ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,801, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Bioleum Corp. (Oklahoma City).
"Systems and methods for separation of CO 2 from a gaseous mixture, collection, and conversion" was invented by Craig A. Grimes (Raleigh, N.C.) and Kevin Kreisler (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for separating and concentrating CO2 from air or a gas include a vortex tube designed for separating and concentrating CO2 from a gaseous input stream. The vortex tube has an operating design pressure of between 105 psi and 280 psi above atmospheric pressure and produces a concentrated CO2 outlet stream. The concentrated CO2 outlet stream is in fluid connecti...