Radial counterflow shear electrolysis

a technology of counterflow and shear electrolysis, which is applied in the direction of electrolysis components, electrolysis processes, coatings, etc., can solve the problems of not keeping pace with technology, no economical means for carbon capture and sequestration at coal plants, amine scrubbing and underground storage, etc., to avoid the accumulation of high-quality metallic nanotubes, avoid the effect of falling ions and avoiding electrode erosion
US20090200176A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-13VORSANA INC
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
VORSANA INC
Publication Date
2009-08-13
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Abstract

Coaxial disk armatures, counter-rotating through an axial magnetic field, act as electrolysis electrodes and high shear centrifugal impellers for an axial feed. The feed can be carbon dioxide, water, methane, or other substances requiring electrolysis. Carbon dioxide and water can be processed into syngas and ozone continuously, enabling carbon and oxygen recycling at power plants. Within the space between the counter-rotating disk electrodes, a shear layer comprising a fractal tree network of radial vortices provides sink flow conduits for light fractions, such as syngas, radially inward while the heavy fractions, such as ozone and elemental carbon flow radially outward in boundary layers against the disks and beyond the disk periphery, where they are recovered as valuable products, such as carbon nanotubes.
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APPLICATION HISTORY

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Applications Nos. 61 / 034,242 filed Mar. 6, 2008 and 61 / 026,963 filed Feb. 7, 2008.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention applies to mechanically-assisted electrolytic dissociation in a continuous process. One particular application of the reactor according to the present invention is simultaneous electrolysis of carbon dioxide and water to produce syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, thus providing means for carbon and oxygen recycling at IGCC power plants. Another application is electrolysis of water or methane to produce hydrogen for fuel. Yet another application is cracking of CO2 as an alternative to carbon sequestration. And another application is high volume continuous synthesis of carbon or other nanotubes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONCarbon Dioxide Emissions.

[0003] It is generally agreed that carbon dioxide emissions must be brought under control, but technology has not kep...

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