System for small particle and CO2 removal from flue gas using an improved chimney or stack

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6648949
SERIAL NO

09994824

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A novel stack application for improved carbon dioxide and particle removal/collection from flue gases produced during coal power-generation processes. Flue gas tangential inlet velocity is increased to subject upward-flowing flue gas in a stack to a centrifugal force, thereby propelling entrained solid particles and CO.sub.2 in the flue gas to the stack wall for collection. Collection efficiency is further improved by a cascading water film or algae-laden water film on the inside of the stack wall and on surfaces of an optional internally mounted vortex generator to eliminate the re-entrainment of small particles and for ease of transporting the captured particles in a slurry. The stack can also be utilized as a photochemical or a biological reactor to promote a photosynthesis reaction between carbon dioxide and algae-laden water to form carbohydrate substrates for carbon dioxide sequestration and utilization.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
ENERGY U S DEPARTMENT1000 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE S W WASHINGTON DC 20585-0162

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Der, Victor K Gaithersburg, MD 2 59
Shang, Jer-Yu McLean, VA 4 77

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation