Abstract:
A novel method to prepare high-enthalpy biofuels has been developed based on a new chemical pattern which has never been used before in the synthesis of renewable fuels. These biofuels are based on natural oleaginous feedstock, rendering low viscosity liquids with broad liquid range and enthalpy levels much superior to those found in common biodiesel, meaning ethyl or methyl fatty esters. As in the case of biodiesel, these new biofuels contain zero sulfur, causing none of the major pollution associated with commercial diesel. High enthalpy biofuels are aliphatic nitrile compounds, containing a single nitrogen substituent, are chemically aprotic, even though their high degree of polarity is reflected in its high cetane index and solubility parameter. The present invention includes fuels associated with diesel, as well as other high-enthalpy fractions, which according to their boiling point, correspond to naphtha in the lower scale, and bunker in the upper scale.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of steam cracked tar with the bottoms product of a flash drum integrated with a pyrolysis furnace. In embodiments, the steam cracked tar is added to fuel oil.
Abstract:
A fuel composition for a fuel cell includes at least one primary fuel that produces protons and electrons, and at least one peroxide. As an example, the primary fuel may be at least one aqueous solution containing methanol, ethanol, or formic acid. When the fuel composition is used, the catalytic activity can increase, and thus a fuel cell having improved performance can be manufactured.
Abstract:
A diesel fuel additive is provided that includes a plant oil extract, β-carotene, and jojoba oil. The additive may be added to any diesel fuel to reduce emissions of undesired components during combustion of the fuel. A method for preparing the additive is also provided.
Abstract:
Hydrogen storage fuel compositions comprising a mixture of at least one chemical hydride compound and at least one compound, polymer, or salt that acts as a water surrogate source, and methods for thermally initiated hydrogen generation from fuel compositions, are disclosed. The water surrogate source/chemical hydride compositions are preferably solids, and may be powders, caplets, tablets, pellets or granules, for example. The water surrogate source/chemical hydride compositions may comprise alternating layers of the chemical hydride and of the water surrogate source.
Abstract:
A gasoline additive is provided that includes a plant oil extract, β-carotene, and jojoba oil. The additive may be added to any gasoline to reduce emissions of undesired components during combustion of the fuel. A method for preparing the additive is also provided.
Abstract:
A two-cycle oil additive is provided that includes a plant oil extract, β-carotene, and jojoba oil. The additive may be added to any two-cycle oil or fuel to reduce emissions of undesired components during combustion of the fuel. A method for preparing the additive is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a nano-granule fuel oil, which substantially contains no granule greater than 10 nm. This nano-granule fuel oil can be obtained by treating conventional fuel oils under a magnetic field with a air gap magnetic field intensity of at least 8000 Gauss and a magnetic field gradient of at least 1.5 tesla/cm. The nano-granule fuel oil of the present invention significantly improves the combustion degree of fuel oil as compared with the conventional fuel oils. Its application can considerably economize fuel oil and reduce the emissions of CO and the like in tail gas.
Abstract:
A fuel or other process fluid is cleansed by a) combining the fluid with water and an oxidizer; b) mixing the combination in a mixer having a volume V; c) separating the mixed combination into hydrophobic and hydrophilic phases; d) filtering the hydrophobic phase through a filter; e) removing water from the filtered hydrophobic phase to produce the cleaned fluid; and accomplishing steps a-d in a continuous manner that produces an output of the cleaned fuel at an average rate of at least 10V/hour. A centrifuge can optionally reduce water content of the cleaned fluid to no more than 5 ppm, more preferably no more than 1 ppm, and most preferably no more than 0.5 ppm.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a burnable used oil fuel product by the process comprising: (a) obtaining a used oil sample having at least 1% (by weight) aqueous substances; (b) heating the used oil sample to a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 60° C.; and (c) extracting a volume of water from the heated used oil by adding super critical CO2.