A system and method for converting carbon dioxide into biomass within subterranean formations or cavities by introducing chemolithoautotrophic microbes and microbe supporting compounds in the formation so as to cause the chemolithoautotrophic microbes to fix carbon dioxide within the formation into biomass, which can then be used in the production of renewable energy and carbon-based products.

A method and apparatus for enhanced oil recovery comprising separating CO.sub.2 gas from coal or flue emissions of a power plant, and flash freezing the CO.sub.2 gas with super chilled air, to form frozen CO.sub.2 ice blocks or cylinders, wherein the CO.sub.2 blocks or cylinders can then be inserted into an abandoned oil well, and the CO.sub.2 can be allowed to warm up and change phase to a gas, which enables the CO.sub.2 gas to mix with the oil, and helps reduce the viscosity of the oil and allows it to flow more freely, so that it can be pumped out using conventional equipment. A first application comprises having top and bottom valves and the CO.sub.2 blocks or cylinders being allowed to change phase to a gas while inside the injection pipe, to increase the pressure therein, such that, by opening the bottom valve, pressurized jets of CO.sub.2 gas can be released into the oil, causing the oil to mix vigorously with the carbon dioxide gas, and reduce the viscosity thereof. A second application comprises allowing the CO.sub.2 cylinders or blocks to drop into the oil itself, wherein the relatively warm oil causes the frozen CO.sub.2 to change phase to a gas, which causes violent gas bubbles to form that vigorously mix with the oil, which helps reduce the viscosity of the oil so it flows more freely through the reservoir.

A method and apparatus for enhanced oil recovery comprising separating CO.sub.2 gas from coal or flue emissions of a power plant, and flash freezing the CO.sub.2 gas with super chilled air, to form frozen CO.sub.2 ice blocks or cylinders, wherein the CO.sub.2 blocks or cylinders can then be inserted into an abandoned oil well, and the CO.sub.2 can be allowed to warm up and change phase to a gas, which enables the CO.sub.2 gas to mix with the oil, and helps reduce the viscosity of the oil and allows it to flow more freely, so that it can be pumped out using conventional equipment. A first application comprises having top and bottom valves and the CO.sub.2 blocks or cylinders being allowed to change phase to a gas while inside the injection pipe, to increase the pressure therein, such that, by opening the bottom valve, pressurized jets of CO.sub.2 gas can be released into the oil, causing the oil to mix vigorously with the carbon dioxide gas, and reduce the viscosity thereof. A second application comprises allowing the CO.sub.2 cylinders or blocks to drop into the oil itself, wherein the relatively warm oil causes the frozen CO.sub.2 to change phase to a gas, which causes violent gas bubbles to form that vigorously mix with the oil, which helps reduce the viscosity of the oil so it flows more freely through the reservoir.

Multi-fiber, fiber optic cable assemblies may be configured so that the terminal ends of the cables have pre-assembled back-post assemblies that include pre-assembled ferrules, such as MPO ferrules that meet the requisite tolerances needed for fiber optic transmissions. To protect the pre-assembled components from damage prior to and during installation, pre-assembled components may be enclosed within a protective housing. The housing with pre-assembled components may be of a size smaller than fully assembled connectors so as to be sized to fit through a conduit. The remaining connector housing components for the multi-fiber connectors may be provided separately and may be configured to be attached to the back-post assembly after installation of the cable.

Multi-fiber, fiber optic cable assemblies may be configured so that the terminal ends of the cables have pre-assembled back-post assemblies that include pre-assembled ferrules, such as MPO ferrules that meet the requisite tolerances needed for fiber optic transmissions. To protect the pre-assembled components from damage prior to and during installation, pre-assembled components may be enclosed within a protective housing. The housing with pre-assembled components may be of a size smaller than fully assembled connectors so as to be sized to fit through a conduit. The remaining connector housing components for the multi-fiber connectors may be provided separately and may be configured to be attached to the back-post assembly after installation of the cable.

Provided is an air-purification device using a liquid reducing agent, comprising a pollution gas suction opening (3), a pollution gas purifying cavity (1) and a clean gas exhaust opening (11), wherein the pollution gas purifying cavity (1) is divided into a plurality of cavity bodies by a plurality of semi-plate-porous pollution-particle vertical isolation plates (7); a pollution cleaning liquid is placed in the pollution gas purifying cavity (1); one end of the semi-plate-porous pollution-particle vertical isolation plate (7) is closed, and one end thereof is in communication with two adjacent cavities through pores; and the pollution gas suction opening (3) and the clean gas exhaust opening (11) are respectively arranged on the first and last two cavities. (FIG. 2)

Provided is an air-purification device using a liquid reducing agent, comprising a pollution gas suction opening (3), a pollution gas purifying cavity (1) and a clean gas exhaust opening (11), wherein the pollution gas purifying cavity (1) is divided into a plurality of cavity bodies by a plurality of semi-plate-porous pollution-particle vertical isolation plates (7); a pollution cleaning liquid is placed in the pollution gas purifying cavity (1); one end of the semi-plate-porous pollution-particle vertical isolation plate (7) is closed, and one end thereof is in communication with two adjacent cavities through pores; and the pollution gas suction opening (3) and the clean gas exhaust opening (11) are respectively arranged on the first and last two cavities. (FIG. 2)

A carbon capture system includes a Carbonator for adsorbing carbon dioxide with a carbon dioxide lean sorbent generating a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a first Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a supply of raw material to be calcined into the first Calciner containing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a connection between the first Calciner and the Carbonator, a second Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a connection between the Carbonator and the second Calciner, and a connection between the second Calciner and the Carbonator.

A carbon capture system includes a Carbonator for adsorbing carbon dioxide with a carbon dioxide lean sorbent generating a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a first Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a supply of raw material to be calcined into the first Calciner containing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a connection between the first Calciner and the Carbonator, a second Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a connection between the Carbonator and the second Calciner, and a connection between the second Calciner and the Carbonator.

An apparatus and process are provided for electricity production and high-efficiency trapping of carbon dioxide, using carbon dioxide within combustion exhaust gas and converging technologies associated with a carbon dioxide absorption tower and a generating device using ions which uses a difference in concentration of salinity between seawater and freshwater. It is expected that enhanced electrical energy production efficiency, an effect of reducing costs for the operation of a carbon dioxide trapping process, and electricity production from carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, can be simultaneously achieved by increasing the difference in concentration using an absorbent for absorbing carbon dioxide.