Stabilized hybrid fuel slurries
OwnerOrlando A. Battistainventor
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Abstract
A method of preparing new compositions of stabilized suspensoids of hybrid fuel oils comprising varying mixtures of ultrafine coal, virus-size pure carbon particles, finely ground newsprint and sawdust. The resultant stabilized fuel slurries are mixed mechanically to produce pumpable new forms of fuels whereby conventionally available petroleum fuel oils can be extended. The slurry is injected through lances into a blast furnace; the lances may provide concentric streams of slurry and steam. The slurry may also be used in other fuel burning furnaces such as boilers, cement kilns, etc.
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The method of preparing a stabilized liquid fuel slurry comprising from about 30% to 70% liquid fuel oil, from about 25% to 65% solid fuel particles with sizes up to about 1/8 inch, from about 1% to 10% water and from about 0.5% to 10% insoluble suspending agent having submicron colloidal particle sizes and selected from the group consisting of carbon black, graphite and microcrystals isolated from linear organic polymers which comprises forming a suspension of the suspending agent in water, adding the suspension to the liquid fuel oil, subjecting the mixture to a high speed shearing operation, adding the solid fuel particles to the mixture while continuing the mixing operation for at least about 8 minutes to about 30 minutes.
A stabilized liquid fuel slurry comprising from about 30% to 70% liquid fuel oil, from about 25% to 65% solid fuel particles with sizes up to about 1/8 inch, from about 1% to 10% water and from about 0.5% to 10% insoluble suspending agent having submicron colloidal particle sizes and selected from the group consisting of carbon black, graphite and microcrystals isolated from linear organic polymers.
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