Synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks

Steinberg, Meyer

Title: Synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks

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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.

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Steinberg, Meyer ^[1]

Huntington Station, NY

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863555

Patent Number(s):: 4197421

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P30/20 - Bio-feedstock

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}
C07C31/04 - Methanol

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS
C25B1/02 - of hydrogen or oxygen

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G2400/02 - Gasoline
C10G3/49 - {containing crystalline aluminosilicates, e.g. molecular sieves}
C10G2300/4081 - Recycling aspects

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DOE Contract Number:: E(30-1)-16

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: synthetic; carbonaceous; fuels; feedstocks; relates; compartment; electrolytic; cell; production; chemical; gasoline; methane; methanol; electrolyzing; aqueous; sodium; carbonate; bicarbonate; solution; obtained; scrubbing; atmospheric; carbon; dioxide; hydroxide; whereby; hydrogen; generated; cathode; liberated; center; combined; thermocatalytically; blends; oxygen; anode; preferably; vented; atmosphere; regenerated; produced; reused; carbonaceous fuels; sodium hydroxide; sodium carbonate; electrolytic cell; carbon dioxide; carbonate solution; carbonaceous fuel; aqueous sodium; chemical feed; chemical feedstock; hydroxide solution; synthetic carbonaceous; synthetic carbon; oxide produced; oxide solution; /585/205/518/

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  abstractNote = {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.},

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