System and process for producing fuel with a methane thermochemical cycle

Diver, Richard B.

Title: System and process for producing fuel with a methane thermochemical cycle

Abstract

A thermochemical process and system for producing fuel are provided. The thermochemical process includes reducing an oxygenated-hydrocarbon to form an alkane and using the alkane in a reforming reaction as a reducing agent for water, a reducing agent for carbon dioxide, or a combination thereof. Another thermochemical process includes reducing a metal oxide to form a reduced metal oxide, reducing an oxygenated-hydrocarbon with the reduced metal oxide to form an alkane, and using the alkane in a reforming reaction as a reducing agent for water, a reducing agent for carbon dioxide, or a combination thereof. The system includes a reformer configured to perform a thermochemical process.

Inventors:: Diver, Richard B.

Issue Date:: 2015-12-15

Research Org.:: Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc., Lancaster, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1229749

Patent Number(s):: 9212327

Application Number:: 14/445,492

Assignee:: Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C31/08 - Ethanol

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/1241 - Natural gas or methane
C01B3/34 - by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
C10L3/08 - Production of synthetic natural gas

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C29/1518 - {one step being the formation of initial mixture of carbon oxides and hydrogen for synthesis}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/0222 - containing a non-catalytic carbon dioxide reforming step

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C31/04 - Methanol

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10J - PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES
C10J1/20 - Carburetting gases other than air

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C31/10 - containing three carbon atoms

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/0216 - containing a non-catalytic steam reforming step

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C31/12 - containing four carbon atoms

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/1264 - Catalytic pre-treatment of the feed

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DOE Contract Number:: SC0004729

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jul 29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS

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  abstractNote = {A thermochemical process and system for producing fuel are provided. The thermochemical process includes reducing an oxygenated-hydrocarbon to form an alkane and using the alkane in a reforming reaction as a reducing agent for water, a reducing agent for carbon dioxide, or a combination thereof. Another thermochemical process includes reducing a metal oxide to form a reduced metal oxide, reducing an oxygenated-hydrocarbon with the reduced metal oxide to form an alkane, and using the alkane in a reforming reaction as a reducing agent for water, a reducing agent for carbon dioxide, or a combination thereof. The system includes a reformer configured to perform a thermochemical process.},

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Study of catalytic reduction of methanol for methane-methanol thermochemical hydrogen production cycles journal, January 1987

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