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Carbon Dioxide, as it is co-produced in only small amounts, relative to natural sources of emission such as the Earth's inexorable processes of planetary volcanism, from our essential use of Coal in the generation of abundant and truly economical electric power, is a valuable raw material resource.
That fact is indirectly confirmed by the document we enclose in this dispatch; which is a bit redundant, relative to a report we made seven months ago, as accessible via:
West Virginia Coal Association | US Navy Reclaims CO2 for Hydrocarbon Synthesis | Research & Development; concerning: "US Patent Application 20100028242 - Recovery of CO2 from Seawater/Aqueous Bicarbonate Systems; February, 2010; Inventors: Heather Willauer, Dennis Hardy, et. al.; Naval Research Laboratory, DC; The present invention is generally directed to a system for recovering CO2 from seawater or aqueous bicarbonate solutions using a gas permeable membrane with multiple layers. At elevated pressures, gaseous CO2 and bound CO2 in the ionic form of bicarbonate and carbonate diffuse from the seawater or bicarbonate solution through the multiple layers of the membrane. Also disclosed is the related method of recovering CO2 from seawater or aqueous bicarbonate solutions".
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Concerning our headline, to be clear:
"Hydrocarbon Synthesis Gas", or just "Syngas", is typically used to mean a blend of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen which can, as explained via:
Syngas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; "Syngas (or Synthesis gas) is the name given to a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Examples of production methods include the gasification of coal (and) biomass. Syngas is used as an intermediate in producing synthetic petroleum for use as a fuel or lubricant via (for one example) the Fischer-Tropsch process"; and, via:
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Carbon Dioxide, as it arises in only a small way, relative to natural sources of emission, such as and especially the Earth's inexorable processes of planetary volcanism, from our economically essential use of Coal in the generation of truly abundant and affordable electric power, is a valuable raw material resource.
Over the past several years, we have rather regularly documented the fact that Japan, as embodied in several of her universities and corporations, has been developing the science and technology for recycling Carbon Dioxide, as might be recovered from whatever source - - perhaps as occurs naturally, sometimes in quite surprisingly high concentrations, as a component of Natural Gas as it is extracted from natural geologic reservoirs - - and synthesizing from Carbon Dioxide a variety of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons.
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We've made a number of reports over the past few years concerning the use of Coal Ash in the manufacture of various building and construction products - - in addition to and separate from those reports affirming and documenting the great current and potential value of consuming solid Coal Utilization Byproducts in the making of Cement and Concrete - - as, for example, in:
West Virginia Coal Association | Coal Fly Ash Makes Wallboard Stronger | Research & Development; concerning: "United States Patent 4,403,006 - Sag-resistant Gypsum Board Containing Fly Ash; 1983;
United States Gypsum Company; Abstract: A gypsum board consisting essentially of a monolithic cellular core of set gypsum and a fiberous cover sheet encasement provided with improved properties by the gypsum core having incorporated therein coal fly ash in an amount of about 1-20% by weight of stucco in the gypsum slurry used in forming the board and method of producing the board are disclosed"; and:
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Since we have lately been documenting the facts, as seen recently in:
West Virginia Coal Association | USDOE Efficient Hydrogen for Liquid Fuel Synthesis | Research & Development; concerning:
"United States Patent Application 20120149789 - Apparatus and Methods for the Electrolysis of Water; 2012; Inventor: Elias Greenbaum; Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC; Oak Ridge, TN; ("UT-Battelle, LLC is a limited liability partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle Memorial Institute that manages the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Department of Energy.") Abstract: An apparatus for the electrolytic splitting of water into hydrogen and/or oxygen";
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