Systems and methods for producing negative carbon intensity hydrocarbon products
AssigneeInfinium Technology, LLC
InventorsRobert Schuetzle, Dennis Schuetzle, Anja Rumplecker Galloway, Thomas P. Griffin, Orion Hanbury, Matthew Caldwell, Solmon Dikran
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods for controlling the production of negative carbon-intensity liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., for fuels and chemicals). In various aspects, the methods utilize a feedstock having a negative carbon intensity, produce a co-product from the feedstock, sequester a portion of the CO2 derived from the feedstock, or utilize a portion of the O2 in a process that consumes O2 and emits CO2.
Claims9
A method of producing fuel, wherein the fuel has a well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content of less than zero, and wherein the method comprises:
- a. obtaining a feedstock comprising CO2;
- b. electrolyzing water using renewable power to produce H2 and O2;
- c. reacting the H2 and the feedstock comprising CO2 with a catalyst to produce synthesis gas;
- d. reacting the synthesis gas with one or more catalysts to produce a fuel-related product, wherein the fuel-related product comprises C5-C24 hydrocarbons and a non-combustible product, and wherein the non-combustible product is napththa;
- e. collecting the C5-C24 hydrocarbons, wherein the hydrocarbons have a sulfur content between 0 ppm and 1.0 ppm and an aromaticity value between 0 and 1.0 vol %, and wherein the hydrocarbons have a well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content of less than zero;
- f. sequestering the napththa in a product that is not combusted to produce CO2 thereby producing a fuel having a well-to-wheels gas content of less than zero and providing a negative carbon intensity for the method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.