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Carbon Sciences Files First Patent Application for Its Breakthrough Technology to Transform CO2 Into Fuel
Company Initiates Intellectual Property Protection Plan After Successful Technology Design and Simulations
| Source: Carbon Sciences Inc.
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - February 19, 2009) - Carbon Sciences Inc. (OTCBB : CABN ), the
developer of a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions into gasoline and other fuels, announced the filing of the first
in a series of patent applications protecting the company's novel and
highly scalable biocatalytic process to transform CO2 into liquid fuels.
The patent application, "A Biocatalytic Process and System to Transform
Carbon Dioxide into Methanol," was submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on February 17, 2009. This first patent application
details a complete Process Flow Diagram ("PFD") for a system that takes CO2
directly from a large emitter, such as a coal-fired power plant, and
transforms it into methanol, a low level fuel, using Carbon Sciences'
proprietary biocatalytic process. The resulting methanol is usable
directly as a fuel, or it can be used as a building block to create higher
level fuels such as gasoline, butanol and jet fuel. The company is
currently underway with the design and development of additional
biocatalytic systems to create these higher level fuels from low level
fuels such as methanol.
Dr. Naveed Aslam, inventor of the technology and chief technology officer
of Carbon Sciences, commented, "Based on our molecular and process flow
simulations, we believe our biocatalytic process can achieve 99% conversion
efficiency of CO2 to fuel in a single pass. The system throughput, meaning
the rate of fuel production, and operating costs are things we are still
optimizing."
Dr. Aslam continued: "Our proprietary biocatalytic CO2-to-Fuel process is
based on emulating the natural process of certain microorganisms where
internal biocatalysts are used to transform CO2 and water into fuel
molecules. These biocatalysts generally die after a few cycles. Our
breakthrough and proprietary technology is based on advanced
nano-engineering of the biocatalysts, which enables the biocatalysts to
perform their CO2 to fuel transformation hundreds of thousands to millions
of times, before they die. What we have disclosed in this patent
application is a complete industrial system using our biocatalytic process
to transform CO2 into methanol, a low level fuel."
Carbon Sciences' President and COO, Byron Elton, stated: "The timely filing
of patent applications is critical to the development of our company. Our
goal is to perfect and protect our technology and then license it to energy
and industrial companies worldwide. Our technology has four very important
value propositions compared to other alternative fuel technologies: (1) it
is the most direct path from CO2 to fuel; (2) it operates in low
temperature and low pressure, therefore low energy requirements; (3) the
end fuel product can be used directly in the existing infrastructure,
supply chain and vehicles; and (4) it is significantly more scalable than
any other single approach in meeting the world's increasing demand for
liquid, portable fuels."
About Carbon Sciences Inc.
Carbon Sciences Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks required
to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable fuels.
Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and bio-engineering
disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable biocatalytic process to
meet the fuel needs of the world. Our solution to energy and climate
challenges is a sustainable world of fuel consumption and climate stability
by transforming CO2 into fuel. For example, Carbon Sciences' breakthrough
technology can be used to transform CO2 emitted from fossil fuel power
plants into gasoline to run cars and jet fuel to fly aircraft. To learn
more about the Company, please visit our website at
http://www.carbonsciences.com.