Energy and/or material transport including phase change
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C01B-003/36
C01B-006/24
C01B-003/02
C10L-003/00
C07C-002/00
C10G-003/00
F17D-003/01
C10G-002/00
C07C-031/04
출원번호
US-0584795
(2012-08-13)
등록번호
US-8840692
(2014-09-23)
발명자
/ 주소
McAlister, Roy Edward
출원인 / 주소
McAlister Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
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초록▼
Techniques, systems and material are disclosed for transport of energy and/or materials. In one aspect a method includes generating gaseous fuel (e.g., from biomass dissociation) at a first location of a low elevation. The gaseous fuel can be self transported in a pipeline to a second location at a
Techniques, systems and material are disclosed for transport of energy and/or materials. In one aspect a method includes generating gaseous fuel (e.g., from biomass dissociation) at a first location of a low elevation. The gaseous fuel can be self transported in a pipeline to a second location at a higher elevation than the first location by traveling from the first location to the second location without adding energy of pressure. A liquid fuel can be generated at the second location of higher elevation by reacting the gaseous fuel with at least one of a carbon donor, a nitrogen donor, and an oxygen donor harvested from industrial waste. The liquid fuel can be delivered to a third location of a lower elevation than the second location while providing pressure or kinetic energy.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for transporting energy and/or material, comprising: providing or forming a first gaseous material at a first location;transporting by expansion the first gaseous material from the first location to a second location having a higher elevation than the first location;reacting the first ga
1. A method for transporting energy and/or material, comprising: providing or forming a first gaseous material at a first location;transporting by expansion the first gaseous material from the first location to a second location having a higher elevation than the first location;reacting the first gaseous material to form a first liquid material at the second location;transporting by gravitational acceleration the first liquid material from the second location to a third location having a lower elevation than the second location;reacting the first liquid material to form a second gaseous material at the third location;transporting the second gaseous material to a fourth location having a higher elevation than the third location;reacting the second gaseous material to form a second liquid material at the fourth location; andtransporting the second liquid material to a fifth location having a lower elevation than the fourth location. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein reacting the first liquid material includes reacting the first liquid material anaerobically. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a pressure from providing or forming the first gaseous material accounts for all or a portion of an energy used to transport the first gaseous material from the first location to the second location. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein a pressure from forming the second gaseous material accounts for all or a portion of an energy used to transport the second gaseous material from the third location to the fourth location. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising extracting energy with a turbine from flow of the first liquid material from the second location to the third location. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising extracting energy with a turbine from flow of the second liquid material from the fourth location to the fifth location. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein transporting the second liquid material from the fourth location to the fifth location includes gravity transporting the second liquid material. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first gaseous material and the second gaseous material include hydrogen, methane, ethane, butane, propane, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, or a combination thereof. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first liquid material and the second liquid material include an alcohol, an alkyne, a ketone, an ether, ammonia, or a combination thereof. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first gaseous material and the second gaseous material include hydrogen, methane, or a combination thereof, and the first liquid material and the second liquid material include methanol, ammonia, or a combination thereof. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first gaseous material and the second gaseous material include sulfur dioxide, chlorine, or a combination thereof, and the first liquid material and the second liquid material include sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, or a combination thereof. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein a distance between the first location and the fifth location is between about 1 km and about 1,000 km. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein an elevation difference between the first location and the second location and an elevation difference between the third location and the fourth location are between about 100 m and about 4 km. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a supplemental gaseous material and injecting the supplemental gaseous material into the first gaseous material to increase a pressure of the first gaseous material as it travels from the first location to the second location or injecting the supplemental gaseous material into the second gaseous material to increase a pressure of the second gaseous material as it travels from the third location to the fourth location. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the supplemental gaseous material includes hydrogen, and the method further comprises generating oxygen in conjunction with generating the supplemental gaseous material, and delivering the oxygen to a point-of-use location. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the first gaseous material, the second gaseous material, the first liquid material, and the second liquid material are a first gaseous fuel, a second gaseous fuel, a first liquid fuel, and a second liquid fuel, respectively. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first liquid fuel includes less than about 25% hydrocarbons. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the fifth location is a point-of-use location and gravity provides all or a portion of a pressure head of the second liquid material at the point-of-use location. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the point-of-use location is a first point-of-use location, and the method further comprises transporting the second liquid material from the fourth location to a second point-of-use location having a lower elevation than the fourth location, wherein gravity provides all or a portion of a pressure head of the second liquid material at the second point-of-use location. 20. A method for transporting energy and/or material, comprising: providing or forming a first gaseous fuel at a first location and a first elevation;transporting the first gaseous fuel from the first location to a second location having a second elevation;reacting the first gaseous fuel to form a first liquid fuel at the second location;transporting the first liquid fuel from the second location to a third location having a third elevation;extracting energy with a turbine from flow of the first liquid fuel from the second location to the third location;reacting the first liquid fuel to form a second gaseous fuel at the third location;transporting the second gaseous fuel to a fourth location having a fourth elevation;reacting the second gaseous fuel to form a second liquid fuel at the fourth location;transporting the second liquid fuel to a fifth location having a fifth elevation; andextracting energy with the turbine from flow of the second liquid fuel from the fourth location to the fifth location, wherein a pressure from providing or forming the first gaseous fuel accounts for all or a portion of an energy used to transport the first gaseous fuel from the first location to the second location, and a pressure from forming the second gaseous fuel accounts for all or a portion of an energy used to transport the second gaseous fuel from the third location to the fourth location. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein generating the supplemental gaseous material includes generating the supplemental gaseous material by electrolysis of water. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first gaseous material is carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide; andthe first liquid material is an alcohol. 23. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first location is a base of a building; andthe second location is a top of a building. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein an elevation difference between the first and second locations is due to natural topography. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein transporting the first gaseous material includes transporting the first gaseous material through a pipeline directly connecting a first reactor or storage chamber at the first location to a second reactor or storage chamber at the second location. 26. The method of claim 1, further comprising dissolving a hazardous contaminant into the first liquid material. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first liquid material is a fuel. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first gaseous material is hydrogen;the first liquid material is ammonia; andreacting the first gaseous material to form the first liquid material includes reacting the hydrogen with nitrogen from air at the second location. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein providing or forming the first gaseous material includes reforming methane from biomass dissociation at the first location.
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