Patent ID: 8779013

Claim:
A method of producing at least one product comprising a hydrocarbon having a formula C n H z , where n is a positive integer greater than 1, and z is an integer between 2n+2 and 2n, and hydrogen gas comprising the steps of: forming a reaction mixture of a gaseous carbon source represented by the letter W, selected from the group consisting of CH 4 and CO 2 from the atmosphere, and H 2 O in a reaction vessel having a catalyst and at least one microwave energy source, said reaction mixture in the presence of said catalyst and thermal energy undergoing at least one reaction comprising: W→C n H z +y H 2 ; wherein W comprises at least n carbon molecules and n is a positive integer greater than 1, and z is an integer between 2n+2 and 2n, the carbon source comprises at least some CH 4 , and Y is zero or a positive integer to balance the hydrogen; said catalyst is selected from the group of iron-, cobalt-, copper- and nickel-containing compounds where at least one selected catalyst upon microwave radiation increases in temperature to produce thermal energy; placing thermal energy to the catalyst by said microwave energy source and to said reaction mixture to produce at least one product selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon composition having a formula C n H z , and hydrogen gas.