| "Title: | How to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic hydrocarbon through a process of catalytic hydrogenation called CO2hydrocarbonation |
| Patent ID: | US6987134 |
| Issue Date: | January 17, 2006 |
| Abstract: | This process uses two catalysts instead of one, converting CO2 into C8H18. Addition of a NaCl catalyst to a Ni catalyst improves the efficiency of Fischer's process because the salt catalyst retains humidity. Furthermore, chlorine opens chemical chains and sodium prevents crystals of oxygen from covering the Ni catalyst. If we are equipped to produce CO2 from biogas or smoke, we can recycle this CO2 and yield a useful liquid. In fact, recycling CO2 into a synthetic crude hydrocarbon, octane, contributes to clean air and to produce a valuable source of energy. Because CO2 is a renewable resource, this process favors a lasting economic development.(Emphasis - JtM) FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a process for producing hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide, in particular, to a process for producing synthetic crude hydrocarbon from carbon dioxide by catalytic hydrogenation." "Synthetic crude ... from Carbon Dioxide". Sounds good to us. |
US Patent: CO2 into Synthetic Hydrocarbon
We've demonstrated and documented that Carbon Dioxide can be captured from coal plant flue gasses and even, in a practical way, from the atmosphere itself. Once we have the CO2, we can use it as a raw material to manufacture more liquid fuels and organic chemicals. That plain fact is evidenced by our own, US, Patent office, as evidenced by the enclosed link, and the excerpt, following: