Process and System for producing synthetic liquid hydrocarbon fuels
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsDennis R. Hardy, Timothy Coffey
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Abstract
A process for producing synthetic hydrocarbons that reacts carbon dioxide, obtained from seawater of air, and hydrogen obtained from water, with a catalyst in a chemical process such as reverse water gas shift combined with Fischer Tropsch synthesis. The hydrogen is produced by nuclear reactor electricity, nuclear waste heat conversion, ocean thermal energy conversion, or any other source that is fossil fuel-free, such as wind or wave energy. The process can be either land based or sea based.
Claims18
A system for producing synthetic hydrocarbons, comprising:
- (a) a unit for recovering carbon dioxide from seawater, air, or a combination thereof;
- (b) a unit for producing hydrogen from water;
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- (c) a Fischer Tropsch synthesis unit wherein a process of reacting the carbon dioxide with the hydrogen to produce for intermediary methanol production is combined with Fischer Tropsch synthesis to produce said hydrocarbons from said carbon dioxide and said hydrogen.
A process for producing synthetic hydrocarbons, comprising:
- (a) recovering carbon dioxide from seawater, air, or a combination thereof;
- (b) producing hydrogen from water;
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- (c) reacting said carbon dioxide and said hydrogen with a catalyst in a chemical process using:
- (1) a process of reacting the carbon dioxide with the hydrogen to produce for intermediary methanol production;
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- (2) a Fischer Tropsch synthesis to produce said hydrocarbons from said hydrogen and said intermediary carbon monoxide or methanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.