Synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks. [by hydrolysis of aqueous sodium carbonate/bicarbonate solution obtained by scrubbing atmospheric carbon dioxide with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution]

Patent · Thu Aug 17 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6274416

Steinberg, M

This invention relates to the use of three compartment electrolytic cell in the production of synthetic carbonaceous fuels and chemical feedstocks such as gasoline, methane and methanol by electrolyzing an aqueous sodium carbonate/bicarbonate solution, obtained from scrubbing atmospheric carbon dioxide with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, whereby the hydrogen generated at the cathode and the carbon dioxide liberated in the center compartment are combined thermocatalytically into methanol and gasoline blends. The oxygen generated at the anode is preferably vented into the atmosphere, and the regenerated sodium hydroxide produced at the cathode is reused for scrubbing the CO/sub 2/ from the atmosphere.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 6274416
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
METHANE
METHANOL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SCRUBBING
SODIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHESIS GAS