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US 12,319,573 B2Granted
Molten-salt mediated thermochemical reactions using geothermal energy
AssigneeEnhancedGEO Holdings, LLC
InventorsGreg Lindberg, Kimberly C. Conner
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Abstract
A method for producing hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water includes injecting one or more feed streams of water into a reaction chamber. The method further includes using a molten salt heated by a subterranean heat source to carry out the thermochemical splitting of water to form hydrogen and oxygen in the reaction chamber. The formed products are subsequently removed from the reaction chamber. Hydrogen formed in the reaction chamber may be used in a downstream process to generate hydrocarbons.
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A method for producing hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water, the method comprising:
- injecting one or more feed streams comprising water into a reaction chamber;
- receiving a molten salt heated in a wellbore extending into a subterranean heat source comprising a magma reservoir;
- using the heated molten salt to heat the water in the reaction chamber, thereby forming hydrogen and oxygen in the reaction chamber by one or more thermochemical reactions;
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- removing, from the reaction chamber, a first product stream comprising the formed hydrogen and a second product stream comprising the formed oxygen.
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