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US2751284A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gelling hydrocarbon liquids with liquid gelling agents

Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1952-11-26
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Granted: 1956-06-19
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Expires: 1972-11-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hill Philip
  • 👤 Richard E Van Strien

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 12:03
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L7/00; C10L7/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S516/00; Y10S516/924; Y10S516/927

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL WHICH METHOD COMPRISES INTRODUCING INTO SAID HYDROCARBON FUEL TWO LIQUID STREAMS, THE FIRST STREAM BEING A LIQUID REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ANHYDROUS AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SOLUTION OF ABOUT 30 WT. PER CENT TO ABOUT 75 WT. PER CENT OF AN ALUMINUM ALKOXIDE, THE SECOND STREAM BEING A LIQUID REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FATTY ACID HAVING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE DISSOLVED IN A LOW BOILING KETONE CONTAINING DISSOLVED WATER, THE AMOUNT OF SAID FATTY ACID AND WATER BEING SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT SAID ALUMINUM ALKOXIDE TO A SOAP HAVING AN ALUMINUM CONTENT CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF ALUMINUM DI-ACYL HYDROXIDE AND THE AMOUNT AND PROPORTIONS OF THE STREAMS BEING SUFFICIENT TO GIVE AN ALUMINUM SOAP CONCENTRATION IN THE GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT .5 TO 10 WT. PER CENT AND AGITATING THE COMMINGLED STREAMS AN HYDROCARBON FUEL TO PRODUCE THE GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 152 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL WHICH METHOD COMPRISES INTRODUCING INTO SAID HYDROCARBON FUEL TWO LIQUID STREAMS, THE FIRST STREAM BEING A LIQUID REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ANHYDROUS AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SOLUTION OF ABOUT 30 WT. PER CENT TO ABOUT 75 WT. PER CENT OF AN ALUMINUM ALKOXIDE, THE SECOND STREAM BEING A LIQUID REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FATTY ACID HAVING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE DISSOLVED IN A LOW BOILING KETONE CONTAINING DISSOLVED WATER, THE AMOUNT OF SAID FATTY ACID AND WATER BEING SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT SAID ALUMINUM ALKOXIDE TO A SOAP HAVING AN ALUMINUM CONTENT CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF ALUMINUM DI-ACYL HYDROXIDE AND THE AMOUNT AND PROPORTIONS OF THE STREAMS BEING SUFFICIENT TO GIVE AN ALUMINUM SOAP CONCENTRATION IN THE GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT .5 TO 10 WT. PER CENT AND AGITATING THE COMMINGLED STREAMS AN HYDROCARBON FUEL TO PRODUCE THE GELLED HYDROCARBON FUEL.

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