Body of Molecular Sized Fuel Additive
AssigneeEfficient Fuel Solutions, LLC
InventorsBruce Briant Parson, Walter R. May
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Abstract
This invention generally refers to a new generation of fuel additives which can provide catalytic action to improve the combustion process of fossil fuels and to a catalyst among others containing an iron compound combined with an over-based magnesium compound with molecular size particles inside the combustion chamber. Such fuel additive catalysts are particularly useful for fuel oil combustion, natural gas combustion, stationary gas turbines, natural gas-fired reciprocating engines, diesel engines, gasoline engines and all stationary dual-fuel engines.
Claims66
A fuel additive comprised of more than one metal, metal oxide or metallic compound for improving combustion of fossil fuels wherein fuel additive particles introduced into the combustion chamber of said fossil fuels are of molecular particle size.
A fuel additive comprised of a least three metals, metal oxides or metallic compounds for improving combustion of fossil fuels wherein the metal, metal oxide or metallic compound with the highest concentration by weight is chosen from one of aluminum, antimony, magnesium, iron, molybdenum, tin boron, bismuth, calcium, lithium, sodium, potassium, barium, manganese, silicon, copper, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, chromium, titanium, rhodium, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, osmium, silver, titanium, strontium, yttrium, zirconium, indium, tungsten, barium, phosphorus, scandium, tantalum, lanthanum, ytterbium, lutetium, rubidium, and vanadium;
- wherein said at least two additional metals are spectrally complementary to the metal of highest concentration over the wavelength bands of 200 nm to 2500 nm.
A misting nozzle used to introduce a metallic fuel additive together with its carrier solvent into a conduit of flowing natural gas prior to the gas entering the combustion chamber.
A combustion fuel composition comprising:
- (a) a combustion fuel;
- and (b) a combustion catalyst additive which comprises (i) an oil-soluble organometallic iron compound;
- (ii) an over-based oil-soluble organometallic magnesium compound;
- and (iii) a third oil-soluble organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of organic compounds of cerium, copper, platinum, palladium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, wherein iron from the oil-soluble organometallic iron compound is present in an amount equal to or less than 8 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the combustion fuel composition.
A method for formulating a combustion fuel comprising:
- (a) selecting one or more oil-soluble organo-metallic compounds;
- (b) determining or measuring the atomic emission spectrum of the metals in the one or more oil-soluble organometallic compounds;
- (c) comparing the atomic emission spectrum from step (b) to atomic emission spectra of iron (III) and magnesium (II);
- (d) if the atomic emission spectrum from step (b) contains peaks not present in the atomic emission spectra of at least one of iron (III) and magnesium (II), formulating a combustion catalyst fuel additive which comprises an oil-soluble organometallic iron compound, an over-based oil-soluble organometallic magnesium compound and the oil-soluble organometallic compound;
- (e) adding the combustion catalyst fuel additive to a combustion fuel,
- wherein the oil-soluble organometallic iron compound is present in the fuel at an amount equal to or less than 8 ppm by weight.
A natural gas fuel composition comprising:
- (a) natural gas;
- (b) a natural gas combustion catalyst additive which comprises (i) an oil-soluble organometallic iron compound, (ii) an over-based oil-soluble organometallic magnesium compound and (iii) a third oil-soluble organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of cerium, copper, platinum, palladium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, wherein the iron from the oil-soluble organometallic iron compound is present in an amount equal to or less than 8 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the natural gas fuel composition.
A method of making a natural gas fuel composition comprising:
- (a) selecting a natural gas combustion catalyst additive which comprises an oil-soluble organometallic iron compound, an over-based oil-soluble organometallic magnesium compound, a third oil-soluble organmetallic compound selected from the group consisting of organic compounds of cerium, copper, platinum, palladium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, and a solvent selected from the group consisting of xylene, toluene, benzene and combinations thereof, wherein the oil-soluble iron (III) compound is present in an amount equal to or less than 8 ppm by weight;
- (b) providing natural gas in a container;
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- (c) atomizing the natural gas combustion catalyst additive into the container.
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