# US 10,370,595 B2 · System for and method of using on-site excess heat to convert CO2 emissions into hydrocarbons income at coal-fired power plants > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,370,595 B2 - Document ID: US10370595B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/796,854 - Filed: 2013-03-12 - Published: 2013-09-19 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-13 - Assignees: Marine Power Products Incorporated - Applicants: Marine Power Products Incorporated - Inventors: Jeffrey M. Carey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10370595B2 ## CPC - C10G 2/50: {from carbon dioxide with hydrogen} - B01J 8/00: Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes - C07C 29/1518: {one step being the formation of initial mixture of carbon oxides and hydrogen for synthesis} - C10G 3/50: {in the presence of hydrogen, hydrogen donors or hydrogen generating compounds} - C01B 2203/061: Methanol production - C01B 2203/062: Hydrocarbon production, e.g. Fischer-Tropsch process - C01B 2203/063: Refinery processes - C10G 2400/02: Gasoline - C10G 2400/04: Diesel oil - C10G 2400/08: Jet fuel - C10J 2300/1659: to liquid hydrocarbons - C10J 2300/1665: to alcohols, e.g. methanol or ethanol - Y02E 60/36: Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis - Y02P 30/00: Technologies relating to oil refining and petrochemical industry - Y02P 30/20: using bio-feedstock - C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES - B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS - C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - C01B: NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; {METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C} - C10J: PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES (synthesis gas from liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons C01B; underground gasification of minerals E21B43/295); CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A solution is provided for CO2 and other green houses gas reduction at the Coal Fired Power Plants (CFPP). The methods and devices disclosed herein provide an inexpensive source of hydrogen and a hydrogen generating system powered by on-site excess heat generated at the CFPP without producing additional CO2 emission. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for producing hydrocarbon compounds comprising: a. a hydrogen producing unit containing a hydrogen producing catalyst having aluminum, copper, and silver; b. a coal furnace producing heat and carbon dioxide, wherein the coal furnace receives oxygen from the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the coal furnace supplies hot water to heat up the hydrogen producing unit and the hot water becomes cold water to circulate back from the hydrogen producing unit to cool a heat exchanger at the coal furnace; c. a hydrocarbon converter, wherein the hydrocarbon converter receives hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit; and d. a methanol converter coupled with the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the methanol converter receives hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit, separately receives the carbon dioxide from the coal furnace, and outputs an amount of 10%-30% of ethane to the coal furnace and 70%-90% of methanol to the hydrocarbon converter, wherein the ethane generates heat at the coal furnace as a source of heat for the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit is split into a first portion for supplying to the methanol converter and a second portion for supplying to the hydrocarbon converter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the furnace comprises a coal fired power plant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the furnace comprises a coal-combustor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the methanol converter comprises a CO2-to-methanol converter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon converter comprises a methanol-to-gasoline converter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the heat generates the hot water to be supplied to the hydrogen producing unit. ### Claim 7 A system for producing hydrocarbon compounds comprising: a. a hydrogen producing unit containing a hydrogen producing catalyst having aluminum, copper, and silver; b. a coal furnace producing heat and carbon dioxide, wherein the coal furnace receives oxygen from the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the coal furnace supplies hot water to heat up the hydrogen producing unit and the hot water becomes cold water to circulate back from the hydrogen producing unit to cool a heat exchanger at the coal furnace; c. a hydrocarbon converter, wherein the hydrocarbon converter receives hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit; and d. an ethanol converter coupled with the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the ethanol converter receives hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit, separately receives the carbon dioxide from the coal furnace, and outputs an amount of 30% methane to the coal furnace and carbon monoxide to the hydrocarbon converter, wherein the methane generates heat at the coal furnace as a source of heat for the hydrogen producing unit, wherein the hydrogen from the hydrogen producing unit is split into a first portion for supplying to the ethanol converter and a second portion for supplying to the hydrocarbon converter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the furnace comprises a coal fired power plant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the furnace comprises a coal-combustor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the ethanol converter comprises a CO2-to-ethanol converter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the heat generates the hot water to be supplied to the hydrogen producing unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon converter comprises a Fischer-Tropsch processing unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon converter comprises a paraffin producing unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon converter comprises a naphtha, kerosene, or diesel producing unit.