CA2526308A1 - Method and apparatus for exhaust emission reduction - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is related to a method, system and apparatus for gas exhaust emission reduction that includes industrial, diesel engine, car or commercial gas exhaust pollutants of the environment that comprises of a system producing a catalytic fluid or base to absorb various exhaust gases, converts them into useful fluids that are applicable for various industrial, commercial or waste treatment usages

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

(0002) This invention relates generally to a system for reducing the exhaust pollutants from industrial (coal-fired electricity stations), commercial (any fossil fuels burner) gas exhaust pollution emission as well as from the compression-ignition (diesel) engines and from internal combustion gas engines.
The waste of this process could be used as a raw material for commercial grade carbon dioxide production (beverage, refrigeration or as a dry-cleaning solvent instead of chlorinated hydrocarbons). The disinfecting fluid that is produced during the proposed process could be used for water or liquid waste treatment.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

(0003) Climate change is a fact. It is happening now and it will have an impact on every business in every sector. Carbon dioxide emission, a by-product of burning fossil fuels, is a prime cause of climate change. Every business has a part to play in climate change by reducing its carbon dioxide emissions. The immediate challenge is to reduce industrial, commercial, diesel engine and car carbon dioxide emissions.

(0004) THEORY Carbon Dioxide, C02, is one of the gases in our atmosphere, being uniformly distributed over the earth's surface at a concentration of about 0.033 percents or 330 parts per million. Commercially, C02 finds uses as a refrigerant (dry ice is solid C02), in beverage carbonation, and in fire extinguishers. In the United States, 10.89 billion pounds of carbon dioxide were produced by the chemical industry inl995, ranking it 22 d on the list of top chemicals produced. Because the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is low, it is not practical to produce the gas by extracting it from the air. Most commercial carbon dioxide is recovered as a by-product of other processes, such as the production of ethanol by fermentation and the manufacture of ammonia.
Some C02 is obtained from the combustion of coke or other carbon-containing fuels.

C(coke)+02(g)<==> C02 (g) Carbon dioxide is released into our atmosphere when carbon-containing fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, gasoline, diesel and coal are burned. As a result of the tremendous world-wide consumption of such fossil fuels, the amount of C02 in the atrnosphere has increased over the past century, now rising to about 1(one) part per million per year.
Major changes in global climate could result from this continued increase in concentration. In addition to being a component of the atmosphere, carbon dioxide also dissolves in the oceans. At room temperature, the solubifity of carbon dioxide is about 90 cubic centimeters of C02 per one hundred milliliters of water. In aqueous solution, carbon dioxide exists in many forms. First, it simply dissolves:

C02(g)< == >C02 (aq) Then, equilibrium is established between the dissolved C02 and H2C03, carbonic acid.
C02(aq) + H20 < _ > H2C03(aq) Only about 1 (one) percent of the dissolved C02 exists as H2C03. Carbonic acid is a week acid, which dissociates in two steps.

H2C03 <-> H* + HCO3-HCO3- <=> H* + C03 2-As carbon dioxide dissolves in water, equilibrium is established involving the carbonate ion, C03 2-. The carbonate anion interacts with cations in water. According to the solubility rules, "all carbonates are insoluble except those of ammonium and Group IA
elements." Therefore, the carbonate ions cause the precipitation of certain ions. For example, Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ions precipitate from large bodies of water as carbonates.
Although "insoluble" in water, calcium carbonate dissolves in acidic solutions (provided in the form of hydrogen ions H2 produced near the anode surface).

CaCo3 (s) + 2H * _= Ca 2+ (aq) + H2C03 (aq) At this point of the process the carbonic acid or liquid carbon dioxide is discharged from the process and goes to the next stage of treatment, (for example the commercial grade of C02 production). This invention proposes the system for GAS EMISSION
REDUCTION, which produces liquid C02 by utilizing industrial exhaust gases as a raw material. The existing technologies that use various fossil fuels for CO2 production are not part of this invention but they could use liquid CO2 from the proposed invention as a raw material.

(0005) There are several technologies that produce or recover C02 with the help of a compound, called "a primary amine - compound" atoms in which one of the hydrogen in an ammonia molecule, NH3, is replaced either by alkyl group or a benzene ring.
All these compounds have basic properties. The base is "a substance which combines with hydrogen ions (protons)." The existing technologies rely on ammonia production that in turn produces hydroxide ions (in water solution), which reacts with carbon dioxide to produce liquid C02. It is then stored under specific conditions: temperature 20 Degree and pressure 30 kilograms per square centimeter. Ammonia (amines) and hydroxide ions production will be eliminated by implementing the proposed invention where the base and hydroxide ions are produced "on site" by the apparatus, as part of the invented system.

