Patent ID: 8026290

Claim:
A method for producing one or more C 1 -C 4 alcohols from syngas, said method comprising: (i) converting a portion of said syngas into one or more C 1 -C 4 alcohols using a first composition that can catalyze the conversion of syngas to C 1 -C 4 alcohols under reaction conditions in a reactor; (ii) capturing a portion of the carbon dioxide produced or present using a second composition that is capable of adsorbing carbon dioxide in-situ under said reaction conditions, wherein said second composition is substantially chemically inert under said reaction conditions; and (iii) releasing at least some of said carbon dioxide from said second composition under regeneration conditions, wherein said first composition and said second composition are both contained in said reactor, each of said first and second compositions being present in solid form, and wherein said reaction conditions are different from said regeneration conditions.