If we replace fossil gasoline with renewable gasoline, that reduces CO2 emissions. Our gasoline will be zero carbon, and may actually be certified as slightly negative, as we will not be emitting CO2 from drilling and refining as fossil fuels do. If we replace all liquid fuels now made from oil with fuels made from air mining of CO2, it could reduce emissions by approx. 10 gigatons per year. That is huge.
The membrane will definitely replace distillation in a number of industries, but the most exiting thing to do with it is to replace fossil transportation fuel with renewable fuel.
>If we replace fossil gasoline with renewable gasoline, that reduces CO2 emissions
Nitpick: It will leave carbon emissions unchanged, but may reduce the amount added to the carbon cycle.
What kind of production quantity are you looking at? Small batch aviation fuel for a niche "green" airline? Every semi truck on the road in America? The neighbor kid's go-kart?
You give an "efficiency" of 60ish %, but I don't know how to interpret that. How many megajoules (or kilowatts) are required to produce a gallon of 86 rated gasoline?
We are going for the whole gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel market. The 100% efficient energy content of gasoline is approx. 34 kWh/ gallon. At 60% efficiency in converting renewable electricity to chemical energy, that would be approx. 57 kWh/gal.
Seems like France would love to have this technology to replace imported fuels, and the political problems that go with them, with fully-local nuclear-powered hydrocarbon production.
Much lower particle emissions is what we expect. Also no benzene, sulfur, or aromatics. Despite diesel's drawbacks, I'd rather offer zero carbon diesel as long as people are still using it.
You are certainly aware of this, but synthetic fuel is perfect for military applications and for backup generators and such, because there is no biofouling or degradation. Also wasn't the USAF testing bio jet fuel? Your product is superior on all technical points and just as good if not better on the environment.
The membrane will definitely replace distillation in a number of industries, but the most exiting thing to do with it is to replace fossil transportation fuel with renewable fuel.