The patent CA # 2 311 199 to CHARKAVARTI, SHRIKAR, US, Gupia, AMIIABH, US
Describes the process of CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY WITH COMPOSITE
AMINE BLENDS describes the carbon dioxide recovery process from "lean carbon dioxide sources, such as flue gases from combustion sources, from the gas stream into amino recovery solvent and subsequent separation and recovery of the carbon dioxide from recovery solvent." The described process and existing technology of carbon dioxide recovery could be used at the stage of separation of carbon dioxide from the solvent or from liquid carbon dioxide (carbonic acid), because the stage of carbon dioxide concentration could incorporate this proposed invention. Other related inventions of this field are listed at the attached pages.

The recent patent # CA 2414615, IIJIMA, MASAKI (Japan), claims a method of carbon dioxide recovery process that utilizes exhaust heat process comprising of a regenerator-tower, heat exchangers, cooling, hot water source, pumps, steam turbines. It does not seem economically viable and requires energy from an outside source.

(0006) The list of patents related to this field is attached to this application. The proposed patented technologies are aimed at reducing carbon dioxide pollution.

(0007) It is, therefore, desirable to provide a novel method, apparatus and system for providing a process and the apparatus that reduces the carbon dioxide exhaust at source of subsequently protect the environment.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

(0008) It is an object of the present invention to obviate or mitigate at least one disadvantage of the previous systems and apparatuses, which reduce carbon dioxide exhaust into environment.

(0009) In the aspect of the present invention, the proposed technology and equipment are based on the electrolyte application that is produced by electrolysis of water or water-content solution. The electrolysis produces base (catholyte), further called "electrolyte,"
with base properties that allow absorbing of pollutant gases such as CO, C02, NO, N02, 03 and others, thus keeping exhaust clean.

(0010) This invention is directed at the system and equipment that produces electrolyte inside the electrolysis chamber and used to absorb the exhaust gases that then are directed to the separating tower. The exhaust gases are mixed with electrolyte, absorbed by it, separated inside the separating tower and clean air leaves the system. The electrolyte is returned back to the cycle. The saturated (dirty) electrolyte is neutralized and periodically discharged from the system into the sealed container for recycling.

(0011) The objective of the present invention is to develop an inexpensive system that could be applied to an industrial installation (such as a coal fired electrical power generation station) as well as a truck/car exhaust systems. The specific differences of two systems lay in the amount of the exhaust gases to be absorbed and the utilization of the end products. For instant, the end product of the industrial carbon dioxide system is the liquid carbon dioxide, which could be used as a raw material for commercially viable carbon dioxide gas production. The truck/car carbon dioxide reduction system could re-use the neutralized and conditioned water solution, back to the exhaust reduction system.

(0012) The main aspect of the invention is the production of a base property fluid inside the electrolysis chamber. The specified properties needed for the exhaust gas neutralization are produced as PH at a rate between of 8 to 11 and Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP) is around minus 400-600 mv. The initial test shows that carbon dioxide was completely absorbed, for instant the percentage of the carbon dioxide was 15 percent before the invented equipment applied and 0.00 percent after the treatment.
The other results on other polluted gases could be seen in the attached report. In one test the amount of HC equal to 173 parts per million (ppm) was reduced to 5 ppm, while NO
equal to 1132 ppm before test was reduced to 14 ppm, and CO from 2.09 percent to 0.01 percent, the amount of exhausted oxygen was increased from 1.2 percent to 20.lpercent.

The test was carried out at a local automotive repair shop on an ASM
Diagnostic Station using the established government procedure, approved for car pollution test.
Reports are attached to this application and shown in Fig.8, 9.

(0013) The objective of this invention is to reduce industrial, diesel gas exhaust emission. The proposed method is based on the unique natural carbon dioxide properties that include solubility in salty water. One of the industrial methods for carbon dioxide reduction or recovery is using amines (base solution) to absorb or dissolve carbon dioxide, at controlled rate, producing liquid carbon dioxide and a gaseous carbon dioxide for commercial use.
This invention proposes to produce a base solution from the water or water solution inside the apparatus at the first stage, and then to use this base solution to absorb or dissolve carbon dioxide gas producing the carbon dioxide liquid for commercial use or discard it after neutralizing.

