Method for converting carbon and hydrocarbon cracking and apparatus for hydrocarbon cracking
View Patent ↗A method for converting carbon into a carbon oxide, comprises: contacting carbon with steam in presence of a carnegieite-like material of formula (Na 2 O) x Na 2 [Al 2 Si 2 O 8 ], wherein 0<x≦1. Method and apparatus for hydrocarbon cracking are also described herein.
1. A method for converting carbon into a carbon oxide, comprising: contacting carbon with steam in the presence of a material of formula (Na 2 O) x Na 2 [Al 2 Si 2 O 8 ] with carnegieite structure, wherein 0<x≦1.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contacting occurs at a temperature in a range from about 400° C. to about 1000° C.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contacting occurs at a temperature in a range from about 450° C. to about 950° C.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contacting occurs at a temperature in a range from about 500° C. to about 950° C.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contacting occurs at a temperature in a range from about 750° C. to about 950° C.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the material is of formula Na 4 Al 2 Si 2 O 9 .
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the material is a mixture of materials of formula (Na 2 O) x Na 2 [Al 2 Si 2 O 8 ].
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carbon oxide comprises carbon dioxide.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the carbon oxide comprises carbon monoxide.