Disposal of slurry in underground geologic formations
US7905683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/20
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The current invention provides processes and apparatuses for introducing slurry into underground geological formations thereby disposing of the slurry, while also sequestering carbon dioxide and collecting methane from the slurry.
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