(0014) In respect to the proposed invention, the apparatus comprises of an electrolysis chamber, air amplifier, pump, separating tower, electrical/control box, tanks, valves and piping. The experimental apparatus consists of the same components as above but without an air amplifier. The vortex and pump system are used instead. The exhaust is propelled into the separating tower by means of the vortex effect, pumped and mixed with the base solution inside the system where carbon dioxide is absorbed, dissolved and non-dissolved gases are separated on the top of separating tower and leave the system.

(0015) One of the main aspects of this invention, is the aqueous base solution absorbing the carbon dioxide. As carbon dioxide is dissolved in the base solution, equilibrium is established involving the carbonate ion. The carbonate ion interacts with cations in aqueous base solution. The carbonate ions cause precipitation of certain ions.
For example, Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ions precipitate from large bodies of base solution as carbonates such as CaCO3 and MgCO3.
Although "insoluble" in a base aqueous solution, calcium carbonate dissolves in acidic solutions. The carbonate ion behaves as a base, as shown below:

CaCO3 (s) + 2H+ (aq) 4 Ca2+ (aq) + H2Co3 (aq) In case of this invention the hydrogen ion H2+ is produced inside an electrolysis chamber on the anode surface and is called a hydronium that works as an acidic solution in the above chemical reaction.
The aqueous carbonic acid, which is unstable, dissociates, producing carbon dioxide gas, which goes back to a base aqueous solution.

H2C03(aq) <==> H20(l) + C02 (g) The base solution could become acidic, because too much C02 dissolves in it.
This saturated acidic solution could be used as the raw material for commercial carbon dioxide production. The acidic saturated solution could also be neutralized by using base solution and discarded.

C02(aq) + H20(l) + CaC03(s) F4 Ca2+(aq) + 2HC03 - (aq) (ion) (weak acid) This reaction occurs in three steps.

Ca C03 (s)<=> Ca2+(aq) + C03 2- (aq) C02(aq) + H20(l) <=> H2C03 (aq) H2C03(aq) + C03 2-(aq) <= > 2HC03- (aq) In the third step, carbonate ions accept the hydrogen ion from the electrolysis process and carbonic acid. In nature, this reaction often occurs when rainwater saturated with carbon dioxide seeps through a layer of limestone. The discarded calcium carbonate forms deposits of lime when that water is evaporated, causing no harm to environment.

(0016) One aspect of this invention is that it presents a two-stage process apparatus for gas exhaust pollutant reduction. The first stage represents the electrolysis process, which produces a base aqueous solution that absorbs carbon dioxide at the second stage. The electrolysis chamber comprises of a housing, which houses an anode and a cathode. The anode represents a positive electrical terminal and the cathode represents a negative electrical terminal. The anode (preferably cylindrical graphite bar) is installed inside a corrosion resistant tube that serves as the cathode, thus forming the circular space between two electrodes. A ceramic cylinder is installed as a fine filter partition between the anode and cathode surfaces for the purpose of preventing anolyte and catholyte mixing during the electrolysis process.

(0017) Generally, electrolyte (brine or aqueous solution of ethylene glycol) enters the circular space between anode and the fine filter partition. The reason of the presence of electrolyte in this specified area is to enhance the electrical conductivity and electrons exchange between anode and cathode. The electrical charge of direct current rated from 12 to 36 volts is applied to start and maintain the electrolysis process inside the chamber.
The clean water enters the circular space between the fine filter partition and inside diameter of the cathode tube. Two fluid are created as a result of electrolysis: one with acidic properties, which is used as a disinfecting fluid, and another with base properties, which is used as the carbon dioxide (and other pollutant gases) absorbent.

(0018) As an aspect of this invention, the fluid with base properties is mixed with incoming carbon dioxide and other pollutant gases. This mixture then goes into a separating tower, treated gases are separated and the base fluid mixture goes through the vortex and pump system back to the treatment inside the base fluid. When the mixture of the base fluid and carbon dioxide becomes saturated it is discarded or undergoes further treatment for the next stage of the process, (for example, commercial grade carbon dioxide production).

(0019) Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the following description of specific embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and pictures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND PICTURES

(0020) Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached Figures, wherein:

(0021) Fig. 1 is a conceptual drawing of the process and experimental apparatus (0022) Fig.2 is a conceptual drawing of the assembly for reduction of pollution from commercial, diesel or car engines exhaust gas.

(0023) Fig.3 is a conceptual flow diagram of the industrial process application for reduction of polluting gas exhaust.

