Multi-purpose renewable fuel for isolating contaminants and storing energy
First Claim
1. An energy-dense liquid mixture that reduces vapor pressure or availability of vapor pressure of a previously hazardous contaminant, the liquid mixture produced by a method comprising:
- dissociating biomass waste using an aerobic reaction to produce hydrogen and at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol by applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source;
dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate carbon and hydrogen;
harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process;
reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with hydrogen from dissociating the biomass waste and from dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate a hydrogen-dense fuel; and
dissolving a hazardous contaminant in the hydrogen-dense fuel with the hydrogen-dense fuel operating as a solvent, the hazardous contaminant comprising at least one of a carbon donor and a hydrogen donor.
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Abstract
Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for generating multi-purpose H2-dense fuel for isolating contaminants and storing energy. In one aspect, a method of producing a renewable multi-purpose biomaterial for isolating a hazardous contaminant from an environment and storing energy includes dissociating biomass waste using a thermochemical reaction to produce at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol by applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source. The method includes dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate carbon and hydrogen. Carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process is harvested and reacted with the hydrogen to generate the hydrogen-dense fuel. A hazardous contaminant is dissolved in the hydrogen-dense fuel operating as a solvent to generate a liquid mixture that isolates the hazardous contaminant from the environment. The hazardous contaminant includes at least one of a carbon donor and a hydrogen donor.
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20 Claims
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1. An energy-dense liquid mixture that reduces vapor pressure or availability of vapor pressure of a previously hazardous contaminant, the liquid mixture produced by a method comprising:
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dissociating biomass waste using an aerobic reaction to produce hydrogen and at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol by applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source; dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate carbon and hydrogen; harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process; reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with hydrogen from dissociating the biomass waste and from dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate a hydrogen-dense fuel; and dissolving a hazardous contaminant in the hydrogen-dense fuel with the hydrogen-dense fuel operating as a solvent, the hazardous contaminant comprising at least one of a carbon donor and a hydrogen donor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An energy-dense liquid mixture that reduces vapor pressure or availability of vapor pressure of a previously hazardous contaminant, the liquid mixture produced by a method comprising:
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dissociating biomass waste using an aerobic reaction to produce at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol by applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source; dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate carbon and hydrogen; harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process; reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with the hydrogen to generate a hydrogen-dense fuel; and dissolving a hazardous contaminant in the hydrogen-dense fuel with the hydrogen-dense fuel operating as a solvent, the hazardous contaminant comprising at least one of colloidal carbon, fat, carbohydrate, sugar, rejected waste material from a polymer plant, carbon dioxide from exhaust of an industrial process, dust from coal, dust from grain, dust from polymer processing, and distilled solids from ethanol plant waste stream. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An energy-dense liquid mixture that reduces vapor pressure or availability of vapor pressure of a previously hazardous contaminant, the liquid mixture produced by a method comprising:
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dissociating biomass waste using an aerobic reaction to produce at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol by applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source; dissociating the at least one of hydrocarbon and alcohol to generate carbon and hydrogen; harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process; reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with the hydrogen to generate a hydrogen-dense fuel; filtering at least one of a halogen and a carcinogen from a hazardous contaminant; and dissolving the hazardous contaminant in the hydrogen-dense fuel with the hydrogen-dense fuel operating as a solvent, the hazardous contaminant comprising at least one of a carbon donor and a hydrogen donor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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