Modular system for renewable fuel generation
AssigneeGeneral Galactic Technologies Corporation
InventorsHalen Garrett Mattison, Luke David Hall Neise, Anna Lee Tonkovich
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Abstract
A modular system is configured to generate renewable fuel. The system includes a modular container that has inlets/outlets and houses a treatment subsystem configured to produce treated water and an electrolysis subsystem configured to perform electrolysis of the treated water to produce hydrogen and oxygen. The modular container further includes a reactor configured to perform an exothermic reaction in as little as a single pass using the hydrogen and carbon dioxide to produce the renewable fuel. The modular container can further include a post-processing subsystem configured to perform further processing of the renewable fuel.
Claims14
A modular system configured to generate renewable fuel, the modular system comprising:
- a container including:
- an inlet configured to intake water from a source exterior to the modular system;
- an inlet configured to intake a feedstock containing carbon dioxide from a source exterior to the modular system;
- an inlet configured to receive a source of power from a source exterior to the modular system;
- an outlet configured to output the renewable fuel;
- the container enclosing:
- an electrolysis subsystem configured to:
- receive water and power from the water and power inlets to perform electrolysis to produce hydrogen and oxygen;
- and
- a methanation reactor including:
- a reaction bed having a stratified arrangement of alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material, and a reactant channel traversing at least a portion of the reaction bed,
- wherein the reaction bed and the reactant channel are configured to perform an exothermic reaction using hydrogen received from the electrolysis subsystem and carbon dioxide received from the feedstock inlet,
- wherein the hydrogen and carbon dioxide pass through the stratified arrangement of alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material and the reactant channel to produce the renewable fuel including a hydrocarbon-based gas or liquid, and coproducts, and
- wherein the hydrogen and carbon dioxide react through the reactant channel to perform the exothermic reaction in a single-pass process;
- a heat transfer medium in thermal communication with the alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material,
- wherein the heat transfer medium is configured to perform active cooling of the methanation reactor to remove heat from the reaction bed;
- and
- a heat conductive member configured to remove heat radially away from the reaction bed.
A modular system comprising:
- an electrolysis subsystem configured to:
- receive water and power from water and power inlets to perform electrolysis to produce hydrogen and oxygen;
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- a methanation reactor including:
- a reaction bed having a stratified arrangement of alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material, and a reactant channel traversing at least a portion of the reaction bed,
- wherein the reaction bed and the reactant channel are configured to perform an exothermic reaction using-hydrogen received from the electrolysis subsystem and carbon dioxide received from a carbon dioxide source,
- wherein the hydrogen and carbon dioxide pass through the stratified arrangement of alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material and the reactant channel to produce a renewable fuel including a hydrocarbon-based gas or liquid, and coproducts, and
- wherein the hydrogen and carbon dioxide react through the reactant channel to perform the exothermic reaction in a single-pass process;
- a heat transfer medium in thermal communication with the alternating sections of catalyst material and inert material,
- wherein the heat transfer medium is configured to perform active cooling of the methanation reactor to remove heat from the reaction bed;
- and
- a heat conductive member configured to remove heat radially away from the reaction bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.