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USOO833394.4B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,333,944 B2 Constantz et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Dec. 18, 2012 (54) METHODS OF SEQUESTERING CO2 61/073,319, filed on Jun. 17, 2008, provisional application No. 61/082,766, filed on Jul. 22, 2008, (75) Inventors: Brent R. Constantz, Portola Valley, CA provisional application No. 61/088,340, filed on Aug. (US); Andrew Youngs, Antelope, CA 12, 2008, provisional application No. 61/088,347, (US); Philip Brian Tuet, Milpitas, CA filed on Aug. 13, 2008, provisional application No. (US); Sidney Omelon, Willowdale (CA): 61/101,626, filed on Sep. 30, 2008, provisional Kasra Farsad, San Jose, CA (US); application No. 61/121,872, filed on Dec. 11, 2008. Ryan J. Gilliam, San Jose, CA (US); Valentin Decker, San Jose, CA (US); (51) Int. C. Donald W. Kirk, Caledon (CA); J. BOID 53/62 (2006.01) Douglas Way, Boulder, CO (US); Allen BOID 53/78 (2006.01) J. Bard, Austin, TX (US); Robert (52) U.S. C. ......... 423/225; 423/220; 423/230; 423/234 Danziger, Carmel, CA (US); Miguel (58) Field of Classification Search .................. 423/210, Fernandez, San Jose, CA (US); Cecily 423/220, 225, 230, 234 Ryan, San Jose, CA (US) See application file for complete search history. (73) Assignee: Calera Corporation, Los Gatos, CA (56) References Cited (US) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 1,169,766 A 2f1916 Brassert patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Continued) U.S.C. 154(b) by 40 days. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS This patent is Subject to a terminal dis claimer. AU 2001213118 B2 12/2001 (Continued) (21) Appl. No.: 12/942,558 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (22) Filed: Nov. 9, 2010 Various authors, "Calcium Carbonate: From the Cretaceous Period into the 21 Century.” Birkhauser Verlag (2001), pp. 1-54. http:// (65) Prior Publication Data books.google.com/books?id=pbkKGa19k5QC&Ipg=PA15 US 2011 FOO590OO A1 Mar. 10, 2011 &ots=gUUiWmGIR&dq=vaterite%20limestone &pg=PA54#v=two page&q&f=true—viewed Jul. 14, 2011.* Related U.S. Application Data (Continued) (63) Continuation of application No. 12/344,019, filed on Dec. 24, 2008, now Pat. No. 7,887,694, and a Primary Examiner — Daniel C McCracken continuation-in-part of application No. Assistant Examiner — Daniel Berns PCT/US2008/088242, filed on Dec. 23, 2008, and a (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Calera Corporation continuation-in-part of application No. PCT/US2008/088246, filed on Dec. 23, 2008. (57) ABSTRACT (60) Provisional application No. 61/017.405, filed on Dec. Methods of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO) are provided. 28, 2007, provisional application No. 61/057,173, Aspects of the methods include precipitating a storage stable filed on May 29, 2008, provisional application No. carbon dioxide sequestering product from an alkaline-earth 52 gas r --- 50 -- - - West cals: idesalinatedyeleaks 20 sity AO weake 60 overy US 8,333,944 B2 Page 2 metal-containing water and then disposing of the product, provided are systems for practicing methods of the invention. e.g., by placing the product in a disposal location or using the product as a component of a manufactured composition. 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