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Title: Systems and methods of storing combustion waste products

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1246902

In one aspect, methods of storing one or more combustion waste products are described herein. Combustion waste products stored by a method described herein can include solid combustion waste products such as coal ash and/or gaseous combustion products such as carbon dioxide. In some embodiments, a method of storing carbon dioxide comprises providing a carbon dioxide storage medium comprising porous concrete having a macroporous and microporous pore structure and flowing carbon dioxide captured from a combustion flue gas source into the pore structure of the porous concrete.

Research Organization:
China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province (China) University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-06NT43029
Assignee:
China University of Mining & Technology (Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, CN) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
Patent Number(s):
9,309,161
Application Number:
14/423,986
OSTI ID:
1246902
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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