiler combusting a fuel in the presence of a gas containing oxygen, and being contaminated by NOx gases, wherein the system comprising one or more gas drier(s) comprising desiccants for removal of at least a portion of water content of the further compressed carbon dioxide rich flue gas; and a closed loop connected to the drier(s) for regeneration of desiccants of the drier(s) wherein the NOx gases are removed substantially separately from the water vapor. The invention pertains also to a method for removing the NOx gases substantially separately from the water vapor.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventor: Olaf Stallmann
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Patent number: 8702847Abstract: The present invention describes methods and systems for extracting, capturing, reducing, storing, sequestering, or disposing of carbon dioxide (CO2), particularly from the air. The CO2 extraction methods and systems involve the use of chemical processes. Methods are also described for extracting and/or capturing CO2 via exposing air containing carbon dioxide to a solution comprising a base—resulting in a basic solution which absorbs carbon dioxide and produces a carbonate solution. The solution is causticized and the temperature is increased to release carbon dioxide, followed by hydration of solid components to regenerate the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventors: Klaus S. Lackner, Frank S. Zeman
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Patent number: 8703082Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sinvent ASInventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff
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Publication number: 20140105800Abstract: A method and a system are provided for processing a gas stream wherein the gas stream is passed through an absorption process thereby forming and CO2-lean gas stream having ammonia therein and a CO2-rich stream. The CO2-lean gas stream having ammonia therein subsequently is passed to a selective catalytic reduction process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Nareshkumar Bernard Handagama, Rameshwar Hiwale, Sanjay Kumar Dube, David James Muraskin, Jurgen Dopatka, Donald Borio
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Patent number: 8691176Abstract: In a method of producing carbonate mineral, a first aqueous solution containing an alkaline earth metal ion extracted from a cation exchange medium by a cation exchange reaction and carbon dioxide are added to a second aqueous solution to form a carbonate mineral.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral ResourcesInventors: Il-Mo Kang, Se-Jung Chi, Yun-Goo Song, In-Joon Kim, Gwang-Min Jin
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Patent number: 8691177Abstract: The present invention provides a high surface area porous carbon material and a process for making this material. In particular, the carbon material is derived from biomass and has large mesopore and micropore surfaces that promote improved adsorption of materials and gas storage capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: The Curators of the University of MissouriInventors: Peter Pfeifer, Galen J. Suppes, Parag Shah, Jacob W. Burress
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Publication number: 20140093440Abstract: A method for the reduction of corrosion in a treatment unit acid used for separating hydrogen sulfide from and acid gas stream using an alkaline absorption solution. Ions comprising the S2? and/or HS? ions formed by the absorption of the hydrogen sulfide in the absorbent solution are subjected to in situ electrochemical oxidization to form polysulfide ions which form a protective coating on the surfaces of the unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Gordon Bryce McGARVEY, Robert J. FALKINER, David R. SLIM, Bryan M. KNICKERBOCKER
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Publication number: 20140086811Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recovering apparatus includes a flow distributor dividing the first rich solution discharged from an absorbing tower into a second rich solution and a third rich solution, a reheat exchanger heating the second rich solution with a lean solution discharged from a releasing tower as a heat source, a heating unit heating the third rich solution with a carbon dioxide containing steam to be released from the releasing tower as a heat source, a gas-liquid separator separating the carbon dioxide containing steam used to heat the third rich solution into carbon dioxide and condensate water, a measuring unit measuring an amount of the condensate water in the gas-liquid separator, and a controller. The controller controls a flow dividing ratio in the flow distributor based on a change in the amount of the condensate water measured by the measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Satoshi SAITO, Hideo Kitamura, Mitsuru Udatsu, Toshihisa Kiyokuni
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Patent number: 8679431Abstract: An air pollution control system comprises a SOx removal equipment for reducing sulfur oxides from flue gas from a boiler, a cooler for reducing the sulfur oxides that remain in the flue gas and for decreasing a gas temperature, CO2 recovery equipment including an absorber for bringing CO2 in the flue gas into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid so as to be reduced, a regenerator for causing the CO2 absorption liquid to emit CO2 so as to recover CO2 and regenerate the CO2 absorption liquid, a heat exchanger which for decreasing a temperature of the flue gas, and calcium carbonate spraying equipment for spraying calcium carbonate between the heat exchanger and an electric dust collector, wherein a mist generation material in the flue gas is converted from a gas state to a mist state to arrest and reduce the mist generation material in the mist state using calcium carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuto Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Susumu Okino, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Seiji Yoshihara
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Patent number: 8679432Abstract: The invention relates to an adsorber, including a reaction chamber, an adsorbent having adsorption properties enabling the at least partial removal of water from a gas stream including NOx and/or SOx, and a coating essentially consisting of a polymer material on at least a portion of the inner metal wall of the reaction chamber, said polymer being resistant to the acidic liquids at temperatures above 150° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Ivan Sanchez-Molinero, Serge Moreau