Synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks

Patent · Tue Apr 08 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:7261847

Steinberg, M

This invention relates to the use of a 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. 1 fig.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 4197421
• Application Number: PPN: US 5-934765
• OSTI ID: 7261847
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
100200* -- Synthetic Fuels-- Production-- (1990-)
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONATES
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROCATALYSTS
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
FUELS
GASOLINE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
LYSIS
METHANE
METHANOL
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RECYCLING
SCRUBBING
SODIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
SYNTHESIS