METHANE MITIGATION SYSTEM WITH USE OF WASTE HEAT FOR POWER GENERATION

Abstract: a methane mitigation system includes an exhaust source, a burner, an oxidation catalyst, and an electrical power generator. the exhaust source is configured to produce an exhaust gas including methane. the burner is configured to receive the exhaust gas, and use a natural gas for combustion to produce a heat of combustion that heats the exhaust gas to produce a hot exhaust gas. the oxidation catalyst is configured to receive the hot exhaust gas and convert at least a portion of the methane in the hot exhaust gas to carbon dioxide. the oxidation catalyst is configured to be heated by the hot exhaust gas, and is configured to output a methane-depleted exhaust gas. the electrical power generator is configured to receive the methane-depleted exhaust gas, convert a portion of a remaining heat from the methane-depleted exhaust gas into electrical power, and output the electrical power to an electrical load.

Inventor(s): Paul M. DUNN, Barry Drake LAWSON, Behnam FAKHARI KISOMI, Garett Paul LAMBERT, Ian Glen BUCHANAN, Darius REMESAT

CPC Classification: B01D53/94 (by catalytic processes)

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