US Patent Issued on Oct. 7 for "System and method for increasing surface water body pH to enhance carbon dioxide capture and holding capacity" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,188, issued on Oct. 7.

"System and method for increasing surface water body pH to enhance carbon dioxide capture and holding capacity" was invented by Andrew Russell Amacker (New Orleans).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for enhancing carbon dioxide capture and holding capacity in surface water bodies by increasing their pH. The system utilizes calcium sulfate dihydrate or other calcium sulfate predominate sources to achieve the desired pH elevation. The process comprises a dehydration step to convert a feedstock of calcium sulfate dihydrate into calcium sulfate anhydrate, a cooking step to decompose calcium sulfate a...