Biodegradable Material Manufacturing via Carbon Monoxide Reforming
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of hydrogen from natural gas reforming generates carbon monoxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, and the existing methods for its capture and utilization are inefficient, while biodegradable materials like 3-hydroxy propionate have high production costs due to complex and inefficient petrochemical-based manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes carbon monoxide as a carbon source for producing biodegradable materials through a three-step process: hydrogen and carbon monoxide production, intermediate synthesis via catalyst-carbonylation, and manufacturing of 3-hydroxy propionate and its derivatives, creating a carbon circulation ecosystem and reducing emissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If natural gas reforming method is used to produce hydrogen, then production cost is reduced, but carbon monoxide emissions increase causing environmental harm
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful carbon monoxide byproduct from natural gas reforming into a valuable carbon source for producing biodegradable materials. The carbon monoxide that was previously emitted as pollution is now utilized as a raw material in the carbonylation reaction to synthesize 3-hydroxy propionate and other biodegradable compounds, thereby eliminating environmental harm while creating economic value.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the utilization parameter of carbon monoxide from being treated as waste emissions to being used as a chemical feedstock. By altering the process flow to direct carbon monoxide from the reforming unit to the carbonylation reactor, the system transforms a harmful emission stream into a valuable intermediate for biodegradable material production.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If existing carbon monoxide capture and heating method is used, then carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide, but greenhouse gas emissions increase causing global warming
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide through heating (which increases greenhouse gas emissions), the patent directly utilizes carbon monoxide as a carbon source in carbonylation reactions. This approach eliminates the need for conversion to carbon dioxide and instead incorporates the carbon monoxide into useful biodegradable materials, thereby avoiding additional greenhouse gas emissions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary chemical process (catalyst-carbonylation reaction) that directly utilizes carbon monoxide as a reactant. Rather than converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and then finding uses for it, the system uses carbon monoxide directly as an intermediate in synthesizing 3-hydroxy propionate and other biodegradable compounds.
3Device complexity
If petrochemical-based manufacturing process is used for biodegradable materials, then production complexity is reduced, but production cost increases and environmental compatibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional system where the natural gas reforming unit serves dual purposes: producing hydrogen for energy purposes and generating carbon monoxide as a feedstock for biodegradable material production. This integration allows the same raw material (natural gas) to produce both energy carriers and chemical intermediates, reducing overall process complexity while lowering production costs through resource efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the hydrogen production process with the biodegradable material synthesis process by utilizing the carbon monoxide byproduct from reforming as a reactant in carbonylation. This combination of previously separate processes (hydrogen production and chemical synthesis) into an integrated system reduces manufacturing complexity and eliminates waste streams.
4Object-generated harmful factors
If green hydrogen production through water electrolysis is used, then carbon monoxide emissions are eliminated, but production unit cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables conventional natural gas reforming to produce green biodegradable materials by converting the harmful carbon monoxide byproduct into valuable chemical feedstock. This approach allows the use of inexpensive natural gas reforming technology while achieving environmentally friendly outcomes, thereby eliminating the need for expensive green hydrogen production through water electrolysis.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces greenhouse gas emissions, lowers the production cost of biodegradable materials, and establishes a sustainable carbon circulation ecosystem by converting harmful carbon monoxide into valuable biodegradable materials with excellent biodegradability and environmental compatibility.
Implementation Method 1
a first system for performing a process of producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by using an energy raw material
Implementation Method 2
a second system for performing a process of producing an intermediate by using carbon of the carbon monoxide produced in the first system as a carbon source
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a system for manufacturing a biodegradable material by utilizing a reforming material of an energy raw material. Specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a business model capable of building a carbon circulation ecosystem by building a system for utilizing carbon monoxide generated in a process of producing hydrogen by using natural gas as a carbon source of a biodegradable material, and provides a system for manufacturing a biodegradable material includes a first system (100) for performing a process of producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by using an energy raw material, a second system (200) for performing a process of producing an intermediate by using carbon of the carbon monoxide produced in the first system (100) as a carbon source, and a third system (300) for performing a process of manufacturing a biodegradable material by using the intermediate.