Hydrocarbon-water fuels, emulsions, slurries and other particulate mixtures
AssigneeLanko, Inc.
InventorsAristid V. Grosse, Norman H. Cherry
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Abstract
The first aspect of the invention involves stable emulsions of hydrocarbons and water using a combination of a low molecular weight agent and a high molecular weight material. In another aspect of the invention slurries are formed for fuel purposes utilizing coal particles with hydrocarbons and water and the aforesaid agent and material to achieve a stable combination or non-combustible materials with water alone or in conjunction with other liquids using the aforesaid agent and material. The present invention also is useful as transportation agents in pipelines, to lower pumping costs.
Claims26
In a mixture of water and a substance selected from the group consisting of oil and gasoline, the improvement comprising maintaining the stability of such mixture with reference to separation into continuous phases, through the addition thereto of a relatively low molecular weight hydrophilic-lipophilic agent and a high molecular weight swellable material, having a molecular weight of at least 500,000.
In a mixture of coal and water, the improvement comprising maintaining the stability of such mixture with reference to separation into continuous phases through the addition thereto of a relatively low molecular weight hydrophilic-lipophilic agent and a high molecular weight swellable material, having a molecular weight of at least 500,000.
In a mixture of coal and oil, the improvement comprising maintaining the stability of such mixture with reference to separation into continuous phases through the addition thereto of a relatively low molecular weight hydrophilic-lipophilic agent and a high molecular weight swellable material, having a molecular weight of at least 500,000.
A stabilizer to maintain stability of a mixture with reference to separation into continuous phases, having at least one ingredient, said stabilizer comprising a relatively low molecular weight hydrophilic-lipophilic agent and a high molecular weight swellable material, having a molecular weight of at least 500,000.
In a mixture of water, and a substance selected from the group consisting of oil and gasoline the improvement comprising maintaining the stability of such mixture with reference to separation into continuous phases through the addition thereto of a relatively low molecular weight hydrophilic-lipophilic agent having a molecular weight of from 225 to 10,000 and a high molecular weight swellable material, and wherein the molecular weight of said material is at least 500,000.
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