Method for removing carbon dioxide from a material
OwnerJames William Masten, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A process for removing carbon dioxide from a material includes introducing the material onto a first segment of a conveyance system comprising the first segment and a second segment that is physically separated from the first segment, heating the material at the first segment for a first time using a first infrared emitter, conveying the material from the first segment to the second segment, and heating the material at the second segment for a second time using a second infrared emitter. The carbon dioxide removed from the material can be captured by a vacuum pump and stored, and the vacuum pump can maintain a partial pressure for the process. The process can be used to create lime and clinker with minimal CO2 emissions and to remove CO2 that is stored in various materials.
Claims15
A method for removing carbon dioxide from a material, the method comprising:
- introducing the material onto a first segment of a conveyance system comprising the first segment and a second segment that is physically separated and located below the first segment;
- heating the material at the first segment for a first time using a first infrared emitter;
- conveying the material from the first segment to the second segment;
- and
- heating the material at the second segment for a second time using a second infrared emitter,
- wherein heating the material removes carbon dioxide from the material.
A method for removing carbon dioxide from a material, the method comprising:
- introducing the material onto a first segment of a conveyance system comprising the first segment and a second segment that is physically separated from the first segment;
- heating the material at the first segment for a first time using a first infrared emitter;
- performing a first mass measurement of the material on the first segment;
- conveying the material from the first segment to the second segment;
- heating the material at the second segment for a second time using a second infrared emitter;
- performing a second mass measurement of the material on the second segment;
- setting at least one of a time and a temperature for heating the material on a third segment based on the first and second mass measurements;
- and
- conveying the material from the second segment to the third segment,
- wherein heating the material removes carbon dioxide from the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.