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CARBON SEPARATION AND REMOVAL
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Applicant: CZERO INC,, Goleta, CA (US)
Inventors: Brett PARKINSON, Goleta, CA (US)
Andrew CALDWELL, Goleta, CA
Appl. Nos 181041,666
PCT Filed: Aug
PCT'No: PETA
§ 371 (XI),
(2) Date? "Feb. 14, 2023
Related U.S. Application Data
Provisional aplication No. 63/071 887, fled on Ave.
28, 2020,
US 2023032255941
No.: US 2023/0322559 Al
(43) Pub. Date: Oct. 12, 2023
Publication Classification
(1) Ine
corR 3208, (2006.01),
62) US.CL
cP ConB 3205 (2017.08)
on ABSTRACT
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line providing Muid communication between the secondary
vessel and the reactor vessel, a fter disposed within the
secondary vessel, al at least one feze plug valve disposed
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CARBON SEPARATION AND REMOVAL
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
'APPLICATIONS|
10001) This application isa fling under 38 USC. 371 as
the National Stage of Intemational Application No, PCT!
[US2021/047082, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, entitled, “CAR-
BON SEPARATION AND REMOVAL FROM MOLTEN
MEDIA," which claims the benefit of and claims priority 10
US. Provisional Application No. 63/071,857 filed on Avg.
28, 2020 and cated, “CARBON SEPARATION AND
REMOVAL FROM MOLTEN MEDIA,” both of which are
incomporated herein by reference in their entirety forall
Purposes
STATEMENT REGARDING.
GOVERNMENTALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
‘OR DEVELOPMENT
0002] This invention was made with govemament support
tinder Grant DE-ARO0OI194 awarded by the Department of
Energy. The goverment has certain rights i this invention.
BACKGROUND
10003] The transformation of chemical feedstocks into
products relies on reactors with controlled intemal condi-
tions. Conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks such as natural
as contining methane with strong earboa-hydrogen bonds
Js particularly challenging and typically utilizes reactors
‘containing catalyst and/or making use of high temperatures,
‘A major limitation in chemical reaction engineering is the
inability to perform very high temperature reactions eff
ciently at high pressure duc to the limitations of reactor
‘construction materials. Fr reversible reactions, equilibrium,
limitations, can also make very high temperatures desirable
but limited by reactor material considerations. This is espe-