COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING SUBSTANCES CONTAINING CARBON

• US 20100258035A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Calera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Calera Corporation
• Inventors: Omelon, Sidney, Constantz, Brent
• Application Number:
  US12/786,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100258035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 106/464
• CPC Class Codes: C01F 11/18 Carbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C01F 11/181 Preparation of calcium carbonate by carbonation of aqueous solutions and characterised by control of the carbonation conditions
• CPC Class Codes: C01F 11/464 Sulfates of Ca from gases containing sulfur oxides
• CPC Class Codes: C01F 5/24 Magnesium carbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C01F 5/40 Magnesium sulfates double sulfates of magnesium with sodium or potassium C01D5/12, with other alkali metals C01D15/00, C01D17/00
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/10 Solid density
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/22 Rheological behaviour as dispersion, e.g. viscosity, sedimentation stability
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/88 Isotope composition differing from the natural occurrence
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 14/26 Carbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 28/02 containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
• CPC Class Codes: C09C 1/02 Compounds of alkaline earth metals or magnesium C09C1/0003, C09C1/0009, C09C1/0015, C09C1/0078 take precedence; dolomitic solids C09C1/009
• CPC Class Codes: C09C 1/021 Calcium carbonates

Abstract

Methods of characterizing and producing compositions with negative δ¹³C values are provided. Aspects of the invention include characterizing source materials and process products. Aspects of the invention also include compositions that contain carbon with negative δ¹³C values.

Claims

1. A composition comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or a combination thereof,

wherein the carbon in the composition has a relative carbon isotope composition (δ

13C) value less than −

27.0‰

, and the carbonates, bicarbonate or combination thereof make up at least 50% of the composition and wherein the composition further comprises strontium.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a synthetic composition.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof make up at least 50% of the composition.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a mass of greater than 100 kg.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a negative carbon footprint.

7. The composition of claim 1 further comprising boron, sulfur, or nitrogen wherein the relative isotopic composition of the boron, sulfur, or nitrogen is indicative of a fossil fuel origin.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof comprise calcium, magnesium or a combination thereof.

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 1/200 and 200/1.

10. The composition of claim 8 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 12/1 and 1/15.

11. The composition of claim 8 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 5/1 and 1/10.

12. The composition of claim 1 further comprising SOx or a derivative thereof.

13. The composition of claim 12 wherein the composition comprises a SOx derivative and wherein the SOx derivative is a sulfite, a sulfate, or a combination thereof.

14. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a metal.

15. The composition of claim 14 wherein the metal comprises lead, arsenic, mercury, or cadmium or a combination thereof.

62. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is cementitious.

63. The flowable composition of claim 1 further comprising a salinity that is greater than 50 ppt.

5. (canceled)

16. A cementitious building material comprising a synthetic component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or a combination thereof, wherein the carbon in the synthetic component has a relative carbon isotope composition (δ

¹³C) value less than −

10.00‰

.

17. The building material of claim 16 wherein the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof is carbon-neutral or carbon negative.

19. The building material of claim 16 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof make up at least 50% of the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof.

20. The building material of claim 16 wherein the CO₂ content of the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof is at least 10%.

21. The building material of claim 16 further comprising boron, sulfur, or nitrogen wherein the relative isotopic composition of the boron, sulfur, or nitrogen is indicative of a fossil fuel origin.

22. The building material of claim 16 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof comprise calcium, magnesium or a combination thereof.

23. The building material of claim 22 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 1/200 and 200/1.

24. The building material of claim 22 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 12/1 and 1/15.

25. The building material of claim 16 wherein the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof constitutes at least 20% of the building material.

27. The cementitious building material of claim 16 wherein the building material is cement or concrete.

32. The building material of claim 16 wherein the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof further comprises SOx or a derivative thereof.

33. The building material of claim 32 wherein the component comprises a derivative of SOx and wherein the derivative is a sulfate, a sulfite, or a combination thereof.

34. The building material of claim 16 wherein the component comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof further comprises a metal.

35. The building material of claim 32 wherein the metal comprises lead, arsenic, mercury or cadmium or combinations thereof.

18. (canceled)

26. (canceled)

28. (canceled)

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31. (canceled)

36. A flowable composition comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or a combination thereof wherein the carbon in the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof has a relative carbon isotope composition (δ

¹³C) value less than −

10.00‰

, and further comprising strontium, wherein the viscosity of the composition is between 1 and 2000 cP.

37. The composition of claim 36 wherein the viscosity is between 10 and 1000 cP.

38. The composition of claim 36 wherein the composition is a synthetic composition.

39. The composition of claim 36 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof make up at least 10% w/w of the composition.

40. The composition of claim 36 wherein the CO₂ content of the composition is at least 10%.

41. The composition of claim 36 wherein the composition has a negative carbon footprint.

42. The composition of claim 36 further comprising boron, sulfur, or nitrogen wherein the relative isotopic composition of the boron, sulfur, or nitrogen is indicative of a fossil fuel origin.

43. The composition of claim 36 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof comprise calcium, magnesium or a combination thereof.

44. The composition of claim 43 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 1/200 and 200/1.

45. The composition of claim 43 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 12/1 and 1/15.

46. The composition of claim 43 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 5/1 and 1/10.

47. The composition of claim 36 further comprising SOx or a derivative thereof.

48. The composition of claim 36 further comprising a metal.

49. The composition of claim 48 wherein the metal comprises lead, arsenic, mercury, or cadmium or a combination thereof.

50. A synthetic composition comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or a combination thereof, wherein the carbon in the composition has a relative carbon isotope composition (δ

¹³C) value less than −

5.00‰ and

the composition is carbon negative.

51. The composition of claim 50 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof make up at least 50% of the composition.

52. The composition of claim 50 wherein the composition has a mass of greater than 100 kg.

53. The composition of claim 50 wherein the CO₂ content of the composition is at least 10%.

54. The composition of claim 50 further comprising boron, sulfur, or nitrogen wherein the relative isotopic composition of the boron, sulfur, or nitrogen is indicative of a fossil fuel origin.

55. The composition of claim 50 wherein the carbonates, bicarbonates, or combination thereof comprise calcium, magnesium or a combination thereof.

56. The composition of claim 55 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 1/200 and 200/1.

57. The composition of claim 55 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 12/1 to and 1/15.

58. The composition of claim 55 wherein the calcium to magnesium (Ca/Mg) molar ratio is between 5/1 and 1/10.

59. The composition of claim 50 further comprising SOx or a derivative thereof.

60. The composition of claim 50 further comprising a metal.

61. The composition of claim 60 wherein the metal comprises lead, arsenic, mercury, or cadmium or a combination thereof.