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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Bruce F. Monzyk, Delaware, OH (US);
Eric C. Burckle, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Bruce F. Monzyk, Delaware, OH (US);
Eric C. Burckle, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/08 (2006.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01); C25B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for oxygenating an enclosed space as well as removing carbon dioxide from the enclosed space. The apparatus comprises a photolytic cell () having an anode compartment with a photo-active surface having the ability to convert water to oxygen; a cathode compartment having the ability to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen to a solid or liquid medium; and a light source () for providing light photons () to said photolytic cell and activating the photo-reactive surface.