Abstract:
Coal liquid fractions to be used as fuels are stabilized against gum formation and viscosity increases during storage, permitting the fuel to be burned as is, without further expensive treatments to remove gums or gum-forming materials. Stabilization is accomplished by addition of cyclohexanol or other simple inexpensive secondary and tertiary alcohols, secondary and tertiary amines, and ketones to such coal liquids at levels of 5-25% by weight with respect to the coal liquid being treated. Cyclohexanol is a particularly effective and cost-efficient stabilizer. Other stabilizers are isopropanol, diphenylmethanol, tertiary butanol, dipropylamine, triethylamine, diphenylamine, ethylmethylketone, cyclohexanone, methylphenylketone, and benzophenone. Experimental data indicate that stabilization is achieved by breaking hydrogen bonds between phenols in the coal liquid, thereby preventing or retarding oxidative coupling.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a fuel comprising a mixture of (A) at least one alcohol with an average molecular weight of less than 160, and (B) at least one further organic compound which has a spontaneous ignition temperature of less than 450.degree. C. The further organic compound is(1) a compound which contains one or more oxygen atoms but no nitrogen atoms, with the proviso that, (1.1) the compound is not a dialkoxy compound of formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 indicate hydrogen or straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals with up to 4 C-atoms, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals with up to 4 C-atoms; or(2) a compound which contains one or more nitrate groups and one or more ether linkages, or(3) a nitrogen-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of azo compounds, tetrazines, nitroso compounds, nitro compounds, nitrates, and hyponitrites, with the proviso that component (B) is not entirely a linear or branched-chain alkyl nitrate containing between 2 and 8 carbon atoms.There are the provisos that, when the alcohol is methanol, the component (B) is not(a) a polyether of the general formula R[O(A).sub.n H]m wherein R represents hydrogen or a residue of an organic compound, which is built up of hydrogen and carbon and optionally oxygen and which has from 1 to 12 hydrogen atoms, which can be reacted with ethylene oxide or propylene oxide; A represents independently of each other a group derived from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide; m is a number from 1-12, and n has such a value that the total number of units derived from ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide is 4-400, and is not(b) a polyether soluble in methanol and which contains 4-400 oxyalkylene units, derived from ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, wherein said oxyalkylene units constitute at least 40 percent by weight of the polyether.
Abstract:
A modified hydrogenated star-shaped polymer comprising a nucleus, e.g., divinylbenzene, with polymeric arms linked to it is prepared by grafting a hydrogenated star-shaped polymer with a nitrogen-containing polymerizable polar organic compound, e.g., 2-vinylpyridine or 4-vinylpyridine. Such polymers are useful as viscosity index improvers for lube oil compositions, and also possess dispersancy.
Abstract:
Method of determining the presence of one or more liquid hydrocarbons in a liquid hydrocarbon mixture, the method having the step of adding to the hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons to be detected a minor amount of an alkylated isodibenzanthrone.
Abstract:
Novel fuel compositions comprising: (A) A solid and/or semi-solid material formed by a process for upgrading coal which comprises the steps of: (1) subjecting a slurry composed of coal and a solvent containing donatable hydrogen, together with hydrogen, to catalyst-free hydrogenation conditions in a first hydrogenation zone to form an intermediate coal-solvent slurry; (2) deashing said intermediate coal-solvent slurry to form a coal-solvent solution; (3) subjecting said coal-solvent solution to catalytic hydrogenation conditions in a second hydrogenation zone to obtain a product that can be separated at ambient pressure into (a) a first liquid fraction boiling at a temperature in the range of about 100.degree. to about 375.degree. C., (b) a second liquid fraction boiling above said first liquid fraction at a temperature in the range of about 200.degree. to about 525.degree. C. and (c) said solid and/or semi-solid material; and then (4) recycling at least a portion of said second liquid fraction to said first hydrogention zone; and (B) a light-boiling hydrocarbon stock boiling at a temperature in the range of about 100.degree. to about 375.degree. C. at ambient pressure; wherein the weight ratio of said solid and/or semi-solid material to said light-boiling hydrocarbon stock is about 20:1 to about 1.5:1.
Abstract:
The reduction of emission of sulphur dioxide from fuels containing sulphur components when such fuels are combusted. The reduction of such sulphur dioxide emissions upon the combustion of such sulphur containing fuels is accomplished by the introduction into such fuels an alkali additive which is pressure fed into such fuels at a point closely adjacent the burner structure for the combustion process thus insuring for the intimate mixture of such alkali material with the fuels to be combusted. The alkali material serves to neutralize the sulphur containing impurities which are normally caused to exit through a conventional stack exit for the exhaust gases from the burner.
Abstract:
A new alkylated quinizarin, 2(2-ethylhexyl) quinizarin, useful for marking water immiscible organic liquids; marked water immiscible organic liquids; and a method of marking said liquids with an additive which may be subsequently extracted from said liquid and easily identified by visual inspection. The method comprises dissolving in the liquid to be marked an additive selected from the group consisting of an alkylated quinizarin, the reaction product of diazotized ortho tolidine and pnonylphenol and of diazotized xylidine and p-nonylphenol. The additive is detected by extraction from the marked liquid by means of a water soluble polar organic solvent containing a base and from 0 to about 75 percent by weight of water to yield a distinctively colored extract which is identified by visual inspection. The identification may be further corroborated by chromatographic separation of the additive or by spectrophotometric analysis.
Abstract:
A strong acid catalyzed alkylation process wherein an isoparaffin is alkylated with an alkylating agent such as olefin hydrocarbon, alkyl sulfates, in the liquid phase, at a superatmospheric pressure and a temperature in the range of from below zero to about 100*F., and wherein gaseous carbon dioxide is dissolved in the strong acid catalyst.
Abstract:
IMPROVED FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING ABOUT 1 TO 80 WEIGHT PERCENT OF AN OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONACEOUS ORGANIC MATERIAL CONTAINING ABOUT 5 TO 60 WEIGHT PERCENT OF COMBINED OXYGEN AND ACARBONIFEROUS FUEL IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 20 TO 99 WEIGHT PERCENT. THE SUBJECT FUEL COMPOSITION IS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE AS FEEDSTOCK FOR A PARTIAL OXIDATION GAS GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS OR FUEL GAS