Underground reactor system

Abstract

An underground reactor for creating hydrocarbons and chemicals from organic material can include a heat recovery device. Some embodiments of the present disclosure include at least one tube that injects biomass underground and at least one second tube that collects reacted biomass on the surface. Further tubes are also disclosed for the ability to control temperature and pressure and collect minerals and carbon dioxide. In another embodiment, a super-critical fluid is injected into the underground reactor. Methods for utilizing the reactor are additionally provided. Further embodiments include methods of using the reactor such as, for example, methods of creating fuel from algae and methods of using the minerals and carbon dioxide as food for an algae farm that will be used as biomass for the reactor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An underground reactor for use in creating fuel from organic material, comprising:
 a first conduit that injects an organic material underground;   a second conduit that collects reacted organic material produced by the underground reactor;   a heat exchanger for extracting heat;   a biomass source; and   concentrating equipment that separates the biomass from its cultivation medium.   
     
     
         2 . The underground reactor of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of capillary injection tubes. 
     
     
         3 . The underground reactor of  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger is used for powering equipment used in the creation process of a substance selected from the group consisting of oil and fuel. 
     
     
         4 . The underground reactor of  claim 1 , wherein the concentrating equipment is a centrifuge. 
     
     
         5 . The underground reactor of  claim 1 , further comprising an expander powered by geothermal energy. 
     
     
         6 . The underground reactor of  claim 5 , wherein the expander is a turbine. 
     
     
         7 . The underground reactor of  claim 5 , wherein the expander powers the concentrating equipment. 
     
     
         8 . The underground reactor of  claim 1 , wherein the biomass source is a biomass farm that grows the organic material. 
     
     
         9 . An underground reactor for use in creating hydrocarbons from organic material, comprising:
 a first conduit that injects an organic material underground;   a second conduit that collects reacted organic material produced by the underground reactor; and   a heat exchanger for extracting heat;   wherein the organic material is pulverized coal.   
     
     
         10 . The underground reactor  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of capillary injection tubes. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the heat exchanger is used for powering equipment used in the fuel creation process. 
     
     
         12 . A method of performing a high-pressure, high-temperature reaction comprising:
 (a) sending organic material underground through a first conduit, wherein sufficient pressure and temperature is applied to the organic material in a reaction zone to convert the organic material to a compound selected from the group consisting of fuel, hydrocarbon, and chemicals;   (b) bringing the compound selected from the group consisting of fuel, hydrocarbon, and chemicals up through a second conduit;   (c) using a heat exchanger for extracting heat; and   (d) sending geothermal fluid to a biomass growth.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the geothermal fluid comprises carbonates and biocarbonates. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising injecting super-critical fluid through capillary tubes in the first conduit. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the heat exchanger is used for powering equipment used to convert the organic material to a compound selected from the group consisting of fuel, hydrocarbon, or chemicals. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising adjusting pressure by a method selected from the group consisting of increasing tubular reactor depth, decreasing tubular reactor depth, increasing back pressure at surface, decreasing back pressure at surface, and loading the tubular reactor working fluid with high specific gravity material mixed within the working fluid.