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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Applicants:
George A. Olah, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
G. K. Surya Prakash, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Inventors:
George A. Olah, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
G. K. Surya Prakash, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for rendering petroleum oil as an essentially environmentally carbon dioxide-neutral fuel and source material. Carbon dioxide produced from petroleum oil combustion is captured, purified, combined with steam and light hydrocarbon fractions, or with hydrogen, and reacted under reaction conditions sufficient to form methanol and/or dimethyl ether, which can be used as fuel or feedstock for derived synthetic hydrocarbons and products.