Methods and systems for reducing carbon dioxide in combustion flue gases
US8398743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for processing flue-gas, in an exemplary embodiment, includes providing an absorber unit having a membrane contactor, channeling a combustion flue gas along a first surface of the membrane contactor, and channeling an ammonia-based liquid reagent along a second opposing surface of the membrane contactor. The method also includes partially separating the ammonia-based liquid from the flue gas such that the ammonia-based liquid and the flue gas contact at gas-liquid interface areas, defined by a plurality of pores of the membrane contactor, to separate CO2 from the flue gas by a chemical absorption of CO2 within the ammonia-based liquid to produce a CO2-rich ammonia-based liquid.
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