Patent ID: 7597747

Claim:
A method for removing or reducing pollutants, carbon dioxide, and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in exhaust gas emissions, comprising the steps of: blending gases containing smoke, pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) and a mixing liquid in a swirling vortex to form blended liquid/gas mixture; introducing motive air and a pollutant degradation material, selected from the group consisting of biologically active material, and chemical degradation material, into the blended liquid/gas mixture to create a turbulent fluid flow sufficient to cause aeration of the liquid/gas mixture and entrainment of the pollutant degradation material into the mixture; conducting the aerated liquid/gas mixture with entrained pollutant degradation material to a vegetated pond; and allowing the pollutant degradation material to significantly reduce or eliminate the pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in the aerated liquid/gas mixture by biodegradation and photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases contained therein to oxygen, biomass, and harmless products, and produce a non-volatile liquid.