Energy and/or material transport including phase change
AssigneeMcAlister Technologies, LLC
InventorRoy Edward McAlister
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Abstract
Techniques, systems and material are disclosed for transport of energy and/or materials. In one aspect, a method includes generating gaseous fuel (e.g., from biomass dissociation) at a first location of a low elevation. The gaseous fuel can be self-transported in a pipeline to a second location at a higher elevation than the first location by traveling from the first location to the second location without adding energy of pressure. A liquid fuel can be generated at the second location of higher elevation by reacting the gaseous fuel with at least one of a carbon donor, a nitrogen donor, and an oxygen donor harvested from industrial waste. The liquid fuel can be delivered to a third location of a lower elevation than the second location while providing pressure or kinetic energy.
Claims8
A system for transporting energy and/or material, comprising:
- a first conduit extending from a first location to a second location;
- a first reactor at the second location configured to react gaseous material to form liquid material;
- a second conduit extending from the second location to a third location;
- a second reactor at the third location configured to react liquid material to form gaseous material;
- a third conduit extending from the third location to a fourth location;
- a third reactor at the fourth location configured to react gaseous material to form liquid material;
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- a fourth conduit extending from the fourth location to a fifth location, wherein the second location has a higher elevation than the first location, the third location has a lower elevation than the second location, the fourth location has a higher elevation than the third location, and the fifth location has a lower elevation than the fourth location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.