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cu») United States v2) Patent Application Publication co pu PARKINSON et al. oy om ) en @ (86) (60) CARBON SEPARATION AND REMOVAL FROM MOLTEN MEDLA 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 A reaction system comprises a reactor vessel, @ secondary vessel, a transfer line providing fluid communication ‘between the reactor vessel andthe secondary vessel, 2 retura 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 Within the transfer line othe return line Patent Application Publication Oct. 12, 2023 Sheet 1 of 5 aaaaaE a 4 oe act oso \ eos 8 co oe & ae | G a 5354 = foe Ce | a dgeo a 15 N\ \ = "7 [15 7 ~~ o WAY ee ee e US 2023/0322559 Al Hydrocarbon in Agttator Gasin Inerfrecyele 20 Figure 1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 12,2023 Sheet 2 of 5 US 2023/0322559 AI 3 pee eee fee GSE Re oe te | 0 5 Ste 16s o Oe Fosiye poe ie) 7o BEE O ge Un Eel aaa 50 8 6 ae ie 0 OO eid tek aa) witewi aes z prevents low 6 08 a Inertfrecyle 20 Screw auger Figure 2 Patent Application Publication Oct. 12,2023 Sheet 3 of 5 US 2023/0322559 AI \ydracarbon in 23 ge - gE | 33 le oe : $: : : = Bo 6 (ee Gs oo fol Eg 5 Agttator Inertfrecyele 20 Serew auger Figure 3 Patent Application Publication Oct. 12,2023 Sheet 4 of 5 US 2023/0322559 AI Eases VoRe qEEGnGE -o eee a3 Bou Cr G pO Gg oo ee eee Ob eo 08 CeO 6 LP See : Oo De ee oO! ie ea) Go a {ydracarbon in Agtator Increasing P drives media Inerrecyele 20 Figure 4 Patent Application Publication Oct. 12,2023 Sheet 5 of 5 US 2023/0322559 AI Foe ae [Og 8 o . ye En OMe: 2 = ey ae Pee Moo bo | Ech a Inenyreqyle 20 drives media Increasing P 2 US 2023/0322559 AI CARBON SEPARATION AND REMOVAL FROM MOLTEN MEDIA 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-

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