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Method and a system for converting carbon dioxide into chemical starting materials

US9285116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Günter Schmid · Hemhofen, DE
Dan Taroata · Erlangen, DE
Elena Arvanitis · Somerville, US
Manfred Baldauf · Erlangen, DE
Frank Walachowicz · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2011
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02W30/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus convert carbon dioxide into chemical starting materials. Carbon dioxide is isolated from flue gas emitted by a combustion system. An electropositive metal is burned in an atmosphere of isolated carbon dioxide to reduce the carbon dioxide into chemical starting materials.

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