US 12,434,188 B1
System and method for increasing surface water body pH to enhance carbon dioxide capture and holding capacity
Andrew Russell Amacker, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed by Andrew Russell Amacker, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/356,442.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/373,925, filed on Aug. 30, 2022.
Int. Cl. B01D 53/02 (2006.01); B01D 53/62 (2006.01); B01D 53/78 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 53/78 (2013.01) [B01D 53/62 (2013.01); B01D 2251/404 (2013.01); B01D 2252/1035 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for increasing the pH of a surface water body to enhance carbon dioxide capture and holding capacity, comprising the steps of: a. dehydrating calcium sulfate dihydrate to form calcium sulfate anhydrate; b. cooking the calcium sulfate anhydrate to decompose it into solid calcium oxide and a vapor comprising sulfur trioxide, sulfur dioxide, and oxygen; c. cooling the solid calcium oxide; d. creating capture media by dissolving the cooled solid calcium oxide in water; and e. proportioning the capture media by blending it with additional water to create a buffered water mixture and discharging the mixture into the surface water body.