Carbon dioxide capture, products incorporating or produced using captured carbon dioxide, and economic benefits associated with such products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11897765-B2
Application number	US-202016913893-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Jun 26, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods whereby products can be prepared in a manner that adds value to the products beyond the market value of such products, and the present disclosure further provides methods for optimizing production of products toward processes that yield a positive net result. The methods for preparing a product can utilize a synthesized oxide compound and, depending upon the order of combination, can modify the synthesized oxide compound by combination with both of carbon dioxide and a secondary component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for preparing a product, the method comprising:
combining a synthesized oxide compound with a secondary component to form an intermediate material; and
adding carbon dioxide to the intermediate material such that at least a majority of the carbon dioxide that is added to the intermediate material is combined with the intermediate material to form a carbon-modified product that has an economic benefit associated therewith.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the synthesized oxide compound.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the synthesized oxide compound comprises removing carbon dioxide from a starting carbonate compound.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the carbon dioxide that is removed from the starting carbonate compound is carbon-captured.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synthesized oxide compound comprises one or more of an alkali oxide compound, an alkaline oxide compound, a transition metal oxide compound and a crystallogen oxide compound.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary component comprises one or more of a silicate, an alumina, an oxide, water, a cellulose-based component, a lignin-based component, and a hemicellulose-based component.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-modified product includes one or more of a concrete product, a steel product, an asphalt product, and a plastic product.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a net benefit of the carbon-modified product as a difference between a value of the economic benefit associated with the carbon-modified product and a cost associated with preparing the carbon-modified product.

9. A carbon-modified product prepared according to the method of claim 1 , the carbon-modified product having the economic benefit associated therewith.

10. A method for preparing a product, the method comprising:
adding carbon dioxide to a synthesized oxide compound that is at least partially in solid form such that at least a majority of the carbon dioxide reacts with the synthesized oxide compound to form a synthesized carbonate compound that is at least partially in solid form; and
combining the synthesized carbonate compound with a secondary component to form a carbon-modified product that has an economic benefit associated therewith.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising forming the synthesized oxide compound.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein forming the synthesized oxide compound comprises removing carbon dioxide from a starting carbonate compound.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the carbon dioxide that is removed from the starting carbonate compound is carbon-captured.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the synthesized oxide compound comprises one or more of an alkali oxide compound, an alkaline oxide compound, a transition metal oxide compound and a crystallogen oxide compound.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the secondary component comprises one or more of a silicate, an alumina, an oxide, water, a cellulose-based component, a lignin-based component, and a hemicellulose-based component.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the carbon-modified product includes one or more of a concrete product, a steel product, an asphalt product, and a plastic product.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining a net benefit of the carbon-modified product as a difference between a value of the economic benefit associated with the carbon-modified product and a cost associated with preparing the carbon-modified product.

18. A carbon-modified product prepared according to the method of claim 10 , the carbon-modified product having the economic benefit associated therewith.

19. A method for optimizing production of products, the method comprising:
determining a cost associated with preparing each of a plurality of carbon-modified products, each carbon-modified product being prepared by a method that includes carrying out one or more production steps effective to impart an economic benefit related to one or both of a carbon incentive and a climate incentive;
determining the value of the economic benefit associated with each carbon-modified product;
determining, for each carbon-modified product, a net benefit as a difference between a value of the economic benefit associated with each of the plurality of carbon-modified products and a cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products; and
forming one or more of the plurality of carbon-modified products such that the net benefit has a positive value.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products comprises determining, for each of the plurality of carbon-modified products, a cost associated with removing carbon dioxide from a starting carbonate compound to synthesize an oxide compound.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products comprises determining, for each of the plurality of carbon-modified products, a cost associated with combining a synthesized oxide compound with a secondary component to form the intermediate material.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein determining the cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products further comprises determining, for each of the plurality of carbon-modified products, a cost associated with adding carbon dioxide to the intermediate material such that at least a majority of the carbon dioxide that is added to the intermediate material is combined with the intermediate material.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products comprises determining, for each of the plurality of carbon-modified products, a cost associated with adding carbon dioxide to a synthesized oxide compound that is at least partially in solid form such that at least a majority of the carbon dioxide reacts with the synthesized oxide compound to form a synthesized carbonate compound that is at least partially in solid form.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein determining the cost associated with preparing each of the plurality of carbon-modified products further comprises determining, for each of the plurality of carbon-modified products, a cost associated with combining the synthesized carbonate compound with a secondary component to form the carbon-modified product.

25. The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the value of the economic benefit associated with each carbon-modified product comprises determining at least a portion of a carbon-dioxide sequestration credit for and associated with each product, the carbon dioxide sequestration credit being redeemable based on one or both of construction of and financing of an entity incorporating the product.

26. The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the value of the economic benefit associated with each carbon-modified product comprises determining a value of one or more of a tax credit, a tax inapplicability, a tradable value, a transferrable value, a carbon standard, a climate standard, a carbon benefit designation, a climate benefit designation, a carbon benefit certification, and a climate benefit certification.

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Assignees

• 8 Rivers Capital Llc

Inventors

• Brown Jr Glenn William
• Forrest Brock Alan
• Beauchamp Damian

Classifications

• C01B13/16 Primary

  Purification · CPC title

• B01D53/62

  Carbon oxides · CPC title

• C01B32/60

  Preparation of carbonates or bicarbonates in general (of percarbonates C01B15/10; of specific carbonates or bicarbonates according to the cation C01B-C01G) · CPC title

• F01K25/103

  Carbon dioxide (F01K25/065 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06Q10/04

  Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) · CPC title