Wet-based catalytic system for CO2 capture, sequestration, and transportation
OwnerTerence Collierinventor
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Abstract
A catalytic system for CO2 capture and sequestration. The system includes a reduction cell for separating a liquid or vapor carrier medium having an anode generating oxygen, a CO2 cathode, and a CO precursor generating hydrogen, oxides of carbon or a hydrocarbon precursor from the carrier medium. In addition, the system includes a power supply for providing electrical power to the anode and the cathode. An electrolysis process occurs where oxygen, hydrogen, and the hydrocarbon precursors are produced. The anode and the cathode include a plurality of geometrical constructs to increase an active surface area of a catalytic surface of the anode and cathode to increase an efficiency of the electrolysis process.
Claims28
A catalytic system for capture, sequestration and transformation, the system comprising:
- a cell for containing material in a carrier medium, the cell having an electrode generating oxygen, hydrocarbons, oxides of carbon or hydrogen from the material in the carrier medium;
- a power supply for providing electrical power to the electrode, wherein an electrolytic process occurs whereby oxygen, hydrogen, oxides of carbon or hydrocarbon precursors are produced;
- wherein the electrode includes a plurality of geometrical constructs to increase an active surface area of a catalytic surface of the electrode to increase an efficiency of an electrolytic process;
- wherein the electrode includes through via constructs:
- wherein each geometrical construct of the plurality of geometrical constructs provides electrical, catalytic and capillary control.
A catalytic system for CO2 capture, sequestration and transformation, the system comprising:
- a cell for separating a liquid or vapor carrier medium, the cell having a first electrode generating oxygen, and a second electrode generating hydrocarbons, oxides of carbon or hydrogen from CO2 in the carrier medium;
- an electrical power supply to the first and second electrodes, wherein an electrolytic process occurs whereby oxygen, hydrogen, oxides of carbon or hydrocarbon precursors are produced;
- wherein the first and second electrodes include a plurality of geometrical constructs to increase an active surface area of a catalytic surface of the first and electrodes to increase an efficiency of an electrolytic process;
- wherein the first and second electrodes are through via constructs;
- wherein each geometrical construct of the plurality of geometrical constructs provides electrolytic and capillary control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.