Recycling and reinvestment of carbon from agricultural processes for renewable fuel and materials using thermochemical regeneration

Abstract

Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for regeneration or recycling of carbon substances into renewable fuel and materials. In one aspect, a method of recycling carbon to produce a renewable fuel can include harvesting carbon donors, such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), emitted from an agricultural process. Hydrogen donors, such as from biomass waste, can be dissociated under an anaerobic reaction to produce hydrogen. The harvested carbon dioxide can be reacted with the waste-produced hydrogen under pressure and temperature to generate a renewable fuel, such as methanol fuel.

I/we claim: 
     
         1 . A method of recycling carbon to produce a renewable fuel, the method comprising;
 harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process;   dissociating biomass waste under an anaerobic reaction to produce hydrogen; and   reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with the biomass waste produced hydrogen under pressure and heat to generate a renewable fuel.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the renewable fuel comprises at least one of alcohol and ether. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the alcohol comprises at least one of methanol and ethanol; and
 the ether comprises dimethyl ether (DME).   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , comprising converting the DME to generate a polymer precursor to a durable good. 
     
     
         5 . The method a  claim 1 , comprising adding a catalyst to enhance production of the renewable fuel. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the catalyst comprises at least one of copper-zinc-oxide, deposited sinter mixture of copper, and copper-zinc oxide. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising harvesting waste heat rejected from an engine to provide heat used in the reaction. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising generating heat from a renewable energy source comprising at least one of wind energy, solar energy, running water and geothermal. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising controlling the heat and pressure to generate a select type of the renewable fuel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen is produced from dissociation of the biomass waste at a remote location and transported in through a pipeline. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein dissociating the biomass waste comprises:
 thermochemically producing hydrocarbons as a transportable precursor to hydrogen at a remote location;   transporting in the hydrocarbons through a pipeline; and   separating the hydrocarbons into hydrogen and carbon monoxide.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 cleaning the harvested carbon dioxide; and   using the cleaned carbon dioxide as a nutrient for green house crops.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising using the cleaned carbon dioxide as a buoyant lifter in photosynthesis for plants comprising algae.