摘要:
A process for preparing a coal-water fuel from a low rank coal. The first step of the process provides for an aqueous slurry containing particles of the low rank coal. A quantity of an agglomerating agent in the range of about 10% to 30% weight to dry ash - free low rank coal weight is added to the slurry to produce a mixture. The mixture is then agitated to form agglomerates. Following separation of the agglomerates, the agglomerates are contacted with steam or an inert gas having a temperature in the range of about 250.degree. C. to 420.degree. C. at substantially atmospheric pressure to produce partially deoiled agglomerates containing less than about 7% by weight of residual bridging liquid and having a moisture capacity reduced by a factor of at least about 2.5 at a relative humidity of 96% compared to the moisture capacity of the low rank coal. A first amount of the partially deoiled agglomerates is then first wet milled in the presence of water and at least one anionic dispersant, wherein the concentration of the first amount of the partially deoiled agglomerates in water is about 35% to 55% by weight, to produce a micronized fraction of the first amount of the partially deoiled agglomerates having a maximum size of about 15 to 25 micrometers and an average diameter of about 4 to 10 micrometers. Finally, a combination of the micronized fraction of the first amount of the partially deoiled agglomerates and a second amount of the partially deoiled agglomerates is final wet milled in the presence of water, wherein the combination is comprised of about 20% to 50% by weight of the micronized fraction, to produce the coal-water fuel which contains solid particles having a maximum size of about 250 to 300 micrometers and an average diameter of about 15 to 30 micrometers. In a further embodiment, the process utilizes a paste in place of the agglomerates, the paste being formed by mixing particles of the low rank coal with a quantity of a bridging liquid.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a fuel for reducing the noxiousness of exhaust gases, particularly for internal-combustion engines. The fuel has the peculiarity of comprising a mixture of a combustible fuel with 10 to 42% water by weight with respect to the combustible fuel, with the addition of a lubricating antifreeze activator in an amount comprised between 0.5 and 2% by weight of the amount of combustible fuel. The mixture is atomized and stabilized by means of a turbine transducer which provides an electro-magneto-mechanical action, subjecting the mixture, in succession, to positive-pressure actions alternated with negative-pressure actions at high frequency.
摘要:
An oil-in-water type heavy oil emulsion fuel having a specific and broad particle size distribution which has a viscosity close to that of water, can be sufficiently atomized at a temperature of room temperature to 90.degree. C., is excellent in the handleability and fluidity, despite a very high heavy oil concentration, and has a very excellent stability such that neither precipitation nor increase in the viscosity occurs even after storage for a long period of time is prepared according to the present invention. Oil-in-water type heavy oil emulsion fuel according to the present invention can be used as a substitute fuel for heavy fuel oil without modification of the boilers. Further, the combustion efficiency of the heavy oil emulsion fuel according to the present invention is high and it is possible to reduce the amount of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides after combustion.
摘要:
A process suitable for operation at a mine site for recovering a hydrocarbon from a hydrocarbon bearing sand comprising the steps of mixing a chemical additive with a chemical composition and with a hydrocarbon bearing sand containing hydrocarbon and residual solids including clay, at a temperature to form a slurry. The chemical composition comprises an aqueous phase and a minor amount of a chemical agent selected from the group consisting of at least one ethoxylated alkylphenol compound, at least one ethoxylated dialkylphenol compound, MIBC, SC-177, Petronate HL, Calcium Lignosulfonate, NaOH and mixtures thereof. The slurry is conditioned and aerated to produce essentially sludge-free tailings and a mixture of hydrocarbon, aqueous phase and residual solids including clay. The process further comprises the step of separating in a short-residence time apparatus the mixture of the hydrocarbon, the aqueous phase and the residual solids including clay from the essentially sludge-free tailings.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
An improved process for the low-cost disposal of noxious sewage sludge in a safe way without polluting the environment. In the process, sewage sludge having a solids content of about 0.5 to 20 wt.% is concentrated by pressing in a belt filter press, optionally followed by pressing in a high intensity press. It was unexpectedly found that the morphology of the resulting dewatered sewage sludge is changed by such mechanical treatment so that slurries with higher concentrations of solids are achieved. The dewatered sewage sludge is heated, flash evaporated and/or centrifuged, and mixed with a supplemental fuel e.g., liquid hydrocarbonaceous and/or solid carbonaceous fuel to produce a pumpable fuel slurry having a total solids content in the range of about 50 to 70 wt.% and comprising about 10 to 40 wt.% dewatered sewage sludge and having a higher heating value in the range of about 5,000 to 14,000 BTU/Lb. The fuel slurry may be reacted by partial oxidation in a conventional gasifier to produce synthesis gas and/or fuel gas. The thermal energy in hot byproduct steam and flue gas streams are used to heat the dewatered sewage sludge. In one embodiment, the pumpable slurry of dewatered sewage sludge and supplemental fuel is burned by complete combustion in a furnace or incinerator for the production of steam.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
An aqueous slurry containing coal and dextrin as a dispersant. The slurry, in addition to containing dextrin, may contain a conventional dispersant or, alternatively, a pH controlling reagent.
摘要:
Stable, single-phased solutions of water-in-oil microemulsions which contain microorganisms and/or parts thereof are described. They are obtained by adding to crude oil and/or at least one product of the refining of same an aqueous concentrated solution of microorganisms and/or parts thereof, in such a way that said aqueous solution is solubilized in crude oil or the refined product and that the blend thus obtained has the form of a stable, single-phased solution.