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US 2019/0062231 A1Published application
Apparatus and Methods for Fertilizer Production
AssigneeBio-Flex Labs, LLC
InventorMichael E. Winchell
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Abstract
Systems and apparatuses for converting nitrogen gas, such as from ambient air, into fertilizer via interaction with a controlled plasma field using low energy inputs. Mechanisms and methods for cooling splitter apparatuses during production of fertilizer from nitrogen gas. Methods of producing fertilizer from nitrogen gas, such as ambient air, via a splitter creating a plasma output, and for collecting produced fertilizer.
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A system for producing fertilizer comprising:
- a first electrode splitter configured to create a plasma output via electricity, the plasma output configured to split nitrogen,
- a gas input configured to deliver nitrogen to the plasma output,
- a collection vessel containing water, the collection vessel positioned to collect split nitrogen for recombination of split nitrogen into an aqueous nitric acid solution, and
- a cooling arrangement for preventing the first electrode from overheating.
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A method of manufacturing fertilizer comprising:
- providing a splitter configured to split nitrogen gas via a plasma output,
- powering the splitter via electricity to create the plasma output,
- cooling the splitter during plasma output to prevent over-heating,
- providing a supply of gas containing nitrogen to the plasma output to thereby create split nitrogen,
- collecting the split nitrogen in a vessel containing water,
- allowing the collected output of split nitrogen to recombine into nitric acid in the water to form an aqueous nitric acid output, and
- transferring the aqueous nitric acid to a secondary collection vessel for use as fertilizer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.