Patent ID: 8444859

Claim:
A method for simultaneously removing a first gas and at least one alkaline species from water, the method comprising: a) providing a vessel comprising an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of partitions sequentially dividing the vessel into at least a first gasification chamber and a second gasification chamber, each adjacent chamber fluidly communicating with one another, each chamber having a vapor space, in the absence of communication between the vapor spaces of adjacent chambers; b) introducing a flow of water comprising a first gas and the alkaline species into the first gasification chamber through the inlet; c) introducing an acid into at least the first gasification chamber; d) introducing a flow of a second gas into each of the gasification chambers creating a turbulent area, and displacing at least a portion of the first gas from the water into the vapor space of the respective gasification chamber with the second gas, and reacting the acid with at least a portion of the alkaline species; e) removing the displaced first gas from the vapor space of each gasification chamber; and f) removing the clarified water from the vessel through an outlet therein.