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US4601729A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Aqueous phase continuous, coal fuel slurry and a method of its production

Assignee: National Research Council Canada
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Filing: 1984-10-01
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2004-10-01
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Abstract

Abstract An aqueous phase continuous, fuel slurry is claimed, and its method of production from agglomerates consisting essentially of carbonaceous particles, agglomerating oil and residual water. The slurry may be formed by thoroughly mixing with agglomerates an agglomerate dispersing and coal/oil/water system interfacial tension reducing agent with the agglomerates so that the agglomerates are broken down and an aqueous phase continuous fuel slurry is formed containing residual, oil produced flocs from the agglomerates and having an oil content of the fuel slurry no greater than 10 weight % of the solids content of the fuel slurry. The solids content of the fuel slurry is in the range of the order of 50 weight % and of the order of 80 weight % of the total weight of the fuel slurry, and is preferably in the range of the order of 65 weight % to of the order of 70 weight %. Examples of interfacial tension reducing agents are ethanol, methanol, glycol, butyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, lauryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfonates, lignosulfonates, sodium oleate, nonyl-phenolethoxylates, and soaps. With fuel slurries according to the invention, there may be very slow sedimentary consolidation of the carbonaceous particles, but when it does occur there is no difficulty in re-mixing the constituents into a slurry because the residual aggregