Patent ID: 8221687
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B01D,Y02C

Abstract:
1. A system for removing greenhouse gases, particulates and pollutants from the atmosphere, comprising: a greenhouse gas collection apparatus including a collector assembly for collecting an atmospheric mixture from the atmosphere, said atmospheric mixture containing air pollutants selected from the group consisting of greenhouse gases, particulates, pollutants and mixtures thereof; a first tube furnace connected in sealed fluid communication to said greenhouse gas collection apparatus and configured to receive said atmospheric mixture collected by the greenhouse gas collection apparatus, said first tube furnace being configured to oxidize hydrocarbons into carbon monoxide and water to yield a first tube furnace effluent containing any unreacted portion of said atmospheric mixture and any carbon monoxide and water from said first tube furnace; a second tube furnace connected in sealed fluid communication with said first tube furnace to receive said first tube furnace effluent, said second tube furnace configured to oxidize hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, to oxidize nitrous and nitric oxides to nitrogen dioxide, and to oxidize sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide, to yield a second tube furnace effluent containing any unreacted portion of said atmospheric mixture, any of said carbon dioxide, any of said nitrogen dioxide, and any of said sulfur trioxide from said second tube furnace; a third tube furnace connected in sealed fluid communication with said second tube furnace to receive said second tube furnace effluent, said third tube furnace being configured to oxidize sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide to yield a third tube furnace effluent containing any unreacted portion of said atmospheric mixture, any of said carbon dioxide, any of said nitrogen dioxide, and any of said sulfur trioxide from the third tube furnace; a scrubber connected in sealed fluid communication with said third tube furnace to receive said third tube furnace effluent, said scrubber being configured to precipitate out carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate, to yield a scrubber effluent containing calcium carbonate, any unreacted portion of said atmospheric mixture, any of said nitrogen dioxide, and any of said sulfur trioxide from said third tube furnace effluent; and a vacuum pump connected in sealed fluid communication to said scrubber for drawing the atmospheric mixture collected from the atmosphere into said greenhouse gas collection apparatus and through said first tube furnace, drawing said first tube furnace effluent through said second tube furnace, for drawing said second tube furnace effluent through said third tube furnace, to draw said third tube furnace effluent through said scrubber, and for drawing any remaining particulates from said scrubber effluent through said vacuum pump.