A Two-in-One Device for Air-conditioning and Carbon Dioxide Sequestering for Residential Units

摘要

The paper presents a novel design of a two-in -one unit for air-conditioning (AC) with the provision to sequester carbon-di-oxide by incorporating a roller, coated with modified epomin, cross-linked with epichlorohydrin. The work presents a concept paper on the use of epomin as adsorbent in a residential AC device. The design of the unit has been optimized to show how the sequestration process takes place inside the air conditioner. It is proposed that the desorption of the CO_2 from the adsorbent can be carried out using solar concentrators. The stored carbon-di-oxide can be transported to a secondary storage unit where it can be used for algal growth. The remaining gases are converted to fuel (methanol) using photochemical cell and as mineral carbonates. The method appears to be a 'green friendly' approach and can be applied for household units.