Chemical Synthesis of Fuel Hydrocarbon from CO2 and Activated Water, and Purification of Commercial Light Oil for Dream Oil

Abstract

Here we show that petroleum can be formed efficiently at normal temperatures and pressures from carbon dioxide and activated water. The CO2 nano-bubble containing water was treated with photocatalyst in the presence of oxygen under UV irradiation. The activated water was mixed vigorously with kerosene or light oil to form an emulsion. The emulsion gradually separated into a two-phase solution. After phase separation, the volume of kerosene or light oil, depending on which oil was utilized, increased by 5 to 10%. Likewise tetradecane was used, and original tetradecane may be used as a template for the synthesis of new tetradecane. When commercial light oil was treated in the same way, most organic and inorganic impurities were removed from the oil and very clean light oil was obtained. We named it as dream light oil. The dream light oil meets strict Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS).