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Re: Dawnplunderer post# 1616

Wednesday, 04/27/2011 1:06:05 PM

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:06:05 PM

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Fast? That is a relative term, LOL

http://www.carbonsciences.com/01/technology.html

EDIT: Before you read my original post below, have you all noticed that they gutted, deleted the last 2-3 years of website stuff, on the prior processes, like the organic enzyme path to making methanol? WOW!!!!! I think we are not being told something here?

New details on their website. But, still no word as to which catalyst they are using (banking on), and talking about, still no further mention of the Canadian university catalyst license. They do mention a first and second generation catalyst now?

The first generation of Carbon Sciences’ catalyst, based on inexpensive non-noble metals, has been proven at the laboratory scale with over 2,000 hours of stable operation without catalyst regeneration and steam injection, and 90% conversion of methane into essentially 1:1 H2/CO syngas. To our knowledge, this is the most robust dry reforming catalyst in the world.

Our second generation catalyst has achieved performance levels close to its theoretical limits, suggesting a near perfect catalyst.



I don't like the sound of this:

Upon completion of the testing phase, we will develop, optimize and produce a commercial form of the catalyst along with an integrated commercial process design



That just sounds like more foot dragging, and testing to me, after the current testing is done? In other words, once current testing is done, they are planning to improve it with changes to prepare it for use as a commercial catalyst, meaning to me they will then need to do more testing!

Other than that, the web site update is good, fills in some blanks for newbies.

If we can believe that bottom graph, they have the best conversion rate efficiency, and the longest test life before the catalyst needs replacing, or regeneration (cleaning?). But they do not say if that graph is for the first or second generation catalyst. It looks to me like the first generation, but I can not be sure as their PRs continue to be too vague!!!!!!

Are there 3 catalysts now, the second being the Canadian university licensed one, which they no longer mention? The first one they said was not patentable late last year, has that changed? Is there now a third one they are calling second generation that they hope to patent due to some improvements? Did they dump the Canadian license and don't want to tell us?

Anyway, it is nice to see that they have connected the rest of the dots on this new web page making the rest of what they are trying to do easier for most people to follow.




Ambition with out knowledge is like ship in dry dock. Going nowhere fast!

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