Hydrocarbon combustion process in which the carbon dioxide produced is prevented from dispersing into the atmosphere, and a plant for its implementation.

摘要

The invention relates essentially to a process for the combustion of a hydrocarbon, such as methane, in particular for energy production, characterised in that said hydrocarbon, which will be assumed to be methane, is fed to a first stage in which it is reacted with the carbon dioxide produced during the combustion, in said first stage the following reactions taking place: the carbon produced in the reaction (2) is separated, and the gaseous mixture produced in said first stage is then fed to a second stage for reaction with oxygen, in which the reaction products are steam and carbon dioxide, this latter being totally recycled to said first stage.