Methods and equipment for carbon dioxide decomposition.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- TH2501008779
- Authority / Receiving Office
- TH · TH
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-06-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-07
AI Technical Summary
Current technologies for decomposing carbon dioxide face scaling limitations and high costs, hindering their implementation on a large industrial scale, despite advancements in plasma-based methods and the use of dielectric discharge barriers with catalysts, which are not sufficient to achieve efficient breakdown of CO2 into C and O2.
A method combining laser irradiation with refractory ceramics having electro- and photocatalytic properties in a plasma reactor with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) technology, allowing for localized high temperatures and efficient decomposition of CO2 into C and O2, using IR, Visible, or UV lasers and pulsed or continuous modes, along with DBD plasma and high melting point ceramic substrates.
This approach enhances the efficiency of CO2 decomposition, reduces the need for high temperatures across the entire reactor, and produces elemental oxygen and carbon in nanostructured forms, facilitating integration into industrial systems like chimneys and ships, while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
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