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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Shell Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Michael Nisbet, Amsterdam, NL;
Sayee Prasaad Balaji, Amsterdam, NL;
SHELL USA, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for removing carbon dioxide (CO) from a CO-containing stream, the method at least comprising the steps of: a) providing a CO-containing stream (), preferably air wherein the CO-containing stream () has a COcontent in the range of from 10 to 1000 ppmv, preferably from 100 to 1000 ppmv; b) removing COfrom the CO-containing stream () provided in step a) in a first COremoval unit (), thereby obtaining a first CO-enriched stream () and a first CO-depleted stream (); c) liquefying the first CO-enriched stream () obtained in step b) in a liquefaction unit (); d) removing from the liquefaction unit () at least a liquefied COstream () and a gaseous stream () containing at least nitrogen [N(g)], oxygen [O(g)] and CO(g).