US Patent Issued to Air Company Holdings on June 17 for "Systems and methods for on-site liquid alcohol production from carbon dioxide" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,008, issued on June 17, was assigned to Air Co. Holdings Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

"Systems and methods for on-site liquid alcohol production from carbon dioxide" was invented by Stafford W. Sheehan (Tiverton, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for producing alcohols by deriving carbon dioxide from air or another dilute source, and supplying water, which is converted to hydrogen and oxygen, with subsequent conversion of the carbon dioxide and hydrogen into alcohols is disclosed. The method includes, but is not limited to including, a direct air capture system carbon dioxide, a water electrolysis unit powered by electricity, a h...