Apparatus and related methods for reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide
View Patent ↗An apparatus having an air pump configured to take in ambient air and discharge it via an air-pump air-outlet port; the air-pump air-outlet port configured to introduce air into an ambient-air conduit that has a first end and a second end; the ambient-air-conduit first end being fixedly attached to the air-pump air-outlet port; the ambient-air-conduit second end configured to directly or indirectly introduce ambient air into a distribution manifold that has a plurality of distribution-manifold air-outlet ports; at least one metallic ambient-air conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly attached to and configured to receive ambient air from a distribution-manifold air-outlet port; the metallic-ambient-air-conduit second end configured to introduce ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components that reside in a reaction chamber; the reaction chamber being at least partially submerged in an ultrasonic bath that introduces ultrasonic radiation into the reaction chamber; the at least one metallic ambient-air conduit further configured to receive and pass an electrical current into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components; and a conveyor element configured to convey solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products that are received from within the reaction chamber.
1. An apparatus comprising:
an air pump configured to take in ambient air and discharge it via an air-pump air-outlet port;
the air-pump air-outlet port configured to introduce air into an ambient-air conduit that has a first end and a second end;
the ambient-air-conduit first end being fixedly attached to the air-pump air-outlet port;
the ambient-air-conduit second end configured to directly or indirectly introduce ambient air into a distribution manifold that has a plurality of distribution-manifold air-outlet ports;
at least one metallic ambient-air conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly attached to and configured to receive ambient air from a distribution-manifold air-outlet port;
the metallic-ambient-air-conduit second end configured to introduce ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components that reside in a reaction chamber;
the reaction chamber being at least partially submerged in an ultrasonic bath that introduces ultrasonic radiation into the reaction chamber;
the at least one metallic ambient-air conduit further configured to receive and pass an electrical current into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components; and
a conveyor element configured to convey solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products that are received from within the reaction chamber.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products are the reaction products of a process having the step of:
(i) introducing ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the process further comprises the step of:
(ii) introducing ultrasonic radiation into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the liquid-phase composition is maintained at a temperature of at least 30° Celsius.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an air-diffusion element that is fixedly attached to the metallic-ambient-air-conduit second end.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the air-diffusion element is an air stone.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the conveyor element is an Archimedes screw.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reaction chamber is configured to channel solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products from a surface of the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components to the conveyor element.
9. An apparatus comprising:
an air pump configured to take in ambient air and discharge it via an air-pump air-outlet port;
the air-pump air-outlet port configured to introduce air into an ambient-air conduit that has a first end and a second end;
the ambient-air-conduit first end being fixedly attached to the air-pump air-outlet port;
the ambient-air-conduit second end configured to directly or indirectly introduce ambient air into a distribution manifold that has a plurality of distribution-manifold air-outlet ports;
at least one metallic ambient-air conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly attached to and configured to receive ambient air from a distribution-manifold air-outlet port;
the metallic-ambient-air-conduit second end configured to introduce ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components that reside in a reaction chamber;
the reaction chamber being at least partially submerged in an ultrasonic bath that introduces ultrasonic radiation into the reaction chamber;
the at least one metallic ambient-air conduit further configured to receive and pass an electrical current into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components; and
a conveyor element configured to convey solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products that are received from within the reaction chamber, wherein the solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products are the reaction products of a process having the step of:
(i) introducing ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components.
10. An apparatus comprising:
an air pump configured to take in ambient air and discharge it via an air-pump air-outlet port;
the air-pump air-outlet port configured to introduce air into an ambient-air conduit that has a first end and a second end;
the ambient-air-conduit first end being fixedly attached to the air-pump air-outlet port;
the ambient-air-conduit second end configured to directly or indirectly introduce ambient air into a distribution manifold that has a plurality of distribution-manifold air-outlet ports;
at least one metallic ambient-air conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly attached to and configured to receive ambient air from a distribution-manifold air-outlet port;
the metallic-ambient-air-conduit second end configured to introduce ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components that reside in a reaction chamber;
the reaction chamber being at least partially submerged in an ultrasonic bath that introduces ultrasonic radiation into the reaction chamber;
the at least one metallic ambient-air conduit further configured to receive and pass an electrical current into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components; and
a conveyor element configured to convey solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products that are received from within the reaction chamber, wherein the solid-phase carbon-containing reaction products are the reaction products of a process having the steps of:
(i) introducing ambient air into an electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components, and
(ii) introducing ultrasonic radiation into the electrified liquid-phase composition having gallium and silver components.