The devil in the details! ;) ---- Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear DoDuc, Stephen, and Dan D > > #The Patent Number would seem to be: > > We also note, that, in at least one of our prior reports, the one concerning > "US Patent 8,435,457 - Synthesis of Hydrocarbons Via Catalytic Reduction of > CO2" specifically, we made an error in the transcription of patent numbers in > our excerpts, which sadly might have contributed to confusion on the part of > those interested enough to search the available electronic records themselves. > > # This is no big deal... simply degas seawater to recover the CO2 dissolved > in it, perhaps with assistance of a bit of acid to break up carbonates. To > get hydrogen, simply electrolyze the water. Once they have the CO2, they > simply add more energy to break it up into CO. Then they can make Synthesis > Gas, and then they can make hydrocarbon fuels. > > # They don't say where they get the energy to electrolyze the water. That is > "the Elephant in the Room" that they don't address. :-) The original article > is highly misleading, and seems to suggest that the Navy can simply take > seawater and run its ships from it, to meet its energy requirements. > > Kevin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tuong DoDuc > To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 12:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Gasification] Try this better address for the article. > > > I agree with Stephen. > The critical part (energy wise) is energy to produce H2, which as stated, > should come from either nuclear or any other non-fossil-fuels like wind, > solar... > The second part, as I understood, is the synthesis of H2 and CO2 under the > Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. > Part 1 is often hided to the public as they would like to emphasize their > contribution in Part 2, as well as to please the tax-payers that they are > doing great thing. > More scientific background can be found here with some evidence of the > Navy's Patents: > > http://www.wvcoal.com/research-development/us-navy-harvests-co2-from-seawater-for-hydrocarbon-synthesis.html > > > > Few cents from my side. > D.D.Tuong > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dan, > > There is a huge amount of energy in a gallon of jet fuel. The only power > source remotely big enough is the ship's nuclear reactor. > > Stephen Abbadessa > -----Original Message----- > From: Carefreeland <[email protected]> > To: gasification <[email protected]> > Cc: wastewatts <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 9:51 pm > Subject: [Gasification] Try this better address for the article. > > > Article didn't copy right first time Try this. > > > > http://www.ibtimes.com/goodbye-oil-us-navy-cracks-new-renewable-energy-technology-turn-seawater-fuel-allowing-1568455 > > > > Where does the energy come from the crack the seawater? Anyone? Anyone? > > > Dan Dimiduk > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
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