Nuclear driven carbon dioxide sequestration method
AssigneeInformation Systems Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsDaniel A. Prelewicz, Joseph R. Guerci, Jason G. Williams
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Abstract
A method for using heat produced at a nuclear power plant as the energy source for carbon dioxide sequestration while simultaneously producing electricity. The method is designed to directly provide the requisite thermal energy to the sequestration process and simultaneously power an electrical generator. Another feature of the system design is a method of optimizing load balancing between the electrical grid and carbon dioxide sequestration.
Claims19
A method of sequestering carbon dioxide comprising:
- forming a carbon containing reaction product by combining a capture solution with atmospheric carbon dioxide;
- forming a carbon containing sequestration reaction product by combining the carbon containing reaction product with a sequestration feedstock;
- providing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor to break down the carbon containing sequestration reaction product, where the carbon containing sequestration reaction product is broken down into a non-carbon residual product and at least one of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide;
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- synthesizing a sequestered carbon product using additional thermal energy from the nuclear reactor to heat a product feedstock and at least one of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
A method of regulating electrical output of a nuclear power plant, comprising:
- responding to a rapid change in the demand load by reallocating power from the electrical generator between the demand load and an operating reserve using an electrical controller;
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- using electrical power from the operating reserve to operate an electric heater in a carbon dioxide sequestration system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.