Present industrial decarbonization technologies require an active CO2-concentration system, often based on lime reaction or amine binding reactions, which is energy intensive and carries a high CO2-footprint. Here instead, an effective process without active CO2 concentration is demonstrated in a new process-termed IC2CNT (Insulation-diffusion facilitated CO2 to Carbon Nanomaterial Technology) decarbonization process. Molten carbonates such as Li2CO3 (mp 723 °C) are highly insoluble to industrial feed gas principal components (N2, O2, and H2O). However, CO2 can readily dissolve and react in molten carbonates. We have recently characterized high CO2 diffusion rates through porous aluminosilicate and calcium-magnesium silicate thermal insulations. Here, the CO2 in ambient feed gas passes through these membranes into molten Li2CO3. The membrane also concurrently insulates the feed gas from the hot molten carbonate chamber, obviating the need to heat the (non-CO2) majority of the feed gas to high temperature. In this insulation facilitated decarbonization process CO2 is split by electrolysis in the molten carbonate producing sequestered, high-purity carbon nanomaterials (such as CNTs) and O2.
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