# US 2015/0147249 A1 · Water-Based System and Method of Collecting and Transporting Exhaust Gas

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- Number: US 2015/0147249 A1
- Document ID: US20150147249A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/555,827
- Filed: 2014-11-28
- Published: 2015-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2013-11-27
- Inventors: Jahchinedu James
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150147249A1

## CPC

- F23J 15/06: of coolers
- F23J 15/003: {for supplying chemicals to fumes, e.g. using injection devices}
- F23J 2219/40: Sorption with wet devices, e.g. scrubbers
- F23J 2219/80: Quenching
- F23J: REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES (combustion apparatus for consuming smoke or fumes, e.g. exhaust gases, F23G7/06)

## Abstract

A system and method of collecting and transporting exhaust gases, preferably gases generated via the burning of fossil fuels, to a remote treatment facility. The exhaust gases include greenhouse gases, airborne particulates, and other pollutants. The present system comprises a gas extraction cap for collecting exhaust gas emitted from a point source of pollution, a pump for drawing water from a water source, a means for mixing the captured exhaust gas with the drawn water, a pipeline for transporting the gas-water solution to a remote treatment facility, and one or more high-pressure boilers for separating the water from the gas-water solution, leaving the exhaust gases available for treatment at the facility. Once the gas-water mixture arrives at the processing location, it then goes through one or more boiling steps in order to separate the water from the captured gases.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An exhaust gas collecting and transport system, comprising:
an extraction cap adapted to be attached to a point source of pollution;
a water pump adapted to draw water from a water source and transmit said water to said extraction cap;
a mixer adapted to mix exhaust gas emitted from said point source of pollution with said water, creating a gas-water solution;
a transport system adapted to connect said extraction cap to a boiler;
said transport system comprising one or more pumps disposed therealong for transmitting said gas-water solution to said boiler;
said boiler comprising a heating element and a steam collector;
said steam collector adapted to siphon steam generated via heating of said gas-water solution by said heating element, removing said water from said gas-water solution.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, wherein said point source of pollution comprises a flue.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, wherein said point source of pollution comprises a flare stack.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, wherein said mixer comprises a plurality of sprinklers disposed on an interior surface of said extraction cap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, wherein said mixer comprises a plurality of pumps disposed along the length of said transport system.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, wherein said mixer comprises a plurality of sprinklers disposed on an interior surface of said extraction cap and a plurality of pumps disposed along the length of said transport system.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, further comprising a condenser in communication said steam collector.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The exhaust gas collecting and transport system of claim 1, further comprising a chemical treatment system adapted to treat said gas-water solution with one or more pretreatment chemicals prior to being transmitted to said boiler.

### Claim 9

A method of collecting and transporting exhaust gas for treatment at a remote location, comprising the steps of:
capturing exhaust gas emitted by a point source of pollution;
mixing said exhaust gas with water, creating a gas-water solution;
transporting said gas-water solution to a boiler;
boiling said gas-water solution;
separating steam from said gas-water solution, separating said water from said exhaust gas such that said exhaust gas is now available for processing.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of collecting and transporting exhaust gas for treatment at a remote location of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:
testing said water separated from said exhaust gas based upon an objective set of criteria;
returning said water to said boiler if said objective set of criteria are not satisfied;
repeating said boiling, separating, and testing processes until said objective set of criteria are satisfied.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of collecting and transporting exhaust gas for treatment at a remote location of claim 9, wherein said point source of pollution comprises a flue.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method of collecting and transporting exhaust gas for treatment at a remote location of claim 9, wherein said point source of pollution comprises a flare stack.