Starch as a fuel or fuel component
AssigneeLenLo Chem, Inc.
InventorLeonard Lewis
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Abstract
New fuels and fuel components comprising starch are provided, as well as novel methods for operating a combustor such as a boiler or an internal combustion engine by feeding a starch fuel to the combustor.
Claims31
A method of operating a combustor comprising:
- feeding a fuel consisting essentially of starch to the combustor,
- feeding an oxidant to the combustor, and
- combusting the fuel.
A fuel comprising starch as a first fuel component, and a second fuel component selected from the group consisting of gasoline and diesel, wherein the fuel has a concentration of from about 5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent starch.
A fuel slurry comprising at least about 11 weight % starch and a liquid component.
A method of operating an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
- feeding a fuel slurry comprising a starch to a combustion area of an internal combustion engine;
- feeding an oxidant to the combustion area;
- and
- combusting the starch in the combustion area of the internal combustion engine to perform work.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.