ESTAÇÃO PARA FAZER A COLETA E O ARMAZENAMENTO DE CO2

Description

1 / 7 Station for collecting and storing CO2 FIELD OF APPLICATION: 1. The aforementioned product, whose protection will be claimed in this report, was developed with the aim of addressing deficiencies, mitigating difficulties, and solving problems previously encountered by users in the CO2 capture and storage technology sector, more specifically, in the environmental technology, renewable energy, and urban sustainability sectors. INTRODUCTION: 2. This patent application for invention relates to a system for capturing, storing and converting carbon dioxide (CO2), whose function is to mitigate atmospheric CO2 emissions and transform them into useful by-products, such as bioenergy and raw materials for industry. 3. The increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, the main cause of the greenhouse effect and climate change, demands innovative and effective solutions. Existing carbon capture technologies have significant limitations in terms of cost, energy efficiency, and scalability. Furthermore, most of these technologies focus only on storing CO2, without exploring its reuse potential. 4. This application stands out primarily due to its integration of artificial intelligence (AI) for process optimization, its exclusive use of solar energy, and its ability to convert captured CO2 into bioenergy and other useful materials, making it a unique product in the market. 5. The aforementioned product stands out, fundamentally, for its practical, simple and functional form in a station for collecting and storing CO2, being endowed with unique, exclusive and innovative functional aspects, which will be described below, making it an exclusive product in the market. CHARACTERISTICS: 6. The product in question, presented through this report, is composed of: solar panels (1), advanced CO2 sensors (2), capture filters (3) (such as zeolites or charcoal). Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, page 5 / 15 2 / 7 activated), chemical converters (4), storage tanks (5), a central AI unit (6) and an external structure to house the components. 7. The station works as follows: Air Quality Monitoring: The sensors (2) continuously monitor air quality and CO2 levels. 8. Intelligent Capture Activation: Based on sensor data (2), the AI ​​activates the CO2 capture filter system (3) at times of highest concentration, maximizing efficiency. 9. CO2 separation: Capture filters (3), such as zeolites or activated carbon, separate CO2 from ambient air. 10. Chemical Conversion: The captured CO2 is directed to chemical converters (4), where it is transformed into bioenergy or other useful byproducts, such as fertilizers or synthetic fuels. 11. Storage or Reuse: The captured CO2 can be stored in secure storage tanks (5) for later use or immediately reused in the production of the aforementioned by-products. 12. Analysis and Optimization: The central AI unit (6) analyzes CO2 emission patterns and optimizes the operation of the entire system, ensuring energy savings and maximum capture efficiency. 13. Report Generation: The central AI unit (6) compiles data and generates detailed reports on the amount of CO2 captured and air quality patterns. 14. Solar Power Supply: The solar panels (1) provide clean and renewable energy for the entire system, ensuring its autonomous and sustainable operation. This energy powers the sensors, the capture system, the AI ​​unit, and the station's connectivity. FUNCTIONALITY: 15. Initially, the aforementioned product, described in this report, will be used in densely populated urban environments for CO2 capture. 16. CO2 sensors detect the concentration of the gas in the air and send the information to the AI ​​unit. The AI ​​adjusts the fan speed to maximize CO2 capture by the filters. The captured gas is then directed to chemical converters, where it is transformed into compounds for the production of bioenergy or other useful materials. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, page 6 / 15 3 / 7 17. Solar power modules ensure a continuous power supply for the entire system. AI constantly monitors the performance of each component, predicts failures, and optimizes the process to guarantee maximum efficiency. Conversion products, such as bioenergy or other materials, are stored in tanks until needed. 18. CO2 Collection Advanced Filter System: The core of the collection system consists of filters based on nanomaterials, such as functionalized carbon nanotubes, which have a high chemical affinity for CO2 molecules. These filters capture the gas directly from the ambient air. 19. Forced Ventilation: Efficient fans direct air toward the filters, maximizing interaction with the capture surfaces. 20. Monitoring Sensors: Attached sensors measure the concentration of CO2 in the air in real time and automatically adjust the ventilation intensity for greater efficiency. 