Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Capturing and using carbon dioxide instead of sequestering

Instead of sequestering carbon dioxide Vorsana Inc. has proposed using centrifugal gas seperationg to capture the carbon dioxide from coal fired plants.  Renewable energy sources will be used to crack carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen.  The carbon monoxide would be used to produce syn fuels.  This would eliminate some of the logistical problems of piping and sequestering carbon dioxide in underground caverns.

Other options include capturing the carbon dioxide and using it for algal biofuel production as noted in an earlier blog locating the facility next to either an ethanol plant or a coal fire power plant.

Brian G. Williams proposes using thermal cracking as part of methanol production using carbon dioxide and hydrogen produces by electolysis of water. 

http://www.briangwilliams.com/methanol-economy/thermal-cracking.html


 

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