NEGATIVE EMISSION, LARGE SCALE CARBON CAPTURE FOR CLEAN FOSSIL FUEL POWER GENERATION

Smart overview of the Invention

The disclosed technology focuses on large-scale carbon capture and negative emissions for fossil fuel power generation. It addresses the pressing issue of greenhouse gas emissions by transforming carbon dioxide and other gases into solid carbon, which can be utilized in various industrial applications. This approach offers an environmentally friendly solution by preventing greenhouse gases from entering the biosphere and providing a financially viable method for capturing solid carbon.

Field of Application

The invention pertains to green power production technologies, specifically targeting the processing of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The techniques aim to achieve high-efficiency carbon capture from fossil fuel power production, resulting in useful carbon-based by-products and a negative emissions profile.

Technical Background

Current carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) methods face significant challenges, including high costs, logistical complexities, and geopolitical issues. Traditional CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground, which is both costly and impractical on a large scale. The invention addresses these challenges by providing systems that prevent carbon dioxide from entering the biosphere at the source.

Technological Summary

The system utilizes a processing reactor to treat effluent exhaust gas streams from fossil fuel plants using high-frequency plasma. This process breaks down target molecules such as carbon dioxide, allowing for the separation of elements like oxygen and carbon. The benign gases are released or repurposed, while solid carbon is captured for industrial use. The reactor can be tuned to produce specific carbon solids like graphene, which have diverse applications.

Advantages and Implementation

Unlike traditional CCS strategies that merely delay addressing greenhouse gas emissions, this technology chemically deconstructs pollutants into useful components. It offers cost benefits due to decreasing costs of plasma-based capture and growing markets for solid carbon products. Large-scale deployment is feasible, with significant power input required to dissociate gases into capturable solids, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional sequestration methods.