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US 12,589,357 B2Granted
Process for producing a carbon product and carbon fibers through a carbon neutral or carbon negative process
OwnerStephen Atkins, Stephen D. Millerinventors
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Abstract
A process for producing a carbon nano-fiber includes utilizing methanol and ammonia that are combined to produce acetonitrile. The acetonitrile and methanol are synthesized to produce acrylonitrile. The acrylonitrile is polymerized into polyacrylonitrile which is then electro-spun and carbonized to form carbon fibers.
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A process for producing a carbon product through a carbon negative process comprising:
- a) producing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere comprising:
- i) providing an air capture carbon dioxide process that includes a cyclic process that utilizes a liquid hydroxide solution as a solvent to capture the carbon dioxide, which forms a carbonate solution;
- ii) one or more transportable containers and wherein the air capture carbon dioxide process is configured in the one or more transportable containers;
- b) providing a three-compartment electrolytic cell and reacting the carbonate solution in the three-compartment electrolytic cell to produce the carbon dioxide, produce hydrogen, and produce oxygen;
- wherein the three-compartment electrolytic cell is configured in a three-compartment electrolytic cell transportable container;
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- wherein producing the carbon dioxide and producing hydrogen is portable;
- c) producing methanol from said carbon dioxide and said hydrogen;
- d) producing nitrogen from the atmosphere;
- e) producing ammonia from said nitrogen and said hydrogen;
- f) combining the methanol and the ammonia to form acetonitrile (C2H3N);
- g) synthesize acrylonitrile (C3H3N) from acetonitrile and said methanol;
- h) polymerizing acrylonitrile to polyacrylonitrile (C2H3N) n, and
- i) carbonizing the polyacrylonitrile into a carbon product;
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- wherein the end product permanently sequesters carbon dioxide from the environment;
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- wherein the producing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a green carbon dioxide process utilizing air from the atmosphere.
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