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US 12,440,801 B2Granted
Systems and methods for separation of CO2 from a gaseous mixture, collection, and conversion
AssigneeBioleum Corporation
InventorsCraig A. Grimes, Kevin Kreisler
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Abstract
Systems for separating and concentrating CO2 from air or a gas include a vortex tube designed for separating and concentrating CO2 from a gaseous input stream. The vortex tube has an operating design pressure of between 105 psi and 280 psi above atmospheric pressure and produces a concentrated CO2 outlet stream. The concentrated CO2 outlet stream is in fluid connection with a conversion system capable of converting the separated CO2 into another chemical compound.
Claims30
A CO2 removal system comprising:
- a vortex tube designed for separating and concentrating CO2 from a gaseous input stream containing CO2 to a concentrated CO2 outlet stream, the vortex tube having an operating design pressure of between 105 psi and 280 psi above atmospheric pressure, wherein the vortex tube has an interior surface topology and composition to promote chemical conversion of CO2 in the concentrated CO2 outlet stream through triboelectric charging;
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- wherein the concentrated CO2 outlet stream is in fluid connection with a conversion system capable of converting the separated CO2 into another chemical compound.
A CO2 removal system comprising:
- a vortex tube designed for separating and concentrating CO2 from a gaseous input stream containing CO2 to a concentrated CO2 outlet stream, the vortex tube having an operating design pressure of between 105 psi and 280 psi above atmospheric pressure;
- and
- wherein the concentrated CO2 outlet stream is in fluid connection with a conversion system capable of converting the separated CO2 into another chemical compound, wherein the conversion system comprises a tube for treating the concentrated CO2 outlet stream, and wherein:
- the tube is optionally optically transparent and possesses a microscale or nanoscale surface topology and composition designed to promote conversion of CO2;
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- the tube is optically transparent and includes a photocatalyst within which, in combination with light, can be used to promote the photoreduction of CO2.
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A CO2 removal system comprising:
- a vortex tube designed for separating and concentrating CO2 from a gaseous input stream containing CO2 to a concentrated CO2 outlet stream, the vortex tube having an operating design pressure of between 105 psi and 280 psi above atmospheric pressure, wherein the vortex tube includes an electrically conductive wire axially oriented along the length of the vortex tube;
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- wherein the concentrated CO2 outlet stream is in fluid connection with a conversion system capable of converting the separated CO2 into another chemical compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.