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US 8,449,846 B2Granted
Natural gas production utilizing a gas dynamic laser, with cogeneration of electrical power
AssigneePet Projects Inc.
InventorThomas Merritt
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Abstract
A system and method for producing natural gas is provided. a gas dynamic laser is powered by a gas, such as carbon dioxide, while the same gas is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser. Other gases can be formed simultaneously in other catalytic converters heated by the laser beam. The resulting converted gases can be used to produce a fuel gas. Excess heat and/or by-products of the process can be used to produce electricity.
Claims7
A device for producing a fuel gas, comprising:
- a gas dynamic laser for creating a laser beam;
- a catalytic converter section heated by the laser beam, said catalytic converter section receiving a first gas, to produce a first component of the fuel gas;
- said catalytic converter section additionally receiving a second gas, to produce a second component of the fuel gas;
- a mixer for mixing the first component of the fuel gas with the second component of the fuel gas to produce the fuel gas;
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- the first gas flowing through the gas dynamic laser to create the laser beam, prior to passing into the catalytic converter section.
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