21. CO2 Storage in Controlled Pressure Chambers: The captured CO2 is stored in sealed tanks that operate under optimized pressure conditions to maintain the gas in a liquid or supercritical state. 22. Thermal Insulation: The chambers are lined with insulating materials to ensure that the temperature remains stable, preventing energy waste. 23. Conversion to Bioenergy Electrochemical Reactor: The system uses an electrochemical reactor that combines CO2 with hydrogen produced by water electrolysis (powered by solar energy). This reaction generates compounds such as methane or methanol, which are forms of bioenergy. 24. Advanced Catalysts: Catalysts based on metals such as cobalt or nickel accelerate the conversion process, making it energy efficient. 25. Management through Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis: Integrated AI continuously monitors CO2 levels, weather patterns, and operational data from capture and conversion systems. 26. Real-Time Optimization: AI dynamically adjusts system parameters, such as airflow rate, storage pressure, and conversion process intensity, to maximize efficiency. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, page 7 / 15 4 / 7 27. Predictions and Predictive Maintenance: Predictive algorithms analyze historical and real-time data to predict failures and suggest maintenance before problems occur. 28. Solar Energy as a Primary Source: High-Efficiency Solar Panels: The system is powered by photovoltaic solar panels that ensure sustainable operation. 29. Energy Storage: Advanced batteries store excess energy for use during periods of low light. 30. Scalability and Urban Integration Modular Design: Each module of the system can function independently or be interconnected with others, allowing adaptation to different scales and environments. 31. Integration into Existing Infrastructure: Designed for installation in high-rise buildings, the system takes advantage of existing urban spaces, reducing implementation costs. 32. Overall Impact With this integrated operation, the product efficiently captures CO2, reducing urban emissions and transforming the gas into usable bioenergy, contributing to a more sustainable future. INNOVATION: 33. In general terms, the aforementioned product represents a solution in terms of an optimized system for installation in urban buildings, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of cities. 34. The product innovates by integrating CO2 capture, AI, and solar energy into a system optimized for installation in urban buildings, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of cities. Its detailed reports demonstrate the station's environmental impact, providing transparency and measurability to the results. 35. The system's versatility allows it to be adapted for different applications, such as capture in industrial areas, expanding its potential impact. Unlike existing solutions, the product offers a holistic approach, combining different technologies to maximize efficiency and environmental impact. 36. Integration with urban buildings: The structure was designed for installation in high-rise buildings, taking advantage of underutilized areas to combat pollution directly in large urban centers. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, page 8 / 15 5 / 7 37. Transformation of CO2 into bioenergy: Instead of simply storing CO2, the project converts it into useful compounds, contributing to the circular economy. 38. Total sustainability: The system operates on solar energy, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and reducing environmental impact. 39. Modular scalability: The solution can be easily expanded to meet the needs of different cities or industries, adapting to local demands. 40. This is a unique, exclusive and innovative product, highly reliable and recommended for use in capturing and separating CO2, and will certainly be a major differentiator for the sector it is intended for. DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE ART: 41. During the development of the aforementioned product, numerous studies were conducted to identify any prior or related products. However, these surveys did not reveal the existence of any other product with the same predominant technical or functional characteristics. 42. The search found processes that superficially mention the combination, in whole or in part, of the words "CO2", such as BR1020230134033, BR1120230247381, BR1120230224624, BR1120240138941, BR1120230088615, BR1020210111674 and BR1020210034980, however, these processes describe simpler products with compositions different from those claimed in the present patent application. 43. BR 10 2023 013403 3 - System and method for carrying out different simultaneous modes of CO2 capture, use and storage. An integrated system for capturing, using and storing CO2 using thermomechanical cycling in caverns built in saline rock, especially near oil fields with suitable geological formations. The saline cavern acts as a geological buffer for CO2, allowing different modes of simultaneous capture, use and storage. The system aims to ensure the production of oil with a negative carbon balance (Net Carbon Negative Oil) during enhanced oil recovery. 44. BR 11 2023 024738 1 - System and method for processing CO2 enrichment. A two-stage system for separating and enriching CO2 from a carrier gas. The system includes an enrichment subsystem that produces a concentrated CO2 stream. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, page 9 / 15 6 / 7 and a polishing subsystem that further refines this flow, resulting in a final product with high CO2 purity. 45. BR 11 2023 022462 4 - Process for recovering CO2. A process for recovering CO2 from a pressurized gas stream using water absorption. The CO2 is absorbed in water under high pressure and then deabsorbed at lower pressure, allowing its separation and recovery. The process can be carried out in a single device or in two separate devices (absorber and regenerator) connected by a duct. 46. ​​BR 11 2024 013894 1 - CO2 Sequestration. A method for sequestering CO2 using ultramafic rocks, their weathering products, olivine, or industrial waste. The chosen material is homogenized and hydrothermally treated at high temperatures. After dehydration, the resulting material is exposed to CO2, which binds to it, effectively sequestering the gas. 47. BR 11 2023 008861 5 - CO2 capture using alkaline media for the preparation of sodium carbonate. A specific carbonation reactor and a method for capturing CO2 using alkaline solutions (NaOH) to produce sodium carbonate. The reactor has an optimized design for gas-liquid mass transfer, facilitating the reaction between CO2 and the NaOH solution to form sodium carbonate. 48. BR 10 2021 011167 4 A2 - Method for CO2 capture. A method for capturing CO2 using specific, low-cost, and low-environmental-impact ionic surfactants (ILs). The ILs with affinity for water absorb CO2. CO2 release is achieved by pressure reduction, and the ILs can be reused. 49. BR 10 2021 003498 0 - CO2 separation system. A system for separating CO2 from a gaseous mixture using a separation membrane and a negative pressure generator. The system forces the mixed gas through a membrane that separates the CO2. A negative pressure generator on the permeate side increases the separation efficiency. 50. In response to this need and commercial opportunity, the aforementioned product was created, more precisely a product to monitor emission patterns and collection in real time, whose function is to monitor emission patterns, predict future CO2 concentrations, and adjust collection efficiency in real time. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, p. 10 / 15 7 / 7 51. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8 of the Industrial Property Law No. 9.279 / 96 and considering all aspects presented in this report, the subject of this patent application deserves protection as an Invention Privilege, which is hereby requested. Petition 870250065920, dated 07 / 30 / 2025, p. 11 / 15

Claims

1 / 1 CLAIM 1. STATION FOR COLLECTING AND STORING CO2 — This is a system for capturing, storing and converting carbon dioxide (CO2), characterized by: solar panels (1), advanced CO2 sensors (2), capture filters (3) (such as zeolites or activated carbon), chemical converters (4), storage tanks (5), a central AI unit (6) and an external structure to house the components; 2. Method of use, as defined in Independent Claim 1, characterized by: Air Quality Monitoring: The sensors (2) continuously monitor air quality and CO2 levels; Intelligent Capture Activation: Based on data from the sensors (2), AI activates the CO2 capture filter system (3) at times of highest concentration, maximizing efficiency; CO2 Separation: The capture filters (3), such as zeolites or activated carbon, separate CO2 from ambient air; Chemical Conversion: The captured CO2 is directed to chemical converters (4), where it is transformed into bioenergy or other useful byproducts, such as fertilizers or synthetic fuels; Storage or Reuse: The captured CO2 can be stored in safe storage tanks (5) for later use or immediately reused in the production of the aforementioned byproducts;Analysis and Optimization: The central AI unit (6) analyzes CO2 emission patterns and optimizes the operation of the entire system, ensuring energy savings and maximum capture efficiency; Report Generation: The central AI unit (6) compiles data and generates detailed reports on the amount of CO2 captured and air quality patterns; Solar Power Supply: Solar panels (1) provide clean and renewable energy for the entire system, ensuring its autonomous and sustainable operation; This energy powers the sensors, the capture system, the AI ​​unit and the station's connectivity. Petition 870250006908, dated 01 / 28 / 2025, page 11 / 16;