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Title: Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons

Abstract

A method is described for utilizing viscous hydrocarbons as combustible pre-atomized fuels, comprising: (A) forming a hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion using an effective amount of a surfactant package comprising at least one water-soluble surfactant, the hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion (1) comprising a hydrocarbon characterized by API gravity of about 20/sup 0/ API or less, viscosity of about 1000 centipoise or greater at 212/sup 0/F., a paraffin content of about 50% by weight or less and, an aromatic content of about 15% by weight or greater, and (2) having a hydrocarbon water ratio from about 60:40 to about 90:10 by volume; and (B) burning the resultant hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6252411
Patent Number(s):
US 4684372
Assignee:
Petroleum Fermentations N.V., Curacao
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Sep 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM; COMBUSTION; API GRAVITY; AROMATICS; EMULSIONS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; PARAFFIN; SOLUBILITY; SURFACTANTS; VISCOSITY; WATER; ALKANES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COLLOIDS; DENSITY; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WAXES; 025000* - Petroleum- Combustion

Citation Formats

Hayes, M E, Hrebenar, K R, Murphy, P L, Futch, Jr, L E, Deal, III, J F, and Bolden, Jr, P L. Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Hayes, M E, Hrebenar, K R, Murphy, P L, Futch, Jr, L E, Deal, III, J F, & Bolden, Jr, P L. Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons. United States.
Hayes, M E, Hrebenar, K R, Murphy, P L, Futch, Jr, L E, Deal, III, J F, and Bolden, Jr, P L. 1987. "Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons". United States.
@article{osti_6252411,
title = {Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons},
author = {Hayes, M E and Hrebenar, K R and Murphy, P L and Futch, Jr, L E and Deal, III, J F and Bolden, Jr, P L},
abstractNote = {A method is described for utilizing viscous hydrocarbons as combustible pre-atomized fuels, comprising: (A) forming a hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion using an effective amount of a surfactant package comprising at least one water-soluble surfactant, the hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion (1) comprising a hydrocarbon characterized by API gravity of about 20/sup 0/ API or less, viscosity of about 1000 centipoise or greater at 212/sup 0/F., a paraffin content of about 50% by weight or less and, an aromatic content of about 15% by weight or greater, and (2) having a hydrocarbon water ratio from about 60:40 to about 90:10 by volume; and (B) burning the resultant hydrocarbon-in-water emulsion.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6252411}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}