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System and method for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere and global thermostat using the same

  • US 8,894,747 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2013
  • Issued: 11/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plurality of systems strategically placed across the globe, and coordinated so as to collectively function for extracting CO2 from the atmosphere to reduce the ambient concentration of CO2 in the planet'"'"'s atmosphere, the plurality of systems being in locations geographically dispersed around the planet each capable of producing a negative carbon dioxide effect on a planet'"'"'s atmosphere by extracting and collecting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere under ambient conditions, each system comprises an air contactor, wherein the air contactor comprises a porous solid pancake shaped substrate, on the surface of which is attached an amine, the substrate-supported amine being capable of absorbing carbon dioxide from the ambient atmosphere, a collector chamber, capable of receiving the substrate with the attached amine from the air contactor, and a source of steam, operatively connected to the collector chamber and heated from a source of process heat remaining from a primary process using a primary energy source, to provide steam at a temperature of less than about 120°

  • C. to the collector chamber, for extracting and collecting carbon dioxide from the sorbent medium and regenerating the sorbent medium, so that the plurality of systems together can effectively extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an economically efficient manner.

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