Power production process that reduces acid rain
A method for generating electricity is described comprising: initiating a reaction of aluminum with ferric oxide in a combustion chamber; adding aluminum and ferric oxide to the combustion chamber to sustain the reaction; using the heat generated by the reaction to fire a boiler; using the gas generated in the boiler to operably drive an electrical generator, whereby the molten iron resulting from the reaction will sink to the bottom of the combustion chamber, the aluminum oxide resulting from the reaction will float on top of the iron in an intermediate layer and the added iron oxide and aluminum will tend to react on top of aluminum oxide, and drawing molten iron from the combustion chamber an converting the iron to oxide form.
- Assignee:
- James A. Wabeke et al., Grand Rapids, MI
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4707980
- OSTI ID:
- 5524649
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Mar 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BOILERS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POWER GENERATION
ACID RAIN
ALUMINIUM
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMBUSTION KINETICS
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IRON OXIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
ELEMENTS
IRON COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
RAIN
REACTION KINETICS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)