(0024) Fig.4 is a sectional view of the electrolysis chamber (0025) Fig.5 is a sectional view of the separating tower for reduction of pollutants from commercial, diesel or car engines polluting exhaust gas (0026) Fig.6 is cross-sectional view of the compact design system designed for reduction of pollutants from commercial, diesel, car engines exhaust gas, as shown on assembly of Fig.2 (0027) Fig.7 is a picture of the experimental assembly for testing car gas exhaust (0028) Fig.8, 9 are copies of test results of the car exhaust pollution reduction testing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(0029) Generally, the present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for the reduction of pollution in gas exhaust.

(0030) In a preferred embodiment, the method, system and apparatus in accordance with the invention is directed at reduction of polluting ingredients inside exhaust gases by proposing a two stage system that, first, produces base property aqueous solution, which then absorbs the polluting gases inside the system, releasing clean gases into the air and sends the saturated liquid carbon dioxide to commercial carbon dioxide production system (that is not a subject of this invention) or to neutralize the mixture and safely discards it.

(0031) Turning to FIG.1, a conceptual drawing of the process is shown. The aqueous solution inside the electrolysis chamber 01 is converted into two electrolytes: one with acidic/disinfecting properties (anolyte) and another with base properties (catholyte), which is used to absorb pollutants in gas exhaust, (specifically carbon dioxide). Then the base electrolyte (catholyte) is pumped by a pump 02 into the separating tower 03, where it is mixed with incoming polluting gases, and the mixture of catholyte and gases is propelled to the bottom of the tower 03 by pump 02, which pushes the mixture through the system. The carbon gas absorption is based on its natural properties of being dissolved in salty ocean water. The base electrolyte (catholyte), which is produced inside the electrolysis chamber 01, has extra free active electrons (in the form of hydroxyls OH-) that provide a much better conditions for carbon dioxide absorbing than the salty ocean water. The suggested parameters of the base electrolyte (catholyte) should be as of follows: PH=8-10 and ORP= -300-600 millivolts. It was proven by initial testing and comparison to the conditions that are created by using salty water (about 3 percent salt) and base electrolyte (catholyte) and was registered and recorded. The described system includes a 5-micron filter 04, which retains particulates coming with the exhaust gases.

(0032) FIG.2 shows the conceptual assembly of a commercial, truck, car pollution reduction system for exhaust gas. The suggested assembly proposes that the electrolysis chamber 05, and separating tower 06 are designed to form a combined apparatus that advantageously takes less space while having the same functional advantages and could be adjusted to smaller capacity requirements. The exhaust gas enters the system through the pre-filter 08, air amplifier 07 and then enters the combined apparatus comprising of an electrolysis chamber 05 and separating tower 06. The incoming gas mixes with the base electrolyte inside the separating tower 06 and then this mixture is sucked into the electrolysis chamber 05. The suggested parameters of the base electrolyte (catholyte) for polluting gas treatment should be as of as follows: PH = 8-10 and ORP= -300 -millivolts. The absorption process developed better at a higher temperature.
The treated mixture leaves the chamber 05 through the filter 09 and is pushed back to the separating tower 06 with the help of a pump 10.

The gas and fluid separation occurs inside the separating tower 06, treated gas leaves the system through the exit pipe 11 and a mixture of gas and base electrolyte (catholyte) circulates inside the closed loop until it becomes saturated. At this point the mixture is drained, neutralized and safely discarded.

(0033) The conceptual flow diagram for industrial polluting gas treatment is shown in FIG.3. The base electrolyte is prepared inside the system, which consists of separating tower 17 and electrolysis chamber 16. The electrolyte electrochemical parameters should be as follows: PH 8-10 and ORP= minus 300 to minus 600 mv. The exhaust polluting gases leave the industrial process building 12, through the exhaust stock 13.
The particulate is retained inside the air filter (could be electrostatic precipitator) 14 and gases enter the air amplifier 15. The air amplifier 15 provides the low pressure and temperature conditions for the gases entering separating tower 17 (it could be calculated numbers depending on required capacity). The lower part of the separating tower 17 is designed to provide vortex-mixing conditions in order to assure maximum mixing of the incoming exhaust gases and base electrolyte 31. At the same time the vortex phenomena provides the suction effect that helps pump 24 deliver the mixture of gases and electrolyte into the electrolysis chamber through the 5 micron filter 25. The electrolysis chamber 16 needs brine and fresh water (city, ground or surface) to produce base electrolyte 31 (catholyte) and disinfecting fluid 32 (anolyte). The suggested brine concentration should be between 1 and 3 percents and prepared in the plastic holding tank 18 supplied with level control 20, salt holding perforating screen 30 and a pump 27 for make-up water. The polluting gases are treated (absorbed) inside the system comprising of a electrolysis chamber 16 and separating tower 17 and enter the storage tower 21, where the mixture is kept under specified conditions (20 degrees C. and 30 kilogram per square centimeters pressure).
The mixture of carbon dioxide and other non-separated gases are returned back to the system comprising of the separating tower 17 and electrolysis chamber 16 and circulated inside the closed loop with the help of pump 24 until it is saturated or concentrated enough to be pumped to storage tower 21 by pump 22. From here, another stage of treatment can be employed either commercial carbon dioxide production or for safe discarding. The required level of carbon dioxide concentration inside the catholyte should be specified by the requirements of the liquid carbon dioxide for an end product fabrication, (for example, commercial carbon dioxide gas). The anolyte or disinfecting fluid 32 that is produced in the electrolysis chamber 16 could be returned to the brine tank 18 and circulated inside the closed loop with the help from pump 26 until required concentration of the disinfecting fluid 32 is reached (the concentration of the active chlorine must be measured and should be at a level of 500-800 parts per million of chlorine ions).

(0034) A cross-sectional view of the electrolysis chamber 16 is shown in FIG.4 and FIG 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.4. It is made up of the electrolysis chamber 16 diaphragm 36, a bottom plate with water inlet 37, a brine solution inlet 38, an anolyte (top) housing 39, an anolyte discharge nozzle 40, top cover 41, electrical contact (stud) 42, an insulating phenol ball 43, an o-ring 44, a cathode electrical contact 47, catholyte discharge nozzle 45, compression fitting 46.

(0035) In operation, fresh water enters the electrolysis chamber 16 through the nozzle 37, which is preferably arranged tangentially with respect to the cathode 35.
The water is then pushed into an electrically charged circular space through holes 48, preferably, drilled at the angle of 15 degrees to the bottom of the plate 37. The tangential arrangement of the holes 48 causes water to whirl in the circular space between the surfaces of the diaphragm 36 and cathode 35, which provides better flow movement near the electrically charged surfaces and improves ion exchange.

(0036) While water (electrolyte) is entering the charged space between the cathode 35 and the diaphragm 36, concentrated brine, preferably, 1-3 % of NaCI in water, enters the electrically charged circular space between the anode 34 and the diaphragm 36.
It will be understood that the charged spaces are created by the electrical supply inside the electrical\control box 28.

(0037) As in FIG.3 the base electrolyte 31 that is produced by the electrolytic process inside the catholyte and diaphragm surfaces, is then mixed with incoming gases and discharged from the chamber 16 into the separating tower 17. Here gases are separated or absorbed and saturated liquid carbon dioxide is directed to the storage tower 21 and then for cleaning and recovery.

(0038) The cross-sectional view of the separating tower is shown in FIG.5 and FIG.5A.
In operation, exhaust gases enter the separating tower 49 through nozzle 57 and directed into cone 55 at the tower bottom. The vortex movement, which is created inside the cone 55 helps to propell the gases into the circulating pump suction line, which pushes the saturated gas and fluid mixture through the electrolysis chamber for treatment and back to the separating tower 49. The gas-fluid mixture comes back to tower 49 through tangentially attached nozzle 53 located at the top part of tower 49. Partial gas and fluid separation occurs at the top of tower 49, thus fluid comes to the bottom cone of the tower and non-absorbed gases pass through the filter-mist eliminator 52, gas top chamber 51 and leaves the tower through nozzle 63. The top chamber is provided with a cover 58 supplied with o-ring 59. Top chamber 51 is attached to tower 49 main shell by means of quick release clamp 60, which provides quick access to the filter-mist eliminator 52. The absorbed gases stay inside fluid 62 and are circulated with the fluid until the saturation point of the gas-fluid mixture is reached, and the control system indicates the point of saturation. The base plate 61 is designed to create fluid passage to the electrolyte chamber and serves as a mounting plate for tower 49. Nozzle 54 is tangentially attached to the shell of tower 49 to enhance the vortex motion created by the bottom cone 55 of tower 49.

(0039) FIG.6 provides a cross-sectional view of a specially designed system that can be sized and used in limited spaces. In addition, it is combined with a separating tower to form a combined apparatus for specific applications such as reduction of gas pollution from diesel engines, car engines or small commercial polluting apparatus.

