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US 2025/0083097 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Clean Power Generation from Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
OwnerJohn C. Calkins, Mark Huberinventors
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Abstract
A method and system for capturing carbon dioxide from the air with a carbon contactor (also referred as to a carbon capture device), using an carbonate lean/poor alkaline solution to produce a carbonate rich alkaline rich solution, sending the resulting carbonate rich solution to an electrolyzer to generate hydrogen gas, and using the hydrogen gas to power a power plant, the hydrogen gas either used alone, or blended with natural gas or ammonia, and at least some of the power generated by the power plant is used to power the contactor and the electrolyzer.
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An apparatus for clean power generation comprising:
- a. a carbon contactor configured to remove carbon dioxide from ambient air by contacting with a carbonate lean alkaline solution to produce a carbonate rich alkaline solution,
- b. an electrolyzer located and configured to receive said carbonate rich alkaline solution from said carbon contactor and generate hydrogen gas and said carbonate lean alkaline solution,
- c. a gas turbine power plant located and configured to receive said hydrogen gas from said electrolyzer and configured to provide power to said carbon contactor and said electrolyzer,
- d. an alkaline solution recirculation system configured and located to recycle said carbonate lean alkaline solution to said carbon contactor from said electrolyzer.
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