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We first remind you of the "syntrolysis" Carbon Dioxide utilization technology developed, primarily, at the USDOE's Idaho National Laboratory, by the USDOE and the company who appear to have been the DOE's primary contractors in the effort, Ceramatec, Incorporated, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/assets/pdfs/cctr/outreach/Basics3-CTG-CTL-Aug07.pdf
As can be seen in our prior report of:
Purdue University Explains Basics of Coal-To-Liquid Fuels | Research & Development | News; concerning Purdue University's presentation, or "File":
"Coal-To-Liquids (CTL) & Fischer-Tropsch Processing (FT); CCTR Basics Facts File #1; The Energy Center at Discovery Park; Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana; June, 2007; CTL Technology: There are two main processes: Coal to Syngas (and) Syngas to FT Fuels; With two major equipment needs: Coal Gasifier; (for) Coal to SynGas; (and) FT Reactor (for) SynGas to FT Products. ... Beginnings of the FT Process: (The Fischer-Tropsch process) was used by Germany and Japan during WWII to produce alternative fuels. FT Process Basics; The Fischer-Tropsch process uses hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) to make different types of hydrocarbons with various H2-CO ratios (and, in) a CTL facility the H2 and CO can be supplied from the coal gasifier. FT + Catalysis: The FT Process is a catalyzed chemical reaction in which carbon monoxide and hydrogen are converted into liquid hydrocarbons of various forms. Catalysts ... quicken the speed of the reaction. What can be Produced from a CTL Facility? - - Ammonia Fertilizer; - - Methanol/DME/Propylene; - - Electricity' - - Diesel Fuel; Kerosene; Jet Fuel; - - Gasoline; - - Waxes; Lubricants; Detergents; - - Electricity; - - Synthetic Natural Gas";
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The fact that Coal can be cleanly and efficiently converted into any and all types of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon fuels should, by now, be clear to anyone who has even for a brief time followed our reports.
The fact of the matter is recognized and openly acknowledged in other nations of the world, like China and South Africa, where the issues surrounding energy utilization and national economics are dealt with, it seems, with a bit more honesty and pragmatism, and, we dare say, idealism.
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One of us here is fond of wearing shirts of one sort or another, depending upon the season, emblazoned with the letters, the logo, "WV", or a stylized version of "WVU". Another, has a small collection of shirts branded with, variously, "Pitt", and, even, "PSU". Some reading this might prefer "M", or, "OSU".
Tell you what: We can toss them all in the dumpster, simplify our wardrobe selections, and maybe even get a volume discount for US Coal Country, if we buy nothing from here on out excepts shirts and hats emblazoned with nothing but the single, big red letter: "L".
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United States Patent Application: 0140174916
Ludicrous.
That's the only word we think adequately describes all the squalling over, the morbid fascination with, the looming EPA restrictions of, and rules concerning, "carbon emissions" from our economically vital, our economically essential, Coal-fired power generation industries.
Both the EPA's actions/pending actions and the shrieks of Coal Country outrage and alarm over them distract from, and hide the truth embodied in, one simple statement, i.e.:
Carbon Dioxide is a valuable raw material resource which can be effectively harvested and then be efficiently consumed in the synthesis of needed hydrocarbon fuels.
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