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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Ebb Carbon, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Guenther Glatz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeremy Loretz, Burlingame, CA (US);
Matthew Eisaman, Port Jefferson, NY (US);
Todd Pelman, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Ebb Carbon, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
An acid substance (e.g., HCl) generated as the byproduct of an ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) process is neutralized using an in-situ acid neutralization subsystem by forcing the acid byproduct through an alkaline formation such that the acid substance is neutralized through interaction with alkaline rocks as the acid byproduct flows from an injection well to a recovery well. A flow rate of acid substance through rock formation is optimized to (a) maximize the amount of neutralized acid substance, and (b) minimize the amount of residual acid substance at the recovery well. The acid flow rate is adjusted by mixing the acid byproduct with a buffer and/or by a flow control device. Acid neutralization and COcapture are combined by forcing COthrough the alkaline formation to react with divalent ions generated by the acid neutralization process, thereby mineralizing the COin the form of carbonate rocks (e.g., limestone or dolostone).