Carbon Sciences releases the successful commercial performance testing results of its breakthrough catalyst. The testing started earlier in 2011 and the duration continued approximately for 600 hours.
The results show that the catalyst performed above Carbon Sciences’ expectations and it is close to laboratory performance levels. Thus, the high-performance catalyst helps to achieve a milestone in the strategy for using natural gas as a feasible transportation fuel.
The methane technology of Carbon Sciences supports conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and natural gas into liquid fuels. These liquid fuels can be used in gasoline and various other products based on petroleum. The high performance catalyst is a major component in the technology, which is responsible for effective conversion of methane gas and CO2 into a synthesis gas. The whole process is referred as dry reforming of methane.
The transformation of methane and selectivity to hydrogen and carbon monoxide has been high at the end of the testing as it was in the beginning stage. This result implies that Carbon Sciences has overcome the premature catalyst deactivation issue, which disturbed other dry reforming initiatives earlier.
The successful commercialization of Carbon Sciences’ methane technology will eliminate the dependence on petroleum in the U.S. and various other countries. The domestic natural gas found in larger quantity can help to produce safe, eco-friendly and cost-effective liquid transportation fuels.