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US 9,789,439 B2Granted
Carbon capture
AssigneeUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne
InventorsLidija Siller, Gaurav Ashok Bhaduri
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of solid metal materials for catalyzing the hydration of carbon dioxide. It also relates to methods of and apparatus for hydrating carbon dioxide and capturing carbon. The solid metal materials may be nickel nanoparticles. The invention finds particular application in the sequestration of carbon dioxide either at the point of release or from the atmosphere.
Claims19
A method of increasing the rate of hydration of carbon dioxide;
- the method comprising reacting carbon dioxide with water in the presence of nickel nanoparticles, nanowires or nanofibers by passing carbon dioxide through a liquid comprising the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.