Potential fuel production from magma

Author: Northrup, C. J.M. Jr.
Published: United States : [publisher not identified], 1977
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1977
Physical Description: microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators: Galt, J. K., Gerlach, T. M., and Modreski, P. J.

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Recent calculations and measurements indicate that basaltic magma is a new, extensive source for fuels (hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane). The fuel production processes have been found to occur in nature as well as the laboratory and as a result, the work indicates that current concepts of geothermal energy can be broadened beyond producing only steam and heat. When magma is considered as a geothermal resource, its use for the direct production of fuels should be included. It is possible to generate several mole percent hydrogen when water-rich fluid is equilibrated with the ferrous and ferric iron in magma. The basis of the fuel production processes, the fuel yields for injected water and water plus natural organic matter, and the increased geothermal resources that would be made available by these processes are described.

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SAND-77-0509

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DOE contract number: EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI Identifier 7318054
Research organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States).

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