PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE BY CATALYTIC GAS REACTION

• US 20100004495A1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rc02 AS
• Original Assignee: Rc02 AS
• Inventors: Scherning, Tommy, Lambert, Marc, Fareid, Erik
• Application Number:
  US12/447,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20100004495A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 585/310
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/042 Decomposition of water
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/06 by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents by electrolysis of water C25B1/04
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/063 Cyclic methods
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/16 using catalysts
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 1/12 from carbon dioxide with hydrogen
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 9/04 Methane production by treatment of sewage C02F11/04; natural gas, synthetic natural gas C10L3/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y02C 20/20 of methane
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/36 Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/129 Energy recovery, e.g. by cogeneration, H2recovery or pressure recovery turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/133 Renewable energy sources, e.g. sunlight

Abstract

It is disclosed a process for producing methane and oxygen through the combustion of organic material, in said combustion there being formed carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The reaction is performed in a catalytic gas reactor in the presence of water.

Claims

1. Process for reducing CO2-emission from the combustion of organic materials with oxygen-containing gas forming carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as water (H2O) wherein at least the formed carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and water produced through the combustion is passed into a two-step catalytic gas reactor that in its first step includes a catalyst forming hydrogen and oxygen by dissociating water and in its second step includes a catalyst forming methane from reactions wherein CO, CO2 and hydrogen participate according to a methanation scheme as follows:

CO+H2O=CO2+H2 

 

1.

CO+3H2=CH4+H2O 

 

2.

CO2+4H2=CH4+2H2O 

 

3.

H2O=H2+½

O2 

 

5,

wherein the flue gas, before the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen, is recycled to the combustion and used as an inert gas by parts or all of the formed oxygen at the dissociation of water being passed back to the combustion of the organic material, wherein energy released from the methane-forming reactions 2 and 3 as well as energy included in the flue gas and/or from sun and wind energy is used to dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen through reaction 5 over a suitable catalyst material.

2. Process according to claim 1,

wherein at least parts of the hydrogen being formed at the reaction between carbon monoxide and water is returned to the second step of the reactor for the forming of methane.

3. Process according to claim 1,

wherein it is performed without any addition of nitrogen-containing gas (such as air) for avoiding the forming of nitrogen oxides.

4. Process according to claim 1,

wherein parts or all of the formed methane is used as starting material for other processes.

5. Process according to claim 1,

wherein the formed oxygen is used as a starting material for other processes.

6. Process according to claim 1,

wherein the formed CO2 in the exhaust gas being emitted is caught and stored.

7. Process according to claim 1,

wherein the formed CO2 in the exhaust gas being emitted is caught and used in other connections.