Patent ID: 8535418

Claim:
A method of removing gaseous byproducts from a gas stream, said method comprising: generating via at least one partial-combustion device a gas stream that includes gaseous byproducts; channeling the gas stream from the at least one partial-combustion device to a fluid compression device that is coupled between a gaseous byproducts removal system and the at least one partial-combustion device, wherein the fluid compression device facilitates increasing a pressure of the gas stream from a pressure range between approximately 2,068 kPa (300 psia) and approximately 3,447 kPa (500 psia) to a pressure range between approximately 5,861 kPa (850 psia) and approximately 6,895 kPa (1000 psi); channeling the gas stream to the gaseous byproducts removal system to absorb at least a portion of the gaseous byproducts from the gas stream using a solvent, wherein increasing the pressure of the gas stream facilitates increasing the absorption of the gaseous byproducts by the solvent and facilitates reducing an amount of solvent required and reducing an amount of power required to circulate the solvent through the gaseous byproducts removal system; and discharging at least a portion of the gaseous byproducts from the gaseous byproducts removal system.