Apparatus and method to sequester contaminants
AssigneeUniversity of Wyoming
InventorsKatta J. Reddy, Morris D. Argyle
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for reducing contaminants from industrial processes. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method of sequestering pollutants from flue gases in operational plants. The method includes sequestering contaminants from a point source by reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing contaminants to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the contaminants.
Claims27
A method of sequestering an impurity, comprising the steps of:
- reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing contaminants to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the contaminants.
The method of sequestering a carbon dioxide impurity from a coal fired plant, comprising the steps of:
- reacting alkaline material with a flue gas containing carbon dioxide gas to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the carbon dioxide.
The method of sequestering sulfur dioxide gas from a coal fired plant, comprising the steps of:
- reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing sulfur dioxide gas to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the sulfur dioxide gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.