Onsite CO2 Capture and Liquefaction for Industrial Exhaust Sequestration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies fail to effectively capture and sequester greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, from industrial power generation equipment, leading to continued atmospheric release due to the reliance on fossil fuels for energy production.
Innovation Solution
A system integrating exhaust gas collection, greenhouse gas capture, liquification, and storage equipment, along with a transport collection system, to capture carbon dioxide from industrial sites and transport it to sequestration or utilization sites, including underground storage or Enhanced Oil Recovery facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If fossil fuel power generation equipment is used for energy production, then energy supply is maintained, but greenhouse gas emissions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates greenhouse gases from the exhaust stream of power generation equipment using capture equipment, removing the harmful component while maintaining the energy production function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary collection and transport system that acts as a mediator between the power generation equipment and the atmosphere, channeling greenhouse gases through a controlled infrastructure to sequestration or utilization sites
2Object-generated harmful factors
If greenhouse gas capture equipment is installed at industrial sites, then atmospheric emissions are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collection system is designed to serve multiple functions: capturing greenhouse gases from various sources, transporting them through shared infrastructure, and delivering to multiple potential destinations (sequestration or utilization sites), reducing overall system complexity through consolidation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines separate capture, transport, and delivery functions into an integrated system where collection equipment at industrial sites connects to a shared transport network, merging infrastructure resources to reduce complexity
3Object-generated harmful factors
If greenhouse gas is captured and stored onsite, then atmospheric release is prevented, but storage space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the physical state of greenhouse gases from gaseous to liquid or supercritical phase through compression and cooling, dramatically reducing the volume required for storage and transport
4Object-generated harmful factors
If transport collection system is implemented, then greenhouse gas sequestration is achieved, but infrastructure investment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transport infrastructure is designed as a multi-functional system that can deliver greenhouse gases to various types of destinations (sequestration sites, utilization facilities), making the infrastructure investment versatile and adaptable to different end uses
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system efficiently reduces atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and temporarily storing carbon dioxide onsite before transporting it for permanent sequestration or utilization, thereby mitigating climate change impacts.
Implementation Method 1
greenhouse gas capture equipment configured to receive a flow of the exhaust gas from the exhaust gas collection equipment and separate the greenhouse gas to be captured from the exhaust gas
Implementation Method 2
greenhouse gas liquification equipment configured to receive a flow of the greenhouse gas from the greenhouse gas capture equipment and reduce the greenhouse gas to a greenhouse gas fluid
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a system to capture greenhouse gas, such as carbon dioxide, from exhausts of greenhouse gas emission sources on industrial sites, such as industrial grade power generators, and liquefy it for temporary onsite storage for collection and transportation to specifics sites for permanent carbon dioxide sequestration or utilization. The system can integrate the greenhouse gas emission source, with exhaust gas collection equipment, greenhouse gas capture equipment, greenhouse gas liquification equipment, and greenhouse gas fluid storage equipment for the onsite collection of the captured greenhouse gas from the greenhouse gas emission sources. The system can further include an on demand transport collection system having one or more transporters that can remove the liquified greenhouse products from the onsite storage equipment and transport the greenhouse products to a location for environmentally acceptable sequestration or utilization, thus reducing the amount of greenhouse gas released to the atmosphere.