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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Zheng Liu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Alan W. Ferguson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Nareshkumar B. Handagama, Knoxville, TN (US);
Zheng Liu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Alan W. Ferguson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Nareshkumar B. Handagama, Knoxville, TN (US);
ALSTOM Technology Ltd., Baden, CH;
Abstract
A system () for removing carbon dioxide from a process gas generated during the combustion of a fuel comprises at least one absorption vessel () through which the process gas may be forwarded. The absorption vessel () is provided with a sorbent material () which is operative for reversibly collecting carbon dioxide from the process gas being forwarded through the sorbent material (). The sorbent material () comprises at least one amine, at least one carbon dioxide activating catalyst, and at least one porous material supporting the at least one catalyst and the at least one amine.