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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for generating electricity from carbonaceous material with substantially no carbon dioxide emissions
- Patent Title (中): 基本上没有二氧化碳排放的碳质材料发电的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12565308Application Date: 2009-09-23
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Publication No.: US07937948B2Publication Date: 2011-05-10
- Inventor: Robert M. Zubrin , Mark H. Berggren
- Applicant: Robert M. Zubrin , Mark H. Berggren
- Applicant Address: US CO Lakewood
- Assignee: Pioneer Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pioneer Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Lakewood
- Agency: American Patent Agency
- Agent Daniar Hussain; Albert Ho
- Main IPC: F02C6/18
- IPC: F02C6/18

Abstract:
A reformation power plant generates clean electricity from carbonaceous material and high pressure CO2 which can be easily sequestered or utilized for a beneficial purpose, such as fuel production. The reformation power plant design utilizes a reformation process that reforms carbonaceous fuel with super-heated steam into a high-pressure gaseous mixture that is rich in carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas. This high-pressure gas exchanges excess heat with the incoming steam from a boiler and continues onward to a condenser. Once cooled, the high-pressure gas goes through a methanol separator, after which the CO2-rich gas is sequestered underground or beneficially re-used. The remaining hydrogen-rich gas is combusted through a gas turbine. The gas turbine provides power to a generator and also regenerative heat for the boiler. Finally, the generator converts mechanical energy into electricity, which is transferred to the electric grid. Therefore, carbon-free electricity is generated from coal, biomass, or other carbon-based feedstock.
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