Tall oil pitch and fatty acid-based chemical change agent [CCA] formulation for solid and synthetic fuel production
AssigneeCeredo Liquid Terminal Inc.
InventorsVince M. Giampa, John T. Dubiel, Orville Lyons
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Abstract
A chemical change agent containing water, tall oil, glycerides, and surfactants is used to create synthetic fuels. An alternate composition contains water, glycerides, and surfactants. The chemical change agent is formed by heating the tall oil; combining water, fatty acids, and surfactant; and adding the heated tall oil and the water, fatty acid, and surfactant to form an emulsion. The synthetic fuel contains coal and the chemical change agent. The synthetic fuel is formed by mixing coal with the chemical change agent and pressing the two components into a briquette or other suitable treatment to create a finished product.
Claims23
A chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel comprising:
- water;
- glycerides;
- a surfuctant;
- and
- a tall oil pitch.
A method of producing a chemical change agent comprising the steps of:
- combining water, glyceride, and a surfactant;
- heating a tall oil pitch to at lout about 200° F. (93° C.);
- and
- adding tall oil pitch and the water, glycerides, and the surfactant to form an emulsion.
A solid synthetic fuel comprising:
- solid coal treated with a chemical change agent, the chemical change agent including
- water in a continuous phase;
- glycerides in a discrete phase;
- and
- a surfactant.
A synthetic fuel comprising:
- coal;
- water;
- glycerides;
- a surfactant;
- and
- tall oil.
A method of producing synthetic fuel comprising the steps of:
- mixing fine carbonaceous material with a chemical change agent comprising an emulsion of water, tall oil, glycerides, and surfactant;
- and
- pressing the carbonaceous material with chemical change agent into a briquette.
A method of producing synthetic fuel comprising the steps of:
- mixing fine carbonaceous material with a chemical change agent comprising an emulsion of water, glycerides, and surfactant;
- and pressing the carbonaceous material with chemical change agent into a briquette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.