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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2009
Applicants:

Sean E. Black, Knoxville, TN (US);

Sanjay K. Dube, Knoxville, TN (US);

David J. Muraskin, Knoxville, TN (US);

Frederic Z. Kozak, Knoxville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Sean E. Black, Knoxville, TN (US);

Sanjay K. Dube, Knoxville, TN (US);

David J. Muraskin, Knoxville, TN (US);

Frederic Z. Kozak, Knoxville, TN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/62 (2006.01); B01D 53/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of removing carbon dioxide from a process gas, the method comprising: contacting an ammoniated solution with the process gas in an absorption arrangement, the ammoniated solution capturing at least a part of the carbon dioxide of the process gas, wherein the molar ratio, R, of ammonia to carbon dioxide in the ammoniated solution is controlled such that substantially no precipitation of solids occurs within the absorption arrangement; allowing ammoniated solution including captured carbon dioxide to exit the absorption arrangement; cooling the ammoniated solution that has exited the absorption arrangement, wherein at least a part of the captured carbon dioxide is precipitated as solid salt; separating at least a part of the precipitated salt from the ammoniated solution; heating the ammoniated solution from which the at least a part of the precipitated salt has been separated, such that substantially no solids are present in the heated ammoniated solution; and allowing the heated ammoniated solution to re-enter the absorption arrangement. Disclosed is also a system for removal of carbon dioxide from a process gas.


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