Process and a plant for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from power plants into useful carbonated species
US7596952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is disclosed for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant into useful carbonated species The process primarily comprises the steps of: a) burning the fossil fuel, thereby generating heat and a hot exhaust gas containing CO2; and b) converting the heat into energy. The process is characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: c) cooling the exhaust gas; and d) biologically transforming the CO2 contained in the cooled exhaust gas into carbonated species, thereby obtaining a low CO2 exhaust gas and producing useful carbonated species. The low CO2 exhaust gas obtained in step d) can be released in the atmosphere without increasing the problem of greenhouse effect.
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