Abstract: The invention describes a housing which aerates stone dust with ambient air or stone dust in an aqueous solution with concentrated CO2, the stone dust having a defined degree of humidity in order to absorb CO2. So that the stone dust does not escape from inside the housing, a plate system with a filter ensures that the stone dust is fixed in a certain position in the container. So that the stone dust, which is moistened with the help of water mist in the supply air, does not clump and can be aerated more efficiently, the plates are partially in a state of vibration, which is generated by a frequency-controlled vibrating mechanism. To empty the housing, the arrangement is pivoted through 180° and opened. Preferred stones for the aeration material are granite, gneiss, gabbro and basalt rocks. Under certain circumstances, metallic parts are removed with a magnet so that the stone dust material can be used as fertilizer.

Abstract: The invention describes carbon fibers which are produced on the basis of different process chains from CO2. These include routes through natural resources such as algal biomass to produce carbon fiber precursors such as PAN from CO2, as well as the purely synthetic route via the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, which is also used to make CO2 carbon fiber precursors. In this way, CO2 from anthropogenic origin is to be converted into a solid aggregate state of carbon fiber, which can be disposed of at the end of its life cycle, after being used as highly valuable building material for industry and man, for the construction of buildings and vehicles. These processes produce by-products such as biodiesel and nutrients that generate added value. The production volumes of the resulting substances should be controllable by combining the methods presented here.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new way of stabilizing and mounting solar panels in the form of conventional heat exchangers comprising a trough and a glass cover or of a photovoltaic panel on house walls with the aid of frames made of natural or artificial stones which are made break-resistant using fiber materials and are stabilized in such a way that the panels are also break-resistant on impact and can be mounted as self-supporting structures on a wall; furthermore, the panels in particular satisfy high standards in respect of esthetics and are low-maintenance and thus permanently appealing. Multiple solar panels comprising stone frames can form entire stone-solar panel facades.

Abstract: This application discloses a new way of stabilizing concrete and cement-based materials and steel. The stabilization is carried out by reinforcement with the help of fiber-stabilized stone bars or stone slabs. The stone can be a natural stone or an artificial stone, the temperature expansion coefficient of which lies between that of the materials to be joined, that is, between the coefficient of the respective fiber and that of the respective cement-based building material, such as concrete or steel.

Abstract: The invention describes a girder profile made of stone material and tensile-resistant material, which is preferably made of 002 in order to fix greenhouse gases. This is intended to replace steel girders and aluminum girders with sustainable building materials. The invention adopts the principle of dovetailing from timber construction and transfers this principle to the structure made of stone material and fiber material, in that the planes of the profile, which usually meet orthogonally, overlap geometrically with regard to the tension-stable material parts or at least meet in one cutting plane. Such materials made of mineral substances and fibrous materials are significantly lighter, more durable and more ecological than such carriers made of metallic materials.

Abstract: The invention describes the construction of more or less thin house walls, of which the load-bearing panels are stabilized in such a way that they have an insulating middle layer, the middle layer containing carbon, which is brought in as insulation material by means of suitable binders such as cement, geopolymers, resins or foams or glass. In particular, biochar mortars and biochar foams are used, which with the help of fiber reinforcement of the outer stone slices become self-supporting wall and facade elements, which are able to store more carbon than what is produced in the form of CO2, escaping into the atmosphere. Fiber-stabilized stone disks with an insulating middle layer based on pyrogenic or otherwise manufactured or extracted carbon are constructed symmetrically and dimensioned in such a way that they can absorb loads and buckling forces with a comparatively very low weight.

Abstract: The invention describes carbon fibers which are produced on the basis of different process chains from CO2. These include routes through natural resources such as algal biomass to produce carbon fiber precursors such as PAN from CO2, as well as the purely synthetic route via the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, which is also used to make CO2 carbon fiber precursors. In this way, CO2 from anthropogenic origin is to be converted into a solid aggregate state of carbon fiber, which can be disposed of at the end of its life cycle, after being used as highly valuable building material for industry and man, for the construction of buildings and vehicles. These processes produce by-products such as biodiesel and nutrients that generate added value. The production volumes of the resulting substances should be controllable by combining the methods presented here.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stone or ceramic plate stabilized with the aid of fiber-coated stabilizing strips, which are mounted below the edges of the stone slat or incorporated below the edges in the stone slat. The strips are characterized in that, for reasons of optimizing the material, they have an arrangement of the fiber direction at the top and bottom for the respective load case as a tension belt and are therefore designed with unidirectional fiber layers and these fibers are as close as possible to the respective surface of the top and bottom lie to be stabilized stone plate. The tension belt preferably has a height or thickness which is greater than half the thickness of the stone slab to be stabilized and a width which is appropriate to the total load at the respectively occurring bending load.

Abstract: The invention describes a new way of stabilizing concrete and cement-based materials and steel. The stabilization is carried out by reinforcement with the help of fiber-stabilized stone bars or stone slabs. The stone can be a natural stone or an artificial stone, the temperature expansion coefficient of which lies between that of the materials to be joined, that is, between the coefficient of the respective fiber and that of the respective cement-based building material, such as concrete or steel. The stone becomes the balancing link between fibers and concrete or steel, which have different temperature expansion behavior. This enables long-fiber stabilized concrete structures to be used to replace, among other things, CO2-intensive steel and to make building materials CO2-negative if the fiber has bound carbon during production, as is the case with natural fibers and carbon fibers produced from CO2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stone or ceramic plate stabilized with the aid of fiber-coated stabilizing strips, which are mounted below the edges of the stone slat or incorporated below the edges in the stone slat. The strips are characterized in that, for reasons of optimizing the material, they have an arrangement of the fiber direction at the top and bottom for the respective load case as a tension belt and are therefore designed with unidirectional fiber layers and these fibers are as close as possible to the respective surface of the top and bottom lie to be stabilized stone plate. The tension belt preferably has a height or thickness which is greater than half the thickness of the stone slab to be stabilized and a width which is appropriate to the total load at the respectively occurring bending load.

