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US 12,544,705 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for making carbon nanomaterials and methods using low-lithium electrolytes
AssigneeC2Cnt LLC
InventorsGad Licht, Stuart Licht
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Abstract
The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and compounds for capturing and releasing carbon dioxide. The method comprises heating, and/or pressurizing, or electrolyzing a carbon capture compound that comprises beryllium in order to reduce a carbon dioxide content of a carbon dioxide containing gas.
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A method for capturing and releasing carbon dioxide comprising:
- (a) heating a beryllium carbonate containing compound to form a lower carbon dioxide content compound and releasing a first carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (b) cooling the lower carbon dioxide content compound in a presence of a second carbon dioxide containing gas to reform the beryllium carbonate containing compound;
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- (c) cycling step b to capture carbon dioxide from the second carbon dioxide containing gas, wherein the first carbon dioxide containing gas has a higher carbon dioxide content than the second carbon dioxide containing gas, and
- (d) facilitating step (b) by one or more of:
- (i) forming a liquid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (ii) forming a powder or solid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (iii) fixing the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide to a high surface membrane or aerogel and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
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- (iv) reacting the second carbon dioxide containing gas with a compound that comprises ammonium for making an ammonium carbonate and reacting a beryllium sulfate made by combining the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide with a sulfate containing compound, then reacting the ammonium carbonate with the beryllium carbonate.
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A method for capturing and releasing carbon dioxide comprising:
- (a) depressuring a beryllium carbonate containing compound to form a lower carbon dioxide content compound and releasing a first carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (b) pressurizing the lower carbon dioxide content compound in a presence of a second carbon dioxide containing gas to reform the beryllium carbonate containing compound;
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- (c) cycling step b to capture carbon dioxide from the second carbon dioxide containing gas, wherein the first carbon dioxide containing gas has a higher carbon dioxide content than the second carbon dioxide containing gas, and
- (d) facilitating step (b) by one or more of:
- (i) forming a liquid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (ii) forming a powder or solid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (iii) fixing the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide to a high surface membrane or aerogel and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- or
- (iv) reacting the second carbon dioxide containing gas with a compound that comprises ammonium for making an ammonium carbonate and reacting a beryllium sulfate made by combining the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide with a sulfate containing compound, then reacting the ammonium carbonate with the beryllium carbonate.
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A method for capturing and releasing carbon dioxide comprising:
- (a) depressuring and heating a beryllium carbonate containing compound to form a lower carbon dioxide content compound and releasing a first carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (b) pressuring and cooling the lower carbon dioxide content compound in a presence of a second carbon dioxide containing gas to reform the beryllium carbonate containing compound;
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- (c) cycling step b to capture carbon dioxide from the second carbon dioxide containing gas, wherein the first carbon dioxide containing gas has a higher carbon dioxide content than the second carbon dioxide containing gas, and
- (d) facilitating step (b) by one or more of:
- (i) forming a liquid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (ii) forming a powder or solid aerosol of the molten beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- (iii) fixing the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide to a high surface membrane or aerogel and combining with the second carbon dioxide containing gas;
- or
- (iv) reacting the second carbon dioxide containing gas with a compound that comprises ammonium for making an ammonium carbonate and reacting a beryllium sulfate made by combining the beryllium carbonate and/or the beryllium oxide with a sulfate containing compound, then reacting the ammonium carbonate with the beryllium carbonate.
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