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US 2018/0023200 A1Published application
Carbon Formation Reactor and Method of Using Same
AssigneePaul H. Matter
InventorsPaul H. Matter, Michael G. Beachy, James Gaydos
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Abstract
A novel carbon formation reactor for forming carbon from a carbon-bearing fluidic stream, and method of using the same, is described. The reactor uses a catalyst bearing surface placed within a heated zone in a carbon-bearing fluidic stream to form carbon, which can then be removed from the reactor, with the process repeatable to achieve high extraction efficiencies.
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A chemical composition comprising:
- a mixture suitable for use in forming solid carbon from carbon-containing fluid in a non-oxidizing atmosphere further comprising;
- an organic binder;
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- a solid catalyst precursor component comprising a transition metal compound.
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A chemical reactor (10) comprising:
- a reactor (10) suitable for use for forming carbon from a carbon-containing fluid in a non-oxidizing atmosphere wherein the reactor (10) further comprises;
- a fluid inlet port (150) in fluid communication with a reaction chamber (105) having a heated zone;
- the reaction chamber (105) comprising a reusable catalyst-coated substrate within the heated zone in the reaction chamber (105) in fluid communication with an exit port (140);
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- wherein carbon is extracted from the carbon-containing fluid onto the substrate and the reaction chamber (105) further comprises a means for periodically loosening carbon from the substrate.
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A method for producing carbon comprising the steps of:
- a) coating a substrate with a mixture comprising binder and a predetermined mass of catalyst precursor particles selected from the group of particles consisting of forms of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese and mixtures thereof;
- b) heating the catalyst coated precursor;
- c) exposing the catalyst-coated precursor to a non-oxidizing fluid stream containing carbon, thereby;
- d) forming a mass of carbon equal to or greater than ten (10) times the mass of catalyst precursor;
- e) separating the carbon from the substrate;
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- f) repeating steps (b) through (e).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.