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Process for accelerated capture of carbon dioxide

  • US 7,998,714 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2009
  • Issued: 08/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for removing CO2 from a CO2-containing gas, the process comprisingcontacting an aqueous liquid with a CO2-containing gas to promote diffusion of the CO2 into the aqueous liquid;

  • and contacting the CO2 in the aqueous liquid with immobilized carbonic anhydrase entrapped in a polymeric immobilization material to catalyze hydration of the CO2 and form a treated liquid containing hydrogen ions and bicarbonate ions;

    wherein the polymeric immobilization material comprises a micellar or inverted micellar material.

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