Back to results
US 2008/0175766 A1Published application
Process and method of making fuels and other chemicals from radiant energy
OwnerJohn Carlton Mankins, Robert Stottle Wegenginventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Processes and methods of producing fuels and other chemicals whereby a substantial portion of the chemical energy of the product is provided by solar energy (110) or a powerbeam (120) consisting of microwave, laser or other radiant energy, and performing thermochemical processes. Systems and applications include using radiant energy to drive moderate- to high-temperature endothermic reactions, followed by downstream chemical reactions and separations to create the desired chemical product.
Claims20
A process of making a chemical comprising
- a. absorbing radiant energy into a receiver, said receiver further comprising a microchannel reactor, and
- b. passing a reactant into said microchannel reactor and accomplishing an endothermic chemical reaction,
- thereby producing a chemical product.
A process of making a chemical comprising
- a. intercepting and intensifying radiant energy,
- b. absorbing said intensified radiant energy into a receiver, said receiver comprising a microchannel reactor, and
- c. passing a reactant into said microchannel reactor and accomplishing an endothermic chemical reaction.
A process of making a chemical comprising
- a. preheating a reactant using radiant energy
- b. intensifying radiant energy and heating an endothermic microchannel reactor to a temperature of at least 500 C and
- c. passing said reactant through said microchannel reactor and performing an endothermic chemical reaction
- whereby a product of said endothermic chemical reaction is formed.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.