Solid fuel and fuel mixture containing same
OwnerGuillaume Pourtoutinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a solid fuel and a fuel mixture containing it. The solid fuel according to the invention contains predominantly at least one constituent which itself contains on the one hand predominantly at least one compound selected from the group comprising starch, lactose, cellulose and derivatives thereof, and on the other hand at least 15% by weight of carbohydrates, based on the total weight of the constituent(s). The solid fuel and fuel mixture of the invention can be used to replace any fuel currently in use, such as gasoline and pulverized coal.
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Solid fuel, characterized in that it contains predominantly at least one constituent which in turn contains:
- a) predominantly at least one compound selected from the group comprising starch, lactose, cellulose and derivatives thereof, and
- b) at least 15% by weight of carbohydrates, based on the total weight of the constituent(s),
- and in that it is in the form of a powder whose average particle diameter and median particle diameter are greater than or equal to 150 μm and preferably between 150 and 500 μm.
Solid fuel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one constituent is selected from the group comprising a cereal flour, a cotton flour, a soybean flour, a potato flour, a cassava flour, a dehydrated chocolate powder, a dehydrated milk powder and mixtures thereof.
Solid fuel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one constituent is selected from the group comprising wheat flour, rye flour, maize flour, barley flour, sorghum flour, foxtail flour, millet flour, oat flour, bran flour, buckwheat flour, corn dredge flour, triticale flour, rice flour and mixtures thereof.
Solid fuel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of a mixture of two or more of said at least one constituent.
Fuel mixture, characterized in that it is composed of the fuel according to any one of the preceding claims, suspended in air at a concentration of about 200 mg of fuel per liter of air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.