Patent ID: 8506920
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B01J,B82Y,C01B,C01P,C06B

Abstract:
1. A method for transforming carbon dioxide into diamonds via detonation comprising: a) preparing a detonatable charge comprising carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in either the solid or liquid state or a combination thereof and an effective amount of a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of powdered metal, atomized metal, powder metal alloy, atomized metal alloy or metal combination thereof capable of being oxidized by the CO 2 so as to form elemental carbon as a byproduct wherein the charge has a neutral or positive oxygen balance calculated without including the carbon in the carbon dioxide; b) detonating the charge in an environment that protects the carbon byproduct from subsequent chemical decomposition, thereby oxidizing the reducing agent and producing a material that contains diamond; and c) harvesting diamond from the material produced by the detonation.