| abstract |
The present invention relates to a circular carbon process comprising a first step wherein hydrogen and carbon monoxide are reacted to produce methane and water, a second step wherein methane is decomposed into carbon and hydrogen, a third step wherein carbon is used as reducing agent and/or carbon is used in a carbon-containing material as reducing agent in a chemical process to produce carbon monoxide and a reduced substance, whereas the methane produced in the first step is used in the second step, whereas the carbon produced in the second step is used in the third step and carbon monoxide produced in the third step is used in the first step. |