Patent ID: 8114367

Claim:
A method of sequestering a greenhouse gas comprising: (i) forming a porous matrix having a predetermined shape and size; (ii) providing the porous matrix having interstitial spaces and wherein a portion of the porous matrix comprises at least a first reactant (iii) providing a solution carrying a first reagent that is capable of reacting with a greenhouse gas; (iv) contacting the solution with a greenhouse gas under conditions that promote a reaction between the at least first reagent and the greenhouse gas to produce at least a second reactant in solution; (v) allowing the at least second reactant in solution to infiltrate at least a substantial portion of the interstitial spaces of the porous matrix under conditions that promote a reaction between the at least second reactant and at least the portion of the porous matrix comprising the at least first reactant to provide at least a first product; and (vi) allowing the at least first product to form and fill at least a portion of the interior spaces of the porous matrix, thereby sequestering a greenhouse gas.