ML19220A258

Suggests Injection of CO2 Gas Into Reactor to React W/Hydrogen to Form Methane & Water W/Diminution of Vol. Nonflammable Products Can Safely Be Removed from Reactor

ML19220A258
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/02/1979
From:	Yeh G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Carter J PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES
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NUDOCS 7904170251
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19. 8 tir. Jirmy Carter I

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Dear Sir:

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C Inject Carbon d ie::I d ' ga into the r e.

tor to r act forn nethane and rater with the with hydrogen to p rac t i cal l',

dinin t tion of volume.

The above re.ic t i on :-

i r r ey c z.;i bl e below 300'C, and high pre: sure favori it:

irreve rsibili ty.

The product: are not f l.u rnh t " and can be recoved fror. the reac tor n if et y.

D George Yeh Villanova l'n ' ver si t y The above nu,;; e st i an is b1 sed on the well Enown reartion:

CO + 411 Cil4 + 2tl 0 2

2 2

As ruy be obv ious, there tilI be the diuinn'len of gar votur b:' one valem every four volu m of the hydroyen tunide th-reactor then t he r*

fi, proceedn i n th" f or mrd di rect ion.

The fareird reart ien favored to per 17r o:- free-e," o;v data, he l m, 3UO"C the r e n c ti e a u ! ! ', prec

'd al r.o s t irreferaibly in the forcard directloa.

M ilI !.ca t of the r 'a e t in:'

hi;;h p rersu re the forward r, vtion, raintaining the high pressure whi.:h favors ray help in c< far at Ihe restion i and therefore aould not creat.e any problc r terperature belot 603^C, at.chich t e. p er,t o re the four corpoands ';nould be i n :'a llir equilibriun, C irbon d ion: Id-Uill h.rs e I h.

carried out at i

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L' a.1ditional erfect of retardin: the ce:1bu :t ion I n vo l e i t hydr

.en, obvinur.

The aethane-wa t er v i r. c u r e focr d by tbo ab:n - react t,n e,a b readi1y re::oved fron the reator <afely,inre it ia n,t fIa.ahle ihe rixture rerosed to the outside of the reactor c:a, h: sep ra! d by t o il ii <

int o eat er and mt h:uie, w!:lch my be burnn! vit h tir or oxyg..

'l h und products aill be carbon die.ide aml,1ter both of chich are rad iom-t iv afid TeQll[rt' Cafe d i MP')S ll.

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