Patents
US 12747159 B2: Circular carbon process
- Granted
- 2026-09-29
- Filed
- 2021-05-26 application 17999912
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A circular carbon process involves: a) reacting hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce methane and water, b) decomposing methane into carbon and hydrogen, and c) using carbon as reducing agent and/or using carbon in a carbon-containing material as reducing agent, in a chemical process to produce carbon monoxide and a reduced substance. The methane produced in a) is used in b), the carbon produced in b) is used in c), and carbon monoxide produced in c) is used in a).
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASF SE 6,481 patents | Foreign company or organization | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Bode | Ludwigshafen, DE | 38 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Dieter Flick | Ludwigshafen, DE | 9 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Andreas Spiegel | Ludwigshafen, DE | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C01B | Non-metallic elements; compounds thereof; ; metalloids or compounds thereof not covered by subclass c01c | C01B32/40 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| B01J | Chemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry; their relevant apparatus | B01J6/008 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| C01G | Compounds containing metals not covered by subclasses c01d or c01f | C01G45/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| C07C | Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds | C07C1/0485 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| C22B | Production and refining of metals ; pretreatment of raw materials | C22B5/10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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