Carbon Dioxide Or Hydrogen Sulfide Component Patents (Class 423/220)
  • Patent number: 8833081
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Daniel Nicolaus Secundus Mattstedt, Joseph P. Naumovitz, Sanjay Kumar Dube
  • Patent number: 8828339
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Tetsuya Imai
  • Patent number: 8828344
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Joseph K-WLam, Gregory Hylands
  • Publication number: 20140241965
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro HONJO, Takahito YONEKAWA, Masayuki INUI, Tatsuya TSUJIUCHI
  • Patent number: 8814989
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robin Thiele, Gerhard Theis
  • Patent number: 8815191
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Graeme Douglas Campbell, James Beaumond Hunter
  • Publication number: 20140234193
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Hudson Rau
  • Patent number: 8802043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis K McDonald, Arthur E O Darde, Richard Dubettier
  • Publication number: 20140219898
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiko NAKAMURA, Yasuro Yamanaka, Shinya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20140219899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Klaus Lackner, Allen Wright
  • Patent number: 8795405
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Shaw Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Aident, Randall Paul Moore, Bobby I. T. Chen, Kevin Brent Jackson
  • Patent number: 8790605
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Arlyn V. Petig, Frederic Z. Kozak
  • Patent number: 8790604
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140205524
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: David Sevier
  • Patent number: 8784761
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Dube, Rameshawar S. Hiwale, Peter U. Koss, David J. Muraskin
  • Patent number: 8784757
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ADA-ES, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Dillon, Gregory M. Filippelli
  • Publication number: 20140193319
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Peter Kniesburges
  • Patent number: 8765086
    Abstract: 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 l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Theodorus Johannes Brok, Gerardus Petrus Van Der Zwet
  • Patent number: 8765088
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Pierre-Louis Carrette, Bruno Delfort
  • Patent number: 8765951
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
  • Patent number: 8765083
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
  • Publication number: 20140178276
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Sandra GUIDOLIN, Ulrich KOSS, Peter KNIESBURGES
  • Patent number: 8758710
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: E.T. Energy Corp.
    Inventor: Petr Gladkov
  • Patent number: 8757926
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Francis Drnevich
  • Patent number: 8752385
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneeda, Hiroki Sato, Kohei Yoshikawa, Shuichi Kanno, Hisayuki Orita
  • Patent number: 8753108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Marc Ajhar, Jörgen Grubbström
  • Publication number: 20140161696
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Olaf STALLMANN
  • Publication number: 20140154161
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Almont Emissions Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan CAMPBELL
  • Patent number: 8741245
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Yokoyama, Eiji Miyamoto, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Shigehito Takamoto, Toshio Katsube, Naoki Oda, Jun Shimamura, Masaharu Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 8741248
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventor: Roland Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8741244
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Skyonic Corporation
    Inventor: Joe David Jones
  • Patent number: 8734744
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhad
    Inventors: David F. Wassell, Kenneth R. Seddon, Martin P. Atkins
  • Publication number: 20140140912
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernber
    Inventors: Ivana Ivanovic-Burmazovic, Milos Filipovic
  • Patent number: 8726662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuya Murakami, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Takeshi Sasanuma, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8728424
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Lynn L. Northrup, Jr., Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert P. Northrup, Dwight Hunter Washburne, Lynn L. Northrup, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8728423
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Occidental Energy Ventures Corp.
    Inventors: Masaki Iijima, Hasham Mukadam, Ronald M. Weiner
  • Patent number: 8722003
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron John Avagliano, John Saunders Stevenson
  • Patent number: 8720203
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasanuma, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Yuya Murakami, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20140120015
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert James Perry, Paul William Buckley, Gary Stephen Balch, Benjamin Rue Wood, Tiffany Elizabeth Pinard Westendorf, Norberto Silvi
  • Patent number: 8707700
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasanuma, Nobuo Okita, Takeo Takahashi, Mikio Takayanagi, Takeo Suga, Yuya Murakami, Toshihisa Kiyokuni, Hideo Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8702845
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Olaf Stallmann
  • Patent number: 8702847
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventors: Klaus S. Lackner, Frank S. Zeman
  • 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: 20140105800
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Nareshkumar Bernard Handagama, Rameshwar Hiwale, Sanjay Kumar Dube, David James Muraskin, Jurgen Dopatka, Donald Borio
  • Patent number: 8691176
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Il-Mo Kang, Se-Jung Chi, Yun-Goo Song, In-Joon Kim, Gwang-Min Jin
  • Patent number: 8691177
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Peter Pfeifer, Galen J. Suppes, Parag Shah, Jacob W. Burress
  • Publication number: 20140093440
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gordon Bryce McGARVEY, Robert J. FALKINER, David R. SLIM, Bryan M. KNICKERBOCKER
  • Publication number: 20140086811
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi SAITO, Hideo Kitamura, Mitsuru Udatsu, Toshihisa Kiyokuni
  • Patent number: 8679431
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8679432
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Ivan Sanchez-Molinero, Serge Moreau