Abstract:
A stable dispersion of powdered coal in petroleum oil comprising:5-50% by weight of pulverized coal;45-90% by weight of diesel oil or Fuel Oil No. 2; and5-20% by weight of ethanol.This dispersion is particularly useful as a liquid fuel.
Abstract:
Method of processing low rank coals which comprises steps of classifying crushed low rank coals into middle sized lumps and minute particles, subjecting the middle sized lumps to a non-evaporating dehydration treatment to produce low moisture content coals, separating ash content from the minute particles and then at least partly liquefying the minute particles to produce liquefied oil, and mixing the liquefied oil with the low moisture content coals to thereby produce low moisture coal-oil slurry. The method makes it possible to utilize even small sized particles of coal in a practical manner.
Abstract:
A method is provided for combining coal as a colloidal suspension within a heavy petroleum fraction. The coal is broken to a medium particle size and is formed into a slurry with a heavy petroleum fraction such as a decanted oil having a boiling point of about 300.degree.-550.degree. C. The slurry is heated to a temperature of 400.degree.-500.degree. C. for a limited time of only about 1-5 minutes before cooling to a temperature of less than 300.degree. C. During this limited contact time at elevated temperature the slurry can be contacted with hydrogen gas to promote conversion. The liquid phase containing dispersed coal solids is filtered from the residual solids and recovered for use as a fuel or feed stock for other processes. The residual solids containing some carbonaceous material are further processed to provide hydrogen gas and heat for use as required in this process.
Abstract:
Mixtures of an alkoxylated quaternary salt and a nitrogen base having from zero to nine carbon atoms are added to carbonaceous materials in oil slurries such as a coal oil mixture (COM) or a coke oil mixture in an amount sufficient to stabilize the slurries during storage and dispersing at various temperatures. Useful stabilizer mixtures include a mixture of from about 99% to about 75% by weight of an alkoxylated quaternary salt which is a reaction product of a cocoamine ethoxylate and diethyl sulfate and from about 1% to about 25% by weight of a nitrogen base such as urea. The stabilizer mixtures may be added to either the oil or slurry (or during grinding of the carbonaceous material) and are effective with or without addition of water. Coal/coke oil slurries may contain from about 40 to about 90 parts by weight of oil, about 10 to about 60 parts by weight of powdered coal or coke, about 0.01 to about 6.0 parts by weight of the stabilizer mixture and about 0 to about 10 parts by weight of water.
Abstract:
A mixed fuel composition comprises (a) a fuel oil, (b) a coal powder having an [H]/[C] ratio according to the coalification band method in the range of 0.4-0.75 and an [O]/[C] ratio in the range of 0.09-0.18 and (c) a partially amidated copolymer obtained by reacting a copolymer of a polymerizable, unsaturated hydrocarbon and maleic anhydride with an aliphatic amine of 2-36 carbon-atoms or a salt thereof as a stabilizer.
Abstract:
A process for conveniently transporting particulate coal and crude oil together as a slurry through a pipeline. The coal, having particle size of 20-350 mesh size range, is added to the oil in sufficient amount to form a transportable coal-oil slurry. The slurry is maintained at sufficient velocity and turbulence in the pipeline to prevent solids settling, and also at sufficient pressure, temperature, and time conditions to liquify at least 5 weight percent of the coal. Also, when the sulfur content of the coal used is less than the oil, the sulfur content of the delivered oil portion is reduced during its transit through the pipeline. At its destination, the oil portion can be separated from the slurry and passed to refining operations, while the coal along with some contained heavy oil can be either liquefied to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel products, or burned as fuel in a power plant.
Abstract:
The apparatus comprises a milling machine including a heated rotatable drum connected to means for supplying coarsely crushed coal and preheated oil to the drum wherein the coal becomes finely ground and homogeneously mixed with the oil, and having a discharge duct rotatably connected to the drum and slidably connected to a stationary discharge tower in which the coal/oil slurry is separated from water evaporated from the coal during milling.
Abstract:
A stabilizer for mixture fuels of finely divided coal and fuel oil comprises as an active ingredient a non-ionic surface active agent consisting of a block copolymer represented by the following general formula (I):R.sup.1 O--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.l --(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.m --(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n --R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 stand for a hydrogen atom or an alkly group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the mole number (l+n) of added ethylene oxide is in the range of from 30 to 300, the mole number (m) of added propylene oxide is in the range of from 15 to 80, and the content of ethylene oxide in the whole molecule is 40 to 85% by weight.
Abstract:
Suspensions of coal dust powder in fuel oil are stabilized against sedimentation by an additive that makes them viscous under conditions of low shear in order to keep the coal in suspension under static conditions while exhibiting relatively low viscosity under high shear conditions to facilitate pumping through long range pipelines by the combination of a suitable surfactant with a gelling grade clay suspending agent.
Abstract:
A thixotropic gel fuel composition capable of being used in standard type oil burners comprising about 5 to about 75 volume percent of a solid carboniferous combustible material suspended in a liquid fuel and about 1 to about 10 weight percent of a substantially completely combustible gelling agent, the composition having a yield stress of about 20 to about 300 dynes per square centimeter. The composition may also contain ash modifiers.