System and method for converting ambient carbon dioxide to particulate carbon and oxygen

Abstract

A system and method is described to convert ambient carbon dioxide (CO2) to graphite and oxygen by splitting the carbon oxygen bonds. By using this process, CO2 from point sources or from ambient air can be reduced or effectively eliminated, and thus the system can play an important role in the fight against CO2 emissions and global warming. The system first introduces CO2 and electrolyte solution to one or a series of specially designed pipes rotating pipes to create induction inside the pipes, resulting in breaking of the carbon-oxygen bonds and production of solid carbon and gaseous oxygen. The solid carbon and gaseous oxygen are then separated.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This document is a continuation-in-part of Niioka, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 072,059, filed Feb. 25, 2008, entitled “The Production Method of the Unit Which Carries Out a Disassembly and Separation for a Gas Molecular”, which claims priority to Japanese patent application 2007-149753, filed May 7, 2007, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. This application also relates to Japanese patent applications Yoshio Niioka, Heisei 11-51310 and 2003-418708.BACKGROUND[0002]Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most prevalent, ubiquitous and cited greenhouse gas produced by anthropogenic activities. Greenhouse gases are widely believed to cause or at least significantly contribute to global warming, which in turn disrupts the integrity, stability and balance of the ecosystems (see Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernment...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]In advantageous embodiments, the pipe includes a central shaft which has mixing projections extending from it (e.g., spiral shaped wings), such as 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 such projections, or at least such specified number of projections; the shaft is coated with a corrosion and wear resistant material, e.g., a ceramic coating, thereby reducing its rate of wear and lengthening its life cycle in a highly corrosive environment.

[0016]In still further embodiments, use of the system further includes directing the filmy, gelatinous substance to the center of the filter drum, injecting fresh electrolyte solution from an electrolyte solution tank to the center of the filter drum via a washing pipe, and spinning the filter drum at high speed, e.g., centrifuge speed; the spinning of the filter drum that contains a mixture of constituents of at least one air pollutant, oxygen or hydrogen gas or both, unprocessed air pollutant, and electrolyte solution creates an inductive environment in the filter drum, whereby one or more constituents of the air pollutant in the filmy, jelly substance will be attracted and migrated to loose fibers of tubular filters in the filter drum, and, under such inductive condition gas in the filmy, jelly like substance passes through the tubular filters.

Problems solved by technology

Greenhouse gases are widely believed to cause or at least significantly contribute to global warming, which in turn disrupts the integrity, stability and balance of the ecosystems (see Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis.

Due to the high energy barrier required to break the two bivalent bonds in carbon dioxide molecule (O═C═O), until the below described system and method, straight conversion of CO2 to harmless carbon particles and oxygen has never been a cost-effective approach or an energy-efficient proposition to reduce CO2 in ambient air.

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