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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Richard W. Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Johannes G Wijmans, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Timothy C Merkel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Haiqing Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ramin Daniels, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Thompson, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Richard W. Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Johannes G Wijmans, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Timothy C Merkel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Haiqing Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ramin Daniels, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Thompson, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are combustion systems, power plants, and flue gas treatment systems that incorporate sweep-based membrane separation units to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases. In its most basic embodiment, the invention is a combustion system that includes three discrete units: a combustion unit, a carbon dioxide capture unit, and a sweep-based membrane separation unit. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is a power plant including a combustion unit, a power generation system, a carbon dioxide capture unit, and a sweep-based membrane separation unit. In yet another embodiment, the invention is a flue gas treatment system that incorporates three membrane separation units with a carbon dioxide liquefaction unit.