Patent ID: 8808433
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y02A,Y02C

Abstract:
1. A system for removing and sequestering carbon dioxide from a flue gas source, the flue gas containing the carbon dioxide, comprising: distribution means for channeling the flue gas from the flue gas source; a water wash having a degree of salinity so as to produce an ionic solution including ions, said water wash operably coupled to said distribution means for channeling the flue gas from the flue gas source; a feed flow channel operably coupled to said water wash; a buffer; a system operably coupled to said feed flow channel for introducing said buffer to said ionic solution; a concentrate flow channel operably coupled to said water wash and said system for introducing a buffer to said ionic solution; a plurality of flow channels configured to fluidly communicate an oscillating flow between said feed flow channel and said concentrate flow channel; one or more pairs of conductive plates adapted about said plurality of flow channels, an applied periodic electric field adapted to be applied to said one or more pairs of conductive plates in synchronization with said oscillating flow, wherein said applied periodic electric field facilitates a directed movement of said ions therethrough said flow channels from said feed flow channel to said concentrate flow channel creating an ionic concentrate; and means for producing an overlying vapor pressure within said ionic concentrate that enables the carbon dioxide to be extracted from the flue gas and sequestered as a pure gas.