EP 4146845 A1 20230315 - METHOD FOR GENERATING THERMAL ENERGY AND CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK BY MEANS OF ALUMINO-THERMAL REACTION
Title (en)
METHOD FOR GENERATING THERMAL ENERGY AND CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK BY MEANS OF ALUMINO-THERMAL REACTION
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON THERMISCHER ENERGIE UND VON GRUNDCHEMIKALIEN MITTELS ALUMINOTHERMISCHER REAKTION
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ POUR GÉNÉRER DE L'ÉNERGIE THERMIQUE ET DES PRODUITS CHIMIQUES DE BASE PAR RÉACTION ALUMINOTHERMIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 102020002774 A 20200509
- EP 2021000059 W 20210505
Abstract (en)
[origin: CA3182924A1] The invention relates to a method for generating thermal energy and chemical feedstock comprising at least the following measures: a) generating aluminium metal by fused-salt electrolysis in a fused-salt electrolysis plant; b) using the aluminium metal to generate thermal energy and chemical feedstock selected from the group of carbon monoxide or hydrogen, by bringing carbon dioxide and/or water and/or a mixture containing a compound, which contains nitrogen and hydrogen, and carbon dioxide and/or water into contact with the aluminium metal and converting it in an alumino-thermal reaction to aluminium oxide and carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen; c) storing or chemically converting the carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen thereby generated; d) storing the thermal energy thereby generated or converting said energy into other forms of energy; and e) returning the obtained aluminium oxide into the fused-salt electrolysis. The method allows fused-salt electrolysis plants to be operated for the production of aluminium with renewable energies of temporally fluctuating power, without said plants having to be shut down. The method furthermore permits the coupling of power generation with the provision of chemical feedstock which can be used in a closed-loop process.
IPC 8 full level
C25C 3/06 (2006.01); C01B 3/08 (2006.01); C01B 3/10 (2006.01); C01B 32/40 (2017.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
C01B 3/08 (2013.01 - EP); C01B 3/10 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 32/40 (2017.07 - US); C25C 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/062 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01 - EP); Y02P 20/133 (2015.11 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2021228429A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 102020002774 A1 20211111; AU 2021269642 A1 20221201; CA 3182924 A1 20211118; CN 115516139 A 20221223; EP 4146845 A1 20230315; US 2023193493 A1 20230622; WO 2021228429 A1 20211118
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 102020002774 A 20200509; AU 2021269642 A 20210505; CA 3182924 A 20210505; CN 202180033929 A 20210505; EP 2021000059 W 20210505; EP 21727080 A 20210505; US 202117923340 A 20210505