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US 12,220,692 B2Granted
Calcination process
AssigneeOrigen Power Ltd
InventorsTim Kruger, Barrie Jenkins
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Abstract
A process comprising the following steps: a) calcination of a metal carbonate by combustion of a fuel in the presence of a mixture of oxygen, water vapour and carbon dioxide, to generate a metal oxide, water vapour, carbon dioxide and heat; b) using the heat generated to drive an oxygen generation reaction; and c) use of the oxygen generated in step b) in calcination step a). The use of the process on carbon dioxide sequestration and/or in oxygen generation.
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A process comprising:
- (a) performing calcination of a metal carbonate by combustion of a fuel in the presence of a mixture of oxygen, water vapour and carbon dioxide, to generate a metal oxide, water vapour, carbon dioxide and heat;
- (b) using the heat generated to drive an oxygen generation reaction;
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- (c) using oxygen from the oxygen generation reaction of step (b) in the performing calcination of step (a).
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