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(11) EP 4 076 701 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
17.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/29

(21) Application number: 21846455.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.07.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01D 53/02(2006.01)
B01D 53/62(2006.01)
B01J 20/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B01D 53/62; B01D 53/02; B01D 2257/504; B01D 2258/06; B01D 2259/40094; B01D 2253/25; B01D 53/0462; B01D 53/0438; B01D 53/0476; B01J 20/262; B01J 20/3204; B01J 20/3259; B01J 20/3251; B01J 20/3272; B01J 20/3206; B01J 20/3433; B01J 20/3441; B01J 20/20; B01J 20/18; Y02A 50/20; Y02C 20/40
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2021/042834
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/020634 (27.01.2022 Gazette 2022/04)

(54)

APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE UTILIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC EXCITATION RADIATION DESORPTION OF SOLID AMINE SORBENTS TO RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE

VORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR DIREKTEN LUFTABSCHEIDUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG ELEKTROMAGNETISCHER ANREGUNGSSTRAHLUNGSDESORPTION VON FESTEN AMINSORBENTIEN ZUR FREISETZUNG VON KOHLENDIOXID

APPAREIL, PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CAPTURE DIRECTE D'AIR UTILISANT UNE DÉSORPTION PAR RAYONNEMENT D'EXCITATION ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUE DE SORBANTS AMINE SOLIDE POUR LIBÉRER DU DIOXYDE DE CARBONE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 22.07.2020 US 202063055285 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/43

(60) Divisional application:
24182597.5

(73) Proprietor: Atwood, Matthew
Berkeley, CA 94710-2509 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Atwood, Matthew
    Berkeley, CA 94710-2509 (US)

(74) Representative: Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB 
Ganghoferstraße 68 B
80339 München
80339 München (DE)


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