Patent ID: 9297285
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B01D,F01N,F25J,Y02C,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method for reducing the amount of CO 2 discharged into the atmosphere with the exhaust gas stream emitted by a hydrocarbon-fueled internal combustion engine (ICE) used to power a vehicle, the method comprising: a. introducing the hot exhaust gas stream into a first waste heat recovery zone on board the vehicle and passing the high temperature exhaust gas stream in heat exchange relation with a least one heat recovery device that converts waste heat into electricity and/or mechanical work and/or heat exchanger and discharging the exhaust stream from the waste heat recovery zone at a lower temperature, b. introducing the cooled exhaust gas stream from the first waste heat recovery zone into a densification zone and densifying the CO c. separating the densified CO d. discharging the treated exhaust stream from the separation zone; and e. maintaining the densified CO