Downloading the patents now. This is neat - analogous to one of the industrial processes for producing caustic soda - forgot the name. Marc Peter Singfield wrote: > Basically -- > > You pass steam through a liquid metal bath of zinc. Zinc oxide and pure H2 > are the results. > > The zinc is regenerated back from zinc oxide to pure metal by sparging with > CO. That resulting in CO2 as the off-gas -- and pure zinc in the bath. Of > course -- there is no need to run to "completion" -- just establish rich > enough pure zinc levels for the next steam pass. Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, tombreed@attbi.com Biomass = Energy Foundation, www.woodgas.com List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> - Gasification List Archives http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ Bioenergy 2002 http://www.bioenergy2002.org/ 200 kWe CHP Discussion http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/gasification/200kWCHP.html Gasification Reference http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html >
