C01B3/068

METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR THE USE OF CALCIUM- AND MAGNESIUM-BEARING OXIDES, HYDROXIDES, AND SILICATES; CALCIUM- AND MAGNESIUM-BEARING AQUEOUS STREAMS TO CAPTURE, CONVERT, AND STORE CARBON DIOXIDE AND PRODUCE HYDROGEN
20230021218 · 2023-01-19 · ·

The present disclosure relates to methods for producing hydrogen and calcium- or magnesium-bearing carbonates by capturing, converting, and storing carbon dioxide. The methods may include providing one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing compounds; providing one or more water-soluble oxygenates; providing a plurality of catalysts; and reacting one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing compounds and one or more water-soluble oxygenates with plurality of catalysts under conditions to produce hydrogen and calcium- or magnesium-bearing carbonates. The methods may include providing one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing silicates; providing carbon monoxide; providing water vapor; and reacting one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing silicates, carbon monoxide, and water vapor. The methods may include providing one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing compounds; providing one or more water-soluble oxygenates; providing a catalyst; and reacting one or more calcium- or magnesium-bearing compounds and one or more water-soluble oxygenates with said catalyst.

MODULAR, TRANSPORTABLE CLEAN HYDROGEN-AMMONIA MAKER

A containerized system for producing anhydrous ammonia from air, water and a power source, includes a containerized hydrogen production unit that produces hydrogen gas from a water source by low temperature electrolyser, high temperature electrolyser, battolyser or by other methods; a containerized nitrogen production unit comprising an onboard air compression and storage unit that produces and stores pressurized air, a pressure swing adsorption process or other methods that use regenerative molecule that does not need any maintenance, which intakes compressed air and produces nitrogen gas through a series of adsorption and desorption processes, or other such methods of producing nitrogen from air; a containerized ammonia production unit comprising a gas booster that increases the pressure of a mixture of the hydrogen gas and the nitrogen gas using the pressurized air; a multi-reactor assembly joint in series or in parallel; and a recycle loop that separates the ammonia from unreacted gases.

PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON FUELS HAVING HIGH CARBON CONVERSION EFFICIENCY

The present disclosure relates to a processes and systems for producing fuels from biomass with high carbon conversion efficiency. The processes and systems described herein provide a highly efficient process for producing hydrocarbons from biomass with very low Green House Gas (GHG) emissions using a specific combination of components, process flows, and recycle streams. The processes and systems described herein provide a carbon conversion efficiency greater than 95% with little to no GHG in the flue gas due to the novel arrangement of components and utilizes renewable energy to provide energy to some components. The system reuses water and carbon dioxide produced in the process flows and recycles naphtha and tail gas streams to other units in the system for additional conversion to syngas to produce hydrocarbon-based fuels.

HYDROGEN RELEASE AND STORAGE SYSTEM, HYDROGEN RELEASE AND STORAGE METHOD, AMMONIA PRODUCTION APPARATUS, GAS TURBINE, FUEL CELL, AND STEEL MILL

A hydrogen release and storage system (100) of the present invention includes a hydrogen compound member (101), a container (102) that accommodates the hydrogen compound member (101), a heating apparatus (103) configured to heat the inside of the container (102), a cooling apparatus (104) configured to cool the inside of the container (102) and a water supply apparatus (105) configured to supply water to the container (102).

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES USING CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS
20210371990 · 2021-12-02 · ·

Described are methods and systems for producing hydrogen using closed-loop geothermal technology from geothermal, oil and gas or other resources. Various configurations and types of closed-loop systems are described which enable the capture, transfer and use of heat from the resource and from chemical reactions from the processes and methods employed and to also create high down bore pressure, in each case to enhance the technical and commercial efficiency of various hydrogen production methods. As hydrogen is created at high pressures and purities which are necessary for delivery and commercial use of hydrogen, the need for additional compression and purification activities is minimized. Various of the methods and systems described can make hydrogen produced from fossil fuel inputs less carbon intensive and make renewable fuel inputs produce hydrogen entirely without carbon outputs, thereby contributing substantially to the reduction of greenhouse gasses.

Hydrogen production from geothermal resources using closed-loop systems

Described are methods and systems for producing hydrogen using closed-loop geothermal technology from geothermal, oil and gas or other resources. Various configurations and types of closed-loop systems are described which enable the capture, transfer and use of heat from the resource and from chemical reactions from the processes and methods employed and to also create high down bore pressure, in each case to enhance the technical and commercial efficiency of various hydrogen production methods. As hydrogen is created at high pressures and purities which are necessary for delivery and commercial use of hydrogen, the need for additional compression and purification activities is minimized. Various of the methods and systems described can make hydrogen produced from fossil fuel inputs less carbon intensive and make renewable fuel inputs produce hydrogen entirely without carbon outputs, thereby contributing substantially to the reduction of greenhouse gasses.

System and process for generating hydrogen

A system is capable to safely generate a continuous controlled hydrogen flow. The passive auto sufficient hydrogen system is very valuable for example for emergency power back up, propulsion application, battery charging or powering portable devices. Also, a chemical process generates hydrogen using alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, hydrides of alkali metals or hydrides of alkaline earth metals to obtain primary by products from water. Then, the primary byproducts react with a metal reactant to obtain additional hydrogen.

Method for producing hydrogen
11027971 · 2021-06-08 · ·

A method for producing hydrogen of the present invention includes thermally reducing a reaction medium in which CeO.sub.2 is doped with a metal other than Ce and bringing the thermally reduced reaction medium into contact with water to oxidize the reaction medium and to generate the hydrogen. When a reaction temperature in the thermally reducing the reaction medium is defined as T1 [° C.] and a reaction temperature in the bringing the thermally reduced reaction medium into contact with the water is defined as T2 [° C.], a relation of T1−T2≤150 is satisfied. It is preferred that a series of processes including the thermally reducing the reaction medium and the bringing the thermally reduced reaction medium into contact with the water is repeated.

Water decomposition device and method of manufacturing the same

A water decomposition device may include a hydrogen-generating electrode including a first external electrode and at least one first internal electrode formed integrally with the first external electrode, and an oxygen-generating electrode including a second external electrode and at least one second internal electrode formed integrally with the second external electrode. The first external electrode and the second external electrode are disposed to face each other, and the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode are disposed alternately in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof. Therefore, the water decomposition device may secure both transparency and durability even when an opaque material is used therefor.

Process and plant for producing a converted synthesis gas

The invention relates to a process for producing a converted synthesis gas from a crude synthesis gas comprising the essential synthesis gas constituents of hydrogen (H.sub.2) and carbon monoxide (CO), wherein the crude synthesis gas is initially generated in a synthesis gas generation stage and subsequently converted in a multi-stage CO conversion and thus elevated in terms of its hydrogen content. The crude synthesis gas has steam added to it as a reaction partner for the CO conversion and cooling of the converted synthesis gas affords an aqueous condensate.