Mitigating the effect of siloxanes on internal combustion engines using landfill gasses
A waste gas combustion method that includes providing a combustible fuel source, in which the combustible fuel source is composed of at least methane and siloxane gas. A sodium source or magnesium source is mixed with the combustible fuel source. Combustion of the siloxane gas of the combustible fuel source produces a silicon containing product. The sodium source or magnesium source reacts with the silicon containing product to provide a sodium containing glass or sodium containing silicate, or a magnesium containing silicate. By producing the sodium containing glass or sodium containing silicate, or the magnesium containing silicate, or magnesium source for precipitating particulate silica instead of hard coating, the method may reduce or eliminate the formation of silica deposits within the combustion chamber and the exhaust components of the internal combustion engine.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,631,770
- Application Number:
- 13/021,375
- OSTI ID:
- 1117855
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Feb 04
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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