(0040) The compact system assembly design of the apparatus is shown in FIG.2.
FIG.6 and gives the images of the parts, details and configuration of the compact assembly of the electrolysis chamber and separating tower design.

(0041) In operation, the apparatus must be filled with fluid that is to be converted into base electrolyte (catholyte) with properties as follows: PH=8-10, ORP = minus 200 to minus 600 mv. Exhaust gas enters the apparatus through nozzle 85 and is directed to the bottom cone 79 of separating tower 70. Cone 79 provides the vortex conditions, which help to propel gas-fluid mixture into electrolysis chamber 67. The combination of anode 64, cathode 66, 5 micron filter 65 creates the conditions for the electrolysis process to take place and converts incoming fluid into catholyte with the required properties.
Negative 87 and positive 83 electrodes provide the electrical charge for the electrolysis process. The electrical parameters of this supply are as follows: Voltage 24 Volts (max) of Direct Current, and up to 2 (max) amperage. The gas and fluid mixture passes through the anode 64, cathode 66 channels formed by the filter 65 (5 micron porous tube) where the absorption process takes place. The electrically charged fluid (catholyte) absorbs gases, including carbon dioxide. The gas-fluid mixture leaves the electrolysis chamber 67 through nozzle 88 and goes to separating tower 70 through nozzle 21 supplied with sight glass 22. Here the non-absorbed (non-dissolved gases) leave tower 70 passing through filter-mist eliminator 81 and nozzle 86.The fluid and absorbed gas mixture comes back to electrolysis chamber 67, picks up the incoming exhaust gas, which comes from nozzle 85 and vortexes it into chamber 67. The saturated gas-fluid mixture is drained through nozzle 69 at the bottom of chamber 67. The separating tower 70 and chamber 67 is held together by means of quick released clamps 75 and gasket 80. The top 84 and bottom 72 covers enclose the described assembly. The chamber 67 has top 76 and bottom 71 covers and spacers 73, 74, 77 to keep assembly at the required conditions.

(0042) FIG.7 represents a picture of the experimental test assembly for gas exhaust reduction. The assembly has been built to prove the proposed concept of carbon dioxide absorbing by means of base electrolyte (catholyte) whose properties and reaction with carbon dioxide confirms the applied theory. The assembly has been tested on initially selected car(s) with help of automotive electronic Diagnostic Test equipment (approved by Canadian Government). The test results were recorded and shown in the attached FIG.8 and 9.

(0043) The test results are shown in FIG.8, 9 and indicate the before & after results of the proposed concept testing and they are self-explanatory. FIG.8 presents non-treated car gas exhaust and FIG.9 shows the data after treatment by proposed method.

(0044) The above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to be examples only. Those with skill in the art may effect some changes, modifications and variations to the particular embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention, which is defined solely by the claims appended hereto.

Claims (2)

1. Method of carbon dioxide absorbing by means of base electrolyte properties (catholyte) that mixed with incoming gases from the source of air pollutant supported by a system comprising of:

A two-staged process apparatus, within said system, for gas exhaust reduction comprising of:

A separating tower, within said apparatus, for separating non-absorbed gas from the base property fluid (catholyte);

An electrolysis chamber, within said apparatus, for producing, as said, base property fluid (catholyte) for carbon dioxide absorbing;

A closed loop system, within said system, that allows creation of a saturated fluid-gas mixture of liquid carbon dioxide for using as a raw material for production of commercially useable carbon dioxide;

A disinfecting fluid, within said, system that is a by-product, of said system, that is produced inside, said system, and could be used for water or waste treatment

2. The apparatus of claim 2, named as separating tower, further comprising:

A main shell, within said separating tower, for creating conditions for a gas-fluid absorbing process;

A top chamber, within said separating tower, equipped with gas filter-mist eliminator to help the non-absorbed gas and fluid separating process;

A bottom cone, within said separating tower, for creating a vortex movement condition for better gas-fluid mixing and mixture suction action, which helps to pump the mixture through the system, within said system;

4. The apparatus, within said system, is designed and sized to be applied for as a device for diesel engines, car engines or small commercial apparatus within limited spaces and comprising of:

An electrolysis chamber, within said, apparatus that produces catholyte for carbon dioxide absorption;

A separating tower, within said, apparatus, which is attached to the top of, said, electrolysis chamber that stores the fluid at the required level, provides the vortex conditions, and separates non-absorbed gases and is sized to fit limited space;

A specially designed electrolysis chamber, within said, apparatus that is designed to work with, said, separating tower and has a special attachment on the top of, said, electrolysis chamber.