A device to extract water and volatile organic compounds from asteroids, comets, and other space resources for propellant production, life support consumables, and manufacturing from in-situ resources in support of advanced space exploration is described. The device thermally extracts ice and water bound to clay minerals, which is then combined with small amounts of oxygen to gasify organic matter contained in carbonaceous chondrite asteroids. In addition to water, the device produces hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide that comprise precursors to oxygen for propellant and breathing gas and organic compounds including fuels and plastics.

The device and methods are also applicable to the recovery of moisture, volatiles, and carbonaceous matter from low-grade terrestrial resources and waste materials. Application of the technology to terrestrial resources and wastes containing relatively low concentrations of carbonaceous matter is useful on Earth to obtain fuel components and water in an efficient manner. The technology enables the use of unconventional feed materials such as coal preparation waste, oil shale, contaminated soils, municipal wastes, and renewable resources and their byproducts produces valuable fuels and chemicals while mitigating detrimental environmental issues related to conventional storage or disposal of such materials.

Systems and methods for upgrading natural gas that may include the division of a natural gas feed steam into two partsone that is partially oxidized into syngas and a second that is dry reformed into syngas with the assistance of heat from the partial oxidation. Each of the resulting syngas products may then be combined, and after water is condensed from the syngas, the combined syngas product may be converted to dimethyl ether.

An amount of atmospheric emission of carbon dioxide can be reduced by a method for producing a synthetic fuel including a gasification step G of gasifying waste by reacting it with oxygen and water at a high temperature, a carbon dioxide separation step S of separating carbon dioxide from a gasified gas G1 produced in the step G and an FT synthesis step FT of producing the synthetic fuel by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis from a synthetic gas G2 from which carbon dioxide has been separated in the step S, the method for producing a synthetic fuel further including a carbon dioxide electrolysis step E of electrolyzing the carbon dioxide separated in the step S to produce an electrolyzed gas G3 containing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and a methanol synthesis step M of reacting the electrolyzed gas G3 produced in the step E with hydrogen to produce methanol.

An amount of atmospheric emission of carbon dioxide can be reduced by a method for producing a synthetic fuel including a gasification step G of gasifying waste by reacting it with oxygen and water at a high temperature, a carbon dioxide separation step S of separating carbon dioxide from a gasified gas G1 produced in the step G and an FT synthesis step FT of producing the synthetic fuel by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis from a synthetic gas G2 from which carbon dioxide has been separated in the step S, the method for producing a synthetic fuel further including a carbon dioxide electrolysis step E of electrolyzing the carbon dioxide separated in the step S to produce an electrolyzed gas G3 containing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and a methanol synthesis step M of reacting the electrolyzed gas G3 produced in the step E with hydrogen to produce methanol.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for the simultaneous production of oxo-alcohols comprising n-butanol, isobutanol, and 2-ethylhexanol. Also disclosed are methods and systems for simultaneous production of plasticizers using the disclosed oxo-alcohols.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for the simultaneous production of oxo-alcohols comprising n-butanol, isobutanol, and 2-ethylhexanol. Also disclosed are methods and systems for simultaneous production of plasticizers using the disclosed oxo-alcohols.

A system includes a first desorption unit comprising a first input coupled to a dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) solution source and a second input coupled to a vacuum source, the first desorption unit is operable to remove carbon dioxide gas from an acidified solution from the DIC solution source and comprises a solution output. A second desorption unit in the system comprises a first input coupled to the solution output from the first desorption unit and a second input coupled to a sweep gas source, the second desorption unit is operable to remove carbon dioxide gas from the solution output from the first desorption unit.

A system includes a first desorption unit comprising a first input coupled to a dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) solution source and a second input coupled to a vacuum source, the first desorption unit is operable to remove carbon dioxide gas from an acidified solution from the DIC solution source and comprises a solution output. A second desorption unit in the system comprises a first input coupled to the solution output from the first desorption unit and a second input coupled to a sweep gas source, the second desorption unit is operable to remove carbon dioxide gas from the solution output from the first desorption unit.

A method including acidifying a solution including dissolved inorganic carbon; vacuum stripping a first amount of a carbon dioxide gas from the acidified solution; stripping a second amount of the carbon dioxide gas from the acidified solution; and collecting the first amount and the second amount of the carbon dioxide gas. A system including; a first desorption unit including a first input connected to a dissolved inorganic carbon solution source to and a second input coupled to a vacuum source; and a second desorption unit including a first input coupled to the solution output from the first desorption unit and a second input coupled to a sweep gas source.

A method including acidifying a solution including dissolved inorganic carbon; vacuum stripping a first amount of a carbon dioxide gas from the acidified solution; stripping a second amount of the carbon dioxide gas from the acidified solution; and collecting the first amount and the second amount of the carbon dioxide gas. A system including; a first desorption unit including a first input connected to a dissolved inorganic carbon solution source to and a second input coupled to a vacuum source; and a second desorption unit including a first input coupled to the solution output from the first desorption unit and a second input coupled to a sweep gas source.