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Abstract

Carbon dioxide, derived directly or indirectly from the atmosphere (e.g. by sequestration from air using an absorbent or adsorbent material), and hydrogen, derived from water (e.g. by electrolysis), may be reacted to produce a range of organic compounds. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen can be converted into carbon monoxide and water (2) by the reverse water gas shift reaction (or reverse shift reaction). Carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be converted into methane by a methanation reaction (3), or methanol (4), or (by the Fischer-Tropsch process) a range of hydrocarbons. Using moving-bed catalysis (5), gaseous and light liquid fuels (6) such as alcohols, petrol (gasoline) and paraffin (kerosine) can be produced. Using fixed-bed catalysis (7), heavy fuels (8) such as diesel oil can be produced. Such fuels may be used for energy production, for combustion in an engine and for generating electricity in a fuel cell. Heat produced in exothermic reactions may be recovered and used to reduce the energy input requirements of the electrolytic conversion of water to hydrogen and of endothermic reactions.

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A SET OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT FOR
SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER.
Organic fuels are the most important source of energy for transport vehicles. The most common primary source is petroleum oil, which is refined to produce fractions such as petrol, paraffin and diesel. These are being consumed at an increasing rate, with the result that it is estimated that the finite reserves will last for several decades, at most.
Synthetic liquid and gaseous fuels can be produced from coal and water. As coal reserves are larger than oil and gas reserves, this could potentially provide fuel for a few centuries.
All of these fuels produce carbon dioxide on combustion, and these gases contribute to the greenhouse effect, leading to global warming. A technology, which is being developed to mitigate the effects carbon dioxide emissions on the climate, is carbon sequestration. in this process, carbon dioxide is removed from the air, using suitable absorbent or adsorbent materials. This carbonated material can then be stored underground. Alternatively, the carbon dioxide can be extracted from the absorber, and stored underground or in deep ocean water, either as a gas under pressure, or in liquid or solid form.
The present invention combines a number of chemical reactions, and the technology required to produce them, which react carbon dioxide, sequestered from the air, with hydrogen, produced from water by electrolysis, to form a range of organic fuels.
As fuel production involves the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, this will compensate for the release of carbon dioxide upon subsequent combustion of the fuel. Ideally, the production and combustion of fuel will result in zero net carbon dioxide emissions. This would include the provision that the electricity used to produce the hydrogen is from a carbon-neutral source.
The source materials are carbon dioxide and water, which are both replenished as part of the fuel cycle, as well as by natural processes. If the electricity is generated from a sustainable source, the fuel production process is also sustainable.
Flow charts of the chemical processes are shown in Figure 1.
Carbon dioxide is extracted from the air using sequestration technology. This is then released from the absorbent or adsorbent material, to be used in further reactions. As the carbon dioxide is required to be released from the absorbent or adsorbent material, this should have a low binding energy for the carbon dioxide. A range of material and solutions are already used for this purpose, in other applications. Hydrogen is produced from water by electrolysis (1).
These materials are then reacted to form carbon monoxide, by the reaction shown below. The reaction from right to left is known as the shift reaction, and is used in synthesis of hydrocarbons from coal. The reaction in the opposite direction -from left to right -is defined as the reverse shift reaction (2).
CO2 +1-f2 CO+H20 This carbon monoxide is then reacted with additional hydrogen to form a number of organic products.
The simplest product is methane, which is produced by the methanation reaction (3).
CO-i-3H2 -CH4+H20 The combined effect of these two reactions is CO2 + 4H2 -CH4 + 21120 The electrolytic reactions for hydrogen production are 4H20 -4H2 + 202 The net reaction is therefore C02+2H20 3CH4+202 A similar reaction between carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be used to produce methanol (4).
CO + 2H2 -CH3OH Including electrolysis, the net reaction is C02+2H20 -CH3OH+1V202 In another variation of this process, the carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be used as synthesis gas in the Fischer-Tropsch process to produce more complex gaseous and liquid fuels. By varying the ratio of carbon monoxide to hydrogen, as well as process conditions -such as temperature and pressure -the composition (distribution of molecular weights) can be controlled. In addition, a moving-bed catalyst (5) can be used to produce petrol, alcohols, etc (6) whereas a fixed-bed catalyst (7) can be used to produce heavier fractions, such as diesel oil (8).
A further variation includes heat recovery from the methanation reaction, methanol production, or the equivalent reactions for the Fischer-Tropsch process. This heat can be used to reduce the electrical potential required for electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen, and thus reduce this component of the energy budget. Recovered heat can also be applied to the reverse shift reaction.
The fuels produced by these processes can be used for combustion in a range of engines. These include spark-ignition internal combustion engines, where petrol is commonly used, and alcohols or alcohol/petrol mixtures can be substituted, and compression-ignition engines, which use diesel oil.
Medium oil fractions, such as paraffin can be used in gas turbines. All of these fuels can also be used for heating.
in addition to production of fuels, the processes described above can be used to produce a range of petrochemical materials. The reaction products may be suitable for used directly, or may be subjected to further processing, to produce the required materials. Examples of such materials are plastics, fibre-reinforced composites and other construction materials, and pharmaceutical products.

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1. A set of technological processes and associated equipment for synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide, derived directly or indirectly from the atmosphere, and hydrogen derived from water.
2. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide is sequestered from the atmosphere, using suitable absorbent or adsorbent materials.
3. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide is supplied from a store of carbon dioxide, previously derived from the atmosphere.
4. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim I, and according to Claim 2 or Claim 3, wherein the hydrogen is derived from water using electrolysis.
5. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, wherein the organic compounds are fuels for energy production.
6. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, wherein the fuels are used for combustion in an engine.
7. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, wherein the fuels are used for generation of electricity in a fuel cell.
8. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, wherein the fuel is methane, produced from the reverse shift reaction (as defined in the description) and the methanatjon reaction.
9. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, wherein the fuel is methanol, produced from the reverse shift reaction (as defined in the description) and the subsequent reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
10. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, wherein synthesis gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen), produced from the reverse shift reaction (as defined in the description), is used in the Fischer-Tropsch process to produce a range of organic fuels.
ii. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, and Claim 10, wherein a fixed-bed catalyst is used to produce a range of heavy fuels.
12. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, and Claim 10, and Claim 11, wherein a fixed-bed catalyst is used to produce diesel oil.
13. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim I, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, and Claim 10, wherein a moving-bed catalyst is used to produce a range of gaseous and light liquid fuels.
14. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and ClaimS, and Claim 10, and Claim 13, wherein a moving-bed catalyst is used to produce petrol (gasoline).
15. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim I, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and Claim 5, and Claim 10, and Claim 11 or Claim 13, wherein the synthesis reactions produce paraffin (kerosene).
16. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claim 2 or Claim 3, and Claim 4, and ClaimS, and Claim 10, and Claim 13, wherein a moving-bed catalyst is used to produce a range of alcohols.
17. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claims 2 to 4, and Claims 8 to 16, wherein the organic compounds produced are used in the petrochemical industry.
18. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claims 2 to 4, and Claims 8 to 17, wherein the organic compounds produced are used directly as petrochemical materials.
19. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1, and Claims 2 to 4, and Claims 8 to 17, wherein the organic compounds produced are subject to further processing, the final result being petrochemical materials.
20. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1 to 19, wherein heat from exotheiniic reactions is recovered and used to reduce the energy input requirements of endothermjc reactions.
21. A set of technological processes and associated equipment, according to Claim 1 to 20, wherein heat from exothennjc reactions is recovered and used to reduce the electrical energy input requirements for electrolytic conversion of water to hydrogen.
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