Abstract: The invention relates to carbon fibers which are produced from CO2 based on different process chains. Amongst these, there are ways to produce, from natural base materials such as algal biomass, carbon fibre base materials such as PAN from CO2, but there are also purely artificial ways to produce, by means of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, via which carbon fibre precursors are also produced from CO2. Auxiliary products such as biodiesel and nutrients, which can generate an additional benefit, are produced according to said method.

Abstract: The invention describes an energy-efficient method for simultaneous generation of carbon fibers and electricity by means of bundled sunlight for the CO2-neutral production of pressure- and tensile-stable building materials, which are able to bind anthropogenic carbon, in case the carbon fibers are produced from vegetable oils. Through the oil generation by photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is being split off and carbon is being bound in the oil, as well as oxygen is being released. Due to the fact that the production energy has a purely regenerative character, it is ensured that in the short-term not only carbon neutrality can not be introduced, but carbon is permanently withdrawn from the climate system of atmosphere and ocean.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new way of stabilizing and mounting solar panels in the form of conventional heat exchangers comprising a trough and a glass cover or of a photovoltaic panel on house walls with the aid of frames made of natural or artificial stones which are made break-resistant using fiber materials and are stabilized in such a way that the panels are also break-resistant on impact and can be mounted as self-supporting structures on a wall; furthermore, the panels in particular satisfy high standards in respect of esthetics and are low-maintenance and thus permanently appealing. Multiple solar panels comprising stone frames can form entire stone-solar panel facades.

Abstract: A new type of railway sleeper is composed of fiber-stabilized stoneware. By using a plurality of fiber-layered stone plates bonded to one another in such a way that prestress is generated in the stoneware, a permanently high-performance-capable sleeper is obtained, which is made of natural materials such as granite or basalt which occur almost everywhere on the earth in unlimited quantities and have a substantially longer service life and are substantially more resistant to influences of the weather and the environment than previous solutions. In addition, the sleeper or the intermediate spaces thereof are equipped with photovoltaic modules which together form a power unit when they are coupled together and connected electrically to the rails. Such sleepers can also be partially hollow as a light weight design variant. Lightweight variants with a hollow profile can be filled entirely or partially with track ballast from the side during the laying process.

Abstract: Building materials and methods of making a building material are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving algae; and subjecting the algae to an oil extraction process, in order to produce vegetable oil. The method further includes producing synthetic fibers by processing the vegetable oil from the oil extraction process; and processing the synthetic fibers to produce a tension and pressure resistant material.

Abstract: The invention describes a new type of railway sleeper composed of fiber-stabilized stoneware. By using a plurality of fiber-layered stone plates which are bonded to one another in such a way that prestress is generated in the stoneware, a permanently high-performance-capable sleeper is obtained, which is made of natural materials such as granite or basalt which occur almost everywhere on the earth in unlimited quantities and have a substantially longer service life and are substantially more resistant to influences of the weather and the environment than previous solutions. The material can be manufactured with substantially less consumption of energy than current systems. As a result, in the medium term, CO2 emissions are reduced and the use of more environmentally friendly materials is promoted. In addition, the sleeper or the intermediate spaces thereof are equipped with photovoltaic modules which together form a power unit when they are coupled together and connected electrically to the rails.

Abstract: Building materials and methods of making a building material are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving algae; and subjecting the algae to an oil extraction process, in order to produce vegetable oil. The method further includes producing synthetic fibers by processing the vegetable oil from the oil extraction process; and processing the synthetic fibers to produce a tension and pressure resistant material.

Abstract: The invention describes a method for CO2—emissions neutral, in a second step associated with a CO2 emissions negative balance, production of pressure- and tension-stable building materials. By the process of energy production by burning of fossil or renewable burning materials, rapid growth of algae is being stimulated by sequestration of CO2, in order to utilize algae oil for the production of synthetic fibers, which are serving in particular for the production of carbon fibers to be further processed in such a way, that they are able to replace—in combination with natural stone for example—such CO2—intensive building materials like concrete, steel, glass and aluminum. The needed high temperatures for the production of carbon fibers will be generated in a CO2-neutral manner by help of bundling of sun rays with the help of for example parabolic mirror technology.

Abstract: A kitchen workplate with an integrated cooking has a stone workplate (1) and a cavity structure (0) milled out at a predetermined position in an underside of the stone workplate (1) in which an induction coil (3) is placed. The cavity structure (0) and the induction coil form a cooking field. A reinforcement (6) provides a mechanical stabilization in the region of the cooking field in order to prevent crack formation in the stone workplate (1) resulting from thermal effects. A plurality of metallic distance (7) spacers are disposed on the surface of the stone workplate (1) and mark a place for placing cooking utensils into the cooking field and provide a thermal insulation employing air as a medium of insulation.

Abstract: An induction cooktop is formed of a light construction of a stone surface. The surface of the induction cooktop can also be used as a robust work surface top. The cooktop includes a uniformly flat, sufficiently thin stone plate (1) being laid on an equally flat, reinforcement plate (2) for mechanical stability. Induction coils (3 or 3a) are positioned in or under the reinforcement plate for inductive heating of the cooking pots. This arrangement is additionally stabilized through a frame (4) and a substructure (7) and is closed off at the edge through a border or a trim (8) or embedded in a work surface top (6) surrounding the cooktop.