Abstract:
A water-in-oil type emulsion fuel oil is prepared by dispersing and emulsifying in heavy oil a water/carbon mixture prepared by dispersing carbon fine particles in water with a dispersant and a protective colloid. The emulsion fuel oil includes 100 vol % of heavy oil and 20 to 45 vol % of the water/carbon mixture. Water particles are uniformly dispersed and emulsified in the heavy oil in the form of particles having diameters exceeding 20 &mgr;m but not exceeding 35 &mgr;m, and when the amount of the water/carbon mixture to be mixed with 100 vol % of the heavy oil is 20 to 35 vol %, the dispersed water particles have diameters ranging from 25 to 35 &mgr;m, while when the amount is 35 to 45 vol %, they have diameters of from more than 20 &mgr;m to 25 &mgr;m. Because, in this emulsified fuel oil, flame temperature does not change in comparison with the heavy oil combustion to which water is not add, this emulsified fuel oil is extremely advantageous in view of a heat balance. Since oil to be combusted is decreased, CO2 to be exhausted is decreased, thereby it is effective in inhibiting global warming.
Abstract:
A process of making coal fines into a commercially viable fuel product using tall oil and tall oil pitch emulsions. The tall oil based emulsions are sprayed into, and reacted with, the coal fines, resulting in a cost effective and industry-usable source of synthetic fuel.
Abstract:
A fuel comprised of liquid and solid refinery waste streams is described. The fuel is a blend of a heavy paraffinic oil, an emulsified waste oil, water and solids. The fuel is blended both to achieve a viscosity which enables the fuel to be pumped, and to obtain the required fuel value for burning in a cement kiln while simultaneously having a high solids content. The amount of the heavy paraffinic oil present in the final fuel is related to the ambient temperature at which the fuel is to be pumped, stored and consumed. Typically, the higher the ambient temperature the more heavy paraffinic oil that can be used in the fuel blend.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a novel pumpable sewage sludge fuel and process for burning it. An aqueous slurry of sewage sludge is dewatered and dried to a solids content in the range of about 50 to 99 wt. % in a drying zone in the absence of free-oxygen containing gas but while in contact with a gaseous material selected from the group consisting of N.sub.2, CO.sub.2, H.sub.2, CO, and mixtures thereof. The dried sewage sludge is mixed with a supplementary fuel from the group consisting of solid carbonaceous fuel, liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel, mixtures thereof, and optionally with water to produce a pumpable slurry fuel feedstream having a solids content in the range of about 50 to 65 wt. % and a higher heating value of at least about 6,000 Btu/lb. The slurry fuel feedstream may be burned in a partial oxidation gasifier, furnace, boiler, or incinerator.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method which makes it possible to produce homogeneous mixtures of industrial wastes such as polluted waters, hydrocarbon wastes and various coal grades, as well as combustible industrial wastes. An essential feature is that the homogeneous mixtures produced in accordance with this invention are stable, and lend themselves to being pumped and injected.According to the invention, this method consists in forming during a first stage a stable emulsion of oily combustible material in water and during a second stage, in mixing this emulsion with a solid or liquid combustible material.
Abstract:
An improved fuel composition is provided comprised of a colloidal dispersion of a heat-treated dewatered sewage sludge and a biocide-containing hydrocarbon fuel oil. A method is also provided for the incineration of sewage sludge comprised of providing a fuel composition comprised of a colloidal dispersion of a heat-treated dewatered sewage sludge in a biocide-containing fuel oil, and incinerating the fuel composition.
Abstract:
A process for conditioning carbon rich material in the form of finely divided solid particles includes the steps of mixing at least 70% of the finely divided solid particles with an aqueous solution, mixing in approximately 0.1 to 5% of a surface active additive with foaming properties, homogenizing and aerating the resultant to produce a carbon foam.
Abstract:
An improved fuel composition is provided comprising in minor proportion a non-dewatered sewage sludge and in major proportion an organic fuel comprised of a hydrocarbon fuel oil. A method is also provided for the incineration of sewage sludge comprised of providing an admixture of a minor proportion of a non-dewatered sewage sludge and a major proportion of an organic fuel comprised of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel oil and incinerating the admixture.
Abstract:
A novel grinding mixture useful for preparing a solid-liquid slurry is disclosed. This grinding mixture contains from about 60 to about 82 volume percent of carbonaceous material (such as coal and/or coke), from about 18 to about 40 volume percent of carrier liquid (such as, e.g., water and/or oil), and from about 0.01 to about 4.0 weight percent of dispersing agent. The grinding mixture has a pH of from about 7 to about 12. There are at least two consists in the grinding mixture. From about 2 to about 50 weight percent of the particles in the grinding mixture have a median particle size of from about 0.5 to about 40 microns. From about 50 to about 98 weight percent of the particles in the grinding mixture have a median particle size in excess of 40 microns.There is also provided a process for preparing a liquid-solid slurry wherein the grinding mixture is ground until a slurry is produced whose particle size distribution is in accordance with a specified "CPFT" formula.
Abstract:
A suspension containing coal, hydrocarbon oil, water and the product resulting from the reaction of (1) polycyclic, polycarboxylic acids obtained as a result of the oxidation of coal with (2) a base. The process for preparing such suspension is also claimed.