Not long ago, as seen in: ConocoPhillips CO2 to Methanol | Research & Development | News; we made report of:
"US Patent Application 20030060355 - Converting Carbon Dioxide to Oxygenates; March, 2003;
Inventors: Jinhua Yao and James Kimble, Bartlesville, OK; Abstract: A catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide into oxygenates. The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum, gallium, and a solid acid."
That catalyst served to help convert, as a component of the total described process, as specifically stated: "carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether".
Herein, we see that the inventors' application for patent was successful, and our own US Government Patent Office experts finally agreed that we could, in fact, convert Carbon Dioxide, recovered from whatever source, into the, as in ExxonMobil's MTG(r) process, Gasoline raw material, Methanol; and, the substitute Diesel fuel, Dimethyl Ether.
We encourage you to make very special note of the sources Conoco posits the CO2 to be recovered from.
Comment follows excerpts from the initial link in this dispatch to:
"United States Patent 6,664,207 - Catalyst for Converting Carbon Dioxide to Oxygenates
Date: December, 2003
Inventors: Jinhua Yao and James Kimble, OK
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company, Houston
Abstract: A catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide into oxygenates. The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum, gallium, and a solid acid.
Claims: A catalyst composition comprising: copper; zinc; aluminum; gallium; and a solid acid (wherein) said solid acid (comprises) a zeolite (specified as) ZSM-5.
A catalyst composition for converting carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether.
Background and Discussion: The present invention relates generally to the conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygenates. In another aspect, the invention concerns a catalyst for converting a feed comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol and dimethyl ether.
Carbon dioxide for industrial use is typically recovered from synthesis gas production, substitute-natural gas production, cracking of hydrocarbons, and natural springs or wells."
(Note, as we encouraged you to do, the sources of Carbon Dioxide specified, which include petroleum refining, as in "cracking of hydrocarbons", and "natural" emissions. Of great interest to us, though, is that CO2 is also specified to be recovered from "synthesis gas" and "substitute-natural gas production". In other words, if Carbon Dioxide is co-generated during one of the many processes we have now documented for you, in which Coal is converted into either a synthesis gas, intended for catalytic condensation into liquid hydrocarbons, or, a synthetic "substitute" for "natural gas", then Conoco, aside from herein indirectly confirming that such viable technologies do exist, further posits that such Carbon Dioxide can be recovered, and subsequently utilized to manufacture "methanol and dimethyl ether". For further confirmation of the fact that ConocoPhillips knows all about Coal gasification, and condensation of the synthesis gas thus produced into liquid hydrocarbons, see our separate report, today, concerning:
United States Patent: 6638892 - "Syngas Conversion; 2003; ConocoPhillips Company; A process for the conversion of syngas ... to dimethyl ether (and) a two step process for conversion of syngas to light olefins ... (and wherein the syngas can be) obtained ... by the ... gasification of ... coal.")
"Although carbon dioxide can be used for numerous purposes such as, for example, refrigeration, carbonating beverages, and as an aerosol propellent, in certain situations it may be more desirable to convert carbon dioxide to other higher-value compounds such as oxygenates.
Oxygenates can be used for a variety of purposes such as, for example, enhancing of motor fuel octane and improving the emissions quality of motor fuel. Methanol and dimethyl ether are two oxygenates which can be of particularly high value.
Although it is known that synthesis gas ... can be converted into oxygenates ..., there exists a need for a catalyst which is effective to convert carbon dioxide into oxygenates with increased carbon dioxide conversion as well as increased product selectivity towards methanol and dimethyl ether ... .
Objects and Summary: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide to oxygenates wherein there is an increased carbon dioxide conversion.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide to oxygenates wherein there is an increased product selectivity towards methanol and dimethyl ether.
A yet further object of the present invention is to provide a novel process for preparing a catalyst effective to convert carbon dioxide into oxygenates.
In accordance with ... the present invention a process for converting carbon dioxide to oxygenates using the inventive catalyst composition ... is provided."
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Folks, let's get real.
Big Oil, as herein confirmed by our own United States Government, knows how to efficiently convert Carbon Dioxide into valuable liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
Before the Coal Country-victimizing monsters of Cap & Trade taxation and mandated Geologic Sequestration of CO2 in leaky old oil wells - some of which would no-doubt be owned by ConocoPhillips - slouch one millimeter closer to being made manifest and real in our world, someone, somewhere, needs to start standing up and making themselves heard about the fact, as immediately above, that:
Carbon Dioxide can be productively recycled in the synthesis of liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
They need to do so not just for the sake of United States Coal Country, but for the sake of the entire United States of America.