Abstract: A unique method of cooling the interior wall surfaces of gas-fired or coal-fired furnace combustion chambers using carbon dioxide from stack emissions is presented. Carbon dioxide is passed through a tubular structure fixedly attached to the furnace exposed fire-box refractory brick lining heated surface. Carbon dioxide passing through the tubular structure convectively absorbs heat passing through the tube walls of the said tubular structure thereby maintaining the furnace fire-box wall structural integrity at a safe operating temperature. The carbon dioxide exits the tubular structure at an elevated temperature and is collected in a thermally insulated collector manifold for catalytic reaction with high temperature steam and further processing.

Abstract: The invention is a method of reducing the carbon dioxide content of flue gas emissions of coal fired furnaces in a manner that is in general agreement with the Kyoto Protocol which came into popular effect 16 Feb. 2005. Flue gases exit the facility by induced draft into a scrubber barrel which is placed within the facility stack immediately contiguous to its base. The flue gases pass upward in the said scrubber barrel through an aqueous alkaline mist generated as the diffused discharge of a series of longitudinally aligned ejectors. The carbon dioxide within the flue gases chemically react with basic alkaline spent electrolyte material dissolved in the aqueous solution of the ejector discharge spray to form alkaline metal carbonates of various consistencies and is also absorbed in the aqueous media itself as bicarbonated liquid.

Abstract: The invention is a consumable Alkaline electrode for use in an Electrolytic Fuel Cell. The electrode system incorporates an intermediate perforated tape between the carrier insulation tape holding the electrolytic fuel and the cover stripper tape having a metalized surface which serves as the electrode conductor accepting electrons from the outer circuit. When the Electrolytic Fuel Cell tape feed; mechanism introduces the electrode tape into the cathode electrolyte chamber the cover stripper tape is removed uncovering the perforations in the perforated tape underneith allowing the electrolyte to diffuse into the active metal complex generating protons and electrons. The use of a perforated tape instead of a mechanical pin roller to bring the electrolyte into communication with the active metal simplifies the EFC cell design lowering manufacturing cost and weight.