System and method for extracting and collecting substances from a molecular combination
AssigneeElementary Energy, Inc.
InventorTimothy O. Nichols
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Abstract
A process for extracting hydrocarbons from a molecular combination is provided. The process includes heating a molecular combination to dissociate it into a particle stream of carbon cations, hydrogen cations, and oxygen anions; guiding the stream through a non-conductive conduit; moving the dissociated particle stream through a magnetic field to separate the cations from the anions; and isolating the separated cations from the anions. In one embodiment, methane is formed from carbonic acid.
Claims10
A process for extracting hydrocarbons from a molecular combination, the process comprising:
- heating a molecular combination including carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to dissociate the molecular combination into a particle stream of carbon cations, hydrogen cations, and oxygen anions;
- guiding the dissociated particle stream through a non-conductive conduit at a velocity relative to the conduit;
- moving the dissociated particle stream through a magnetic field to separate the carbon cations and hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions, the magnetic field created by a magnetic field source oriented relative to the velocity of the dissociated particle stream;
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- using a barrier located in the non-conductive conduit, isolating the separated carbon cations and hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions.
A method for forming methane from carbonic acid, the method comprising:
- heating carbonic acid to dissociate the carbonic acid into carbon cations, hydrogen cations, and oxygen anions;
- guiding the dissociated carbonic acid through a non-conductive conduit at a velocity relative to the conduit;
- moving the dissociated carbonic acid through a magnetic field to separate the carbon cations and hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions, the magnetic field created by a magnetic field source oriented relative to the velocity of the dissociated particle stream;
- using a barrier located in the non-conductive conduit to isolate the separated carbon cations and hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions;
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- cooling the carbon cations and hydrogen cations to form methane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.