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Zero emission power plant with co2 waste utilization

a waste and power plant technology, applied in the direction of energy input, reciprocating piston engines, hydrogen/synthetic gas production, etc., can solve the problems of fuel cell systems, judged according to their operational principles, and inability to meet large-scale goals, so as to achieve the effect of eliminating co2 emissions and double carbon credits

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-06-19
ZTEK
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The present invention provides a clean energy system that can utilize chemical principles for simultaneous power generation and energy conversion to eliminate CO2 emissions from power plants and create new sources of liquid fuel for transportation. The system can handle any type of feedstock and is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The energy system can produce a variety of valuable fuels, including liquid bio-fuels and syncfuels, using chemical- or bio-catalysts. The technical effects of the invention include solving the problems of petro-fuel shortage and global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.

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However, it is reported that the goals are unlikely to be met by a large margin unless revolutionary technologies are developed in the near future.
Fuel cell systems, judged according to their operational principles, do not have renewable characteristics.

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[0026]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating clean technology applications including the embodiments provided in the present application. A fuel processor 120 may receive natural gas, coal gas or renewable gas and process the gas to produce, H2, CO2 and / or a mixture of H2 and CO2. A sulfur component may be removed, and H2 and CO2 may be separated.

[0027]The produced H2 may be used for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Fuel cells produce clean exhaust without SOx or NOx through an electrochemical process rather than a thermodynamic process as used in traditional combustion systems. The SOFC also has an advantage in that its clean exhaust remains at a high temperature, which is suitable to drive a traditional system for additional power generation. The overall exhaust remains clean while the power output or the system efficiency doubles.

[0028]The SOFC may be integrated with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to perform functions for human comfort using the ho...

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A clean energy system, a renewable energy system or a zero emission energy system (ZEES) to utilize CO2 waste. The energy system may include a fuel processor, an energy catalytic reactor, and a power generator. The fuel processor may catalytically convert the CH4 component in the natural gas, biogas or syngas into a reformate including H2, CO, CO2 and H2O species. The energy reactor may convert the reformate in gas form into a liquid fuel. The power generator may generate power using an output of the fuel processor and / or an output of the energy reactor.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 61 / 635,176 filed Apr. 18, 2012, 61 / 482,495 filed May 4, 2012, and 61 / 515,900 filed Aug. 16, 2011, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates to a clean energy system, a renewable energy system or a zero emission energy system (ZEES), and more particularly to a chemical principle based power plant (CPPP) with CO2 waste utilization.[0003]The governmental efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been relying on the laws of individual countries and states for some time now. In general, most countries and states share the interim goal of reducing GHG emissions to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and an overall goal of 80% by 2050. However, it is reported that the goals are unlikely to be met by a large margin unless revolutionary technologies are developed in the near future.[0004]When petro-fuel is used with ene...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F01B21/04
CPCF01B21/04B01J19/0093B01J19/249C01B3/38C01B3/48C10G2/32C10K1/004C10K1/005C10K1/04C10K1/32C10K3/04C01B2203/0233C01B2203/0244C01B2203/0283C01B2203/0261C01B2203/043C01B2203/0475C01B2203/0485C01B2203/061C01B2203/066C01B2203/1258C01B2203/1241C01B2203/146C01B2203/84C01B2203/86Y02T50/678B01J2219/2479B01J2219/2465B01J2219/2474B01J2219/00783B01J2219/00835B01J2219/00873C10J2300/0916C10J2300/092C10J2300/0946C10J2300/1665C10J2300/1671Y02E50/10Y02E50/30Y02P20/145Y02P20/133Y02P30/00B01J19/245B01J2219/24C01B3/386C01B3/56C01B2203/042C01B2203/047C01B2203/0495C01B2203/0833C07C29/152C07C41/09
Inventor HSU, MICHAEL S.
Owner ZTEK
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