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TadakazuYamashita;
ShinichiSatake,bothofKanagawa,allofJapan
[73]Assignees:
KaoCorporation;
NipponOil
Company,Limited,Tokyo,Japan
[21]Appl.No.:
207,151
[22]Filed:
Mar.8,1994
[30]ForeignApplicationPriorityData
Mar.17,1993[JP]Japan5-057086
Aug.24,1993[JP]Japan5-209232
[51]Int.CL«
C10L1/32
[52]U.S.Q44/302;
44/445
[58]FieldofSearch44/302,443,445
[56]ReferencesCited
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4,455,1496/1984Satakeetal44/302
4,770,6709/1988Hazbunetal..
5,024,6766/1991Moriyamaetal44/301
5,104,4184/1992Genevaetal44/302
5,156,65210/1992Gregolietal44/302
5,259,85111/1993Genevaetal44/302
Aheavyoilemulsionfuelcompositionwhichcontainsheavyoils,suchasbitumenandasphalt,whereintheheavyoilemulsionfuelcompositioncanbeusedasasubstitutefuelforheavyfueloils,andhasanenhancedcombustionefficiencytotherebyreducethecontentofsoot,dustandnitrogenoxidesaftercombustion,whichcomprises(a)40to85%byweightofaheavyoil,(b)10to40%byweightofwater,(c)0.1to5%byweightofasurfactantand(d)atleast0.1%byweightofatleastonecomponentselectedfromthegroupconsistingofwater-solublecompoundshavinginitsmoleculetwoormorehydroxylgroups,monohydricalcoholshaving6ormorecarbonatoms,andmixturesthereof.
11Claims,NoDrawings
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carbonatoms,andmixturesthereof,hasaviscosity
HEAVYOILEMULSIONFUELCOMPOSITIONrelativelyclosetothatofwater,canbesufficiently
atomizedatatemperatureoffromroomtemperatureto
BACKGROUNDOFTHEINVENTION90°
c>
mdisexcellentinhandleability.Thepresent
1.FieldoftheInvention5inventorshavefoundthat,byvirtueoftheincorporaThepresentinventionrelatestoaheavyoilemulsiontionofthewater-solublecompoundhavinginitsmole
fuelcomposition.Moreparticularly,itisconcernedculetwoormorehydroxylgroupsand/orthemonohy
withanaqueousemulsionfuelcompositioncomprisingdricalcoholhaving6ormorecarbonatoms,theresul
(a)aheavyoil,(b)water,(c)asurfactantand(d)atleasttantheavyoilemulsionfuelcompositionisexcellentin
onecomponentselectedfromthegroupconsistingof10fluidity,despiteitsveryhighheavyoilconcentration,
water-solublecompoundshavinginitsmoleculetwoormdhasexcellentstabilitysuchthatneitherseparation
morehydroxylgroups,monohydricalcoholshaving6nQrbreakoftheemulsionoccursevenafterst
ormorecarbonatoms,andmixturesthereof.Theemul-f,•jr^-T-vi_•
sionfuelcompositionofthepresentinventionhasexcel-fora^f"
od°
ftune'
Further'
thfePresentmventofs
lentstoragestabilityandlesspollutiveproperty.15havefoundthattheincorporationofthewater-soluble
2.DescriptionoftheRelatedArtcompoundhavingmitsmoleculetwoormorehydroxylInrecentyears,therehasbeenademandfortheSrouPsand/orthemonohydncalcoholhaving6or
developmentofasubstitutefuelforpetroleum,whichismorecarbonatomscancontributetoasignificantre
widelyusedasanenergysource,duetothedecreaseinductioninthelevelsofsoot,dustandnitrogenoxides
thepetroleumreserveanditsaccompanyingrisein20thatarepresentintheexhaustgasesand,hence,can
price.Undertheabove-describedcircumstances,stud-rendertheemulsionfuellesspollutive.ieshavebeenmadetoconvertheavyoils,suchasoilThus,thepresentinventionrelatestoaheavyoil
sand,bitumens,distillationresiduesofpetroleumandemulsionfuelcompositioncomprisingorconsisting
asphalt,intofuel.essentiallyof(a)aheavyoil,(b)water,(c)asurfactant
However,theseheavyoilsareusuallyanoleaginous25^d(d)atleastonecomponentselectedfromthegroup
materialcontainingabout60to70%,andinsomecases,consistingofwater-solublecompoundshavinginits
morethan70%ofaheavyfractionhavingaboilingmolecuietwoormorehydroxylgroups,monohydric
PSS*°
f4?
°
*°
45°
C>
.^ms?
m*caseshigherthan^^havi6Qrmorficafbonatomsmd...
450C.Thisheavyfractionoftheheavyodsisusuallythereof.More...thepresentinventionrelates
avacuumdistillationresidue,andassuch,donotflow30^,.,,.,,
orhaveaviscosityashighastensofthousandsofcenti-toaheavyol1en^°
*fuelcompositioncomposingor
poisesormore.Forthisreason,whentheheavyoilsareconsistingessentiallyof,basedontheentireamountof
usedasafuel,heatingtoatemperatureashighas280°
components(a)to(d),40to85%byweightof(a)a
to300°
C.isrequired,orelseproblemsoccurinhan-heavvoU>
10to40%byweightof(b)water,0.1to5%
dling,atomization,etc.,aswellasproblemssuchasthe35byweiShtof(c)asurfactantandatleast0.1%byweight
cloggingofthepiping,etc.,ofthecombustionboilers.of(d)atleastonecomponentselectedfromthegroup
Asdescribedabove,theheavyoilsareverydifficulttoconsistingofwater-solublecompoundshavinginits
useasafuel.moleculetwoormorehydroxylgroups,monohydric
Inordertosolvetheseproblems,U.S.Pat.Nos.alcoholshaving6ormorecarbonatomsandmixtures
4,249,554(publishedonFeb.10,1981;
Assignee:
40thereof.
ConocoInc.),4,776,977(publishedonOct.11,1988;
Inthepresentinvention,theincorporationofawater
Assignee:
TheBritishPetroleumCompanyp.l.c.),solublecompoundhavinginitsmoleculetwoormore
4,923,483(publishedonMay8,1990;
In-hydroxylgroupsand/oramonohydricalcoholhaving6
tevep.S.A.),4,934,398(publishedonJun.19,1990;
ormorecarbonatomsisparticularlyimportant.The
TheBritishPetroleumCompanypic.),and45water-solublecompoundand/orthemonohydricalco
5^24,676(publishedonJun.181991;
Kaphdcan^rtlong.termstabilittoanemulsionfuel
CorporationandMitsubishiJukogyoKabushJaKai-com^sition>
^contributemmakingtheemuisionfud
sha)andJapanesePatentPublication-ANo.3-97,788com£
sitionlesspollutive.Thepresentinventorshave(publishedonApr.23,1991)proposeemulsionfuels.,,,.,^.f..\.,.-.
Theseemulsionfuels,however,havetheproblemof50^ofoundthatthereexistsanoptimalamountofincor
poorstoragestability,andarenotsatisfactoryemulsionPortionthereof.Theamountofincorporationofthe
fuejswater-solublecompoundhavuiginitsmoleculetwoor
In'
addition,theseheavyoilsexhibithigherresidualmorehydroxylgroupsand/orthemonohydricalcohol
carbonandnitrogencontentsthanthoseofgasoil,kero-havmSmltsmolecule6ormorecarbonatomsisprefer
sineandfueloilgenerallyusedasafuel.Therefore,55ablVintheranSeoffrom0.1to49.9%byweight,still
whentheseheavyoilsareusedasafuel,aseriousprob-preferablyintherangeoffrom0.1to30%byweight
lemarisesinthatthecontentsofsootanddustandbasedontheentireamountofcomponents(a)to(d),
nitrogenoxidesintheexhaustgasesareincreased.fromtheviewpointsofprofitabilityandlong-termsta
f^emulsionfuelcomposition.
DTSCLOSURFOFTHFTNVFNTTON
DISCLOSUREOFTHEINVENTION^Inthepresentmventionjatleastonecomponentse
SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTIONlectedfromthegroupconsistingofwater-solublecom
Thepresentinventorshavemadeextensivestudiespoundshavinginitsmoleculetwoormorehydroxyl
and,asaresult,havefoundthatanoil-in-watertypegrouPsispreferablyusedascomponent(d).Insucha
emulsioncompositioncomprising(a)aheavyoil,(b)case,thecontentofthecomponentselectedfromthe
water,(c)asurfactantand(d)atleastonecomponent65groupconsistingofwater-solublecompoundshavingin
selectedfromthegroupconsistingofwater-solubleitsmoleculetwoormorehydroxylgroupsisadvanta
compoundshavinginitsmoleculetwoormorehy-geously0.1to50%byweightbasedontheentire
droxylgroups,monohydricalcoholshaving6ormoreamountofcomponents(a)to(d).
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Inthepresentinvention,component(c)advanta-theseparationofwaterfromtheemulsionand,atthegeouslycomprisesanonionicsurfactant,oranonionicsametime,toimproveresistancetofreezing,surfactantandananionicsurfactant.Further,thepresentinventorshavenotedtheinterFurther,thepresentinventionprovidesaheavyoilfacebetweenwaterandtheheavyoilandhavefoundemulsionfuelcompositioncomprisingorconsisting5thattheadditionofamonohydricalcoholhaving6oressentiallyoftheabove-mentionedcomponents(a)tomorecarbonatomsisusefulininhibitingdemulsifica(d)andawater-solublepolymerhavingamoleculartion.Namely,itisbelievedthatamonohydricalcoholweight(Mw)of10,000ormore.Thecontentofthehaving6ormorecarbonatomsispreferentiallyoriwater-solublepolymerhavingamolecularweightentedattheinterfacebetweenwaterandtheheavyoil,(Mw)of10,000ormoreispreferably0.005to3%by10whichlowerstheinterfacialfreeenergyandenhancesweight,stillpreferably0.01to2%byweight,basedonthestabilityofthesystem,sincethemonohydricalcotheentireamountofcomponents(a)to(d).hoiisslightlysolubleinbothwaterandtheheavyoil.
Furthermore,thepresentinventionprovidesaheavyAdditionally,itisbelievedthataliquidcrystaloragel
oilemulsionfuelcompositioncomprisingorconsistingofthemonohydricalcoholhaving6ormorecarbon
essentiallyoftheabove-mentionedcomponents(a)to15atomsisformedattneinterfa