Method for producing negative carbon fuel
AssigneeCool Planet Biofuels, Inc.
InventorsMichael Cheiky, Ronald A. Sills
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Abstract
A method and process is described for producing negative carbon fuel. In its broadest form, a carbon-containing input is converted to combustible fuels, refinery feedstock, or chemicals and a carbonaceous solid concurrently in separate and substantially uncontaminated form. In an embodiment of the invention, biomass is converted via discrete increasing temperatures under pressure to blendable combustible fuels and a carbonaceous solid. The carbonaceous solid may be reacted to synthesis gas, sold as charcoal product, carbon credits, used for carbon offsets, or sequestered.
Claims20
A method for making negative carbon fuel, comprising:
- providing a device containing (i) a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts, and (ii) a processing station for subjecting biomass to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart) and for incrementing the temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and non-volatile component;
- using the device to concurrently convert a carbon-containing biomass to:
- (a) combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals;
- and (b) sequesterable carbon;
- wherein the combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals arise in substantially separate and uncontaminated form from the sequesterable carbon.
A method for making negative carbon fuel, comprising:
- providing a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts including a dehydration catalyst;
- using the device to concurrently convert a lipid-rich biomass to:
- (a) combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals;
- and (b) sequesterable carbon;
- wherein the combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals arise in substantially separate and uncontaminated form from the sequesterable carbon.
A method for making negative carbon fuel, comprising:
- concurrently converting a carbon-containing input via the application of pressure shocks and sequential ramps of temperature or pressure shocks and concurrent ramps of temperature to:
- (a) combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals;
- and (b) sequesterable carbon;
- wherein the combustible fuels, refinery feedstock or chemicals arise in substantially separate and uncontaminated form from the sequesterable carbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.