Synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks. [by hydrolysis of aqueous sodium carbonate/bicarbonate solution obtained by scrubbing atmospheric carbon dioxide with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution]
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
- OSTI ID:
- 6274416
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SYNTHESIS
METHANE
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ELECTROLYSIS
CARBON DIOXIDE
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
SCRUBBING
SYNTHESIS GAS
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
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FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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