Fuel paste and process for its production

A process for preparing a fuel paste which comprises (a) admixing alcohol with an inorganic fuel carrier mixture of silicon dioxide and at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) an oxide of silicon, other than silicon dioxide, (ii) an oxide of titanium, (iii) an oxide of zirconium, (iv) an oxide of aluminum, (v) a carbonate of an alkali metal, (vi) a carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, (vii) a hydroxide of an alkali metal and (viii) a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal, and (b) admixing an ethanol-soluble thickening agent to admixture (a), the resulting paste being non-thioxotropic, soft and plastic.

A process for preparing a fuel paste which comprises (a) admixing an ethanol-soluble thickening agent, a substantial portion of the final amount of ethanol and an inorganic fuel carrier mixture of silicon dioxide and at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) an oxide of silicon, other than silicon dioxide, (ii) an oxide of titanium, (iii) an oxide of zirconium, (iv) an oxide of aluminum, (v) a carbonate of an alkali metal, (vi) a carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, (vii) a hydroxide of an alkali metal and, (viii) a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal, (b) adding water to admixture (a), a thick dough resulting, (c) allowing admixture (b) to set up to complete the swelling of said thick dough, and (d) admixing the rest of the ethanol with admixture (b), the resulting paste being non-thixotropic, soft and plastic.

A process for preparing a fuel paste which comprises (a) admixing a substantial portion of the final amount of the ethanol with an inorganic fuel carrier mixture of silicon dioxide and at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) an oxide of silicon, other than silicon dioxide, (ii) an oxide of titanium, (iii) an oxide of zirconium, (iv) an oxide of aluminum, (v) a carbonate of an alkali metal, (vi) an carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, (vii) a hydroxide of an alkali metal and (viii) a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal, other than calcium hydroxide, a liquid resulting, and (b) admixing calcium hydroxide, an ethanol-soluble thickening agent and the remainder of the ethanol with admixture (a), the resulting paste being non-thixotropic, soft and plastic.