Go Green !

Carbon Dioxide to Fuels

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:37:08 -0600

Goal

The goal of this process is to convert CO2 gas into useful fuels, such as methanol and butanol, both of which can be used in conventional combustion engines.

Using the patented Modular Blocks and the Disc Turbine, we hope to bring this and other technologies to the forefront of distributed fuel production.

Spin-off technologies include a process to purify water by the use of cavitation.

Combined together, this is our global initiative to provide clean drinking water and affordable distributed fuel. The primary goal is to reduce and recycle carbon dioxide.

Going green

If you’re interested in helping fund technology that converts CO2 in seawater to ethanol, methanol and jet fuel, please visit our website:

http://www.oceanethanol.com

Applications of Sonochemistry

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:42:02 -0600

Sonochemistry is used because of its effects in processes, such as biodiesel and water purification. Industrial cavitation (sonochemistry) can be used for the following:

• preparation of activated metals by reduction of metal salts
• generation of activated metals by sonication
• precipitation of metal (Cr, Mn, Co) oxide catalysts
• impregnation of metals or metal halides on supports
• preparation of activated metal solutions
• reactions involving metals
• reactions involving non-metallic solids
• crystallisation and precipitation of metals, alloys, zeolithes
• modification of surface morphology
• formation of amorphous nanostructured materials
• agglomeration of crystals
• smoothing and removal of passivating oxide coating
• micromanipulation (fractionation) of small particles
• dispersion of solids
• preparation of colloids (Ag, Au, Q-sized CdS)
• intercalation of guest molecules into host inorganic layered solids
• sonochemistry of polymers
• degradation and modification of polymers
• synthesis of polymers
• sonolysis of organic pollutants in water

Carbon Dioxide: Sonochemistry Reactions

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:13:56 -0600

The following sonochemical effects can be observed in chemical reactions and processes (Reactions may include hydrogenation):
• increase in reaction speed
• increase in reaction output
• more efficient energy usage
• switching of reaction pathway
• performance improvement of phase transfer catalysts
• avoidance of phase transfer catalysts
• use of crude or technical reagents
• activation of metals and solids
• increase in the reactivity of reagents or catalysts

Sonoluminescence

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:26:17 -0600

During cavitation, an interesting phenomenon can be noticed. This is known as Sonoluminescence. This is a very short lived burst of ultraviolet light, which can be used for water purification.