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Carbon Utilization

Dense-phase CO2 pipeline transport hydraulics (Darcy-Weisbach + pump recompression) and Sabatier-reaction CO2 methanation to synthetic natural gas.

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Concept

Two models proving the platform reaches past capture into transport and utilization: dense-phase CO2 pipeline hydraulics, and Sabatier-reaction methanation turning captured carbon back into a fuel instead of just storing it.

Execution

CO2 pipeline transport — Darcy-Weisbach friction loss over a 150 km trunk-line run, with a pump station (not a compressor — dense-phase CO2 above its critical pressure behaves as an incompressible liquid) restoring pressure for the next segment.

The co2 pipeline transport flowsheet in the MaximaLabs workbench

The example as it opens in the workbench. Click to enlarge.

Launch in MaximaLabs Workspace

CO2 methanation — CO2 + 4H2 ⇌ CH4 + 2H2O at 97% single-pass-equivalent conversion, then a cooler + knockout drum separate the SNG from the reaction water.

The co2 methanation flowsheet in the MaximaLabs workbench

The example as it opens in the workbench. Click to enlarge.

Launch in MaximaLabs Workspace