IP Library Granted Patent US 8,500,856
Granted Patent B2
US 8,500,856 · App. 13/318,719 · Granted Aug 6, 2013

Hybrid adsorbent method of capturing carbon dioxide in gas and apparatus for capturing carbon dioxide in gas

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Patent No.
US 8,500,856
App. No.
13/318,719
Granted
Aug 6, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a gas, carbon dioxide in a gas is adsorbed to the hybrid adsorbent prepared by mixing an adsorbent with iron oxide nanoparticles, microwaves are irradiated to the hybrid adsorbent and the carbon dioxide adsorbed to the hybrid adsorbent is desorbed from the hybrid adsorbent, and the carbon dioxide desorbed from the hybrid adsorbent is captured.

Claims (24)

1. A method of capturing a carbon dioxide in a gas, the method comprising:

adsorbing the carbon dioxide in the gas on a hybrid adsorbent in which a mixing amount of iron oxide nanoparticles is 0.1 to 30 mass %, the hybrid adsorbent containing an adsorbent that adsorbs carbon dioxide and the iron oxide nanoparticles that have an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 nm;

irradiating microwaves to the hybrid adsorbent and desorbing the carbon dioxide adsorbed on the hybrid adsorbent, from the hybrid adsorbent;

capturing the carbon dioxide desorbed from the hybrid adsorbent; and

cooling the hybrid adsorbent.

2. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 1 , wherein the average particle diameter of the iron oxide nanoparticles is 20 to 100 nm.

3. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 1 , wherein

an average particle diameter of the adsorbent is 0.5 to 50 μm.

4. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 1 , wherein

the iron oxide nanoparticles contain at least one of magnetite, hematite, and wustite.

5. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 4 , wherein

the iron oxide nanoparticles are magnetite.

6. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 1 , wherein

the adsorbent contains at least one of activated carbon and crystalline zeolite.

7. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 6 , wherein

the adsorbent is crystalline zeolite expressed by a chemical formula, Na 86 [(AlO 2 ) 86 (SiO 2 ) 106 ].276H 2 O.

8. The method of capturing the carbon dioxide in the gas according to claim 1 , wherein

the hybrid adsorbent is formed by a bonding material and used.

9. An apparatus for capturing a carbon dioxide in a gas, the apparatus comprising:

a first passage in which the gas containing the carbon dioxide is introduced;

an adsorption tower which has a packed layer filled with a hybrid adsorbent in which a mixing amount of iron oxide nanoparticles is 0.1 to 30 mass %, the hybrid adsorbent containing an adsorbent that adsorbs carbon dioxide and the iron oxide nanoparticles that have an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 nm;

a microwave generator which irradiates microwaves to the hybrid adsorbent;

a product tank in which the carbon dioxide is captured; and

a second passage in which a cooling gas cooling the hybrid adsorbent is introduced.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 12, 2013
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029972/0326 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2011
From: NAKAO, KENJI; SUZUKI, KIMIHITO; FUJIMOTO, KENICHIRO; TAIRA, HATSUO
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027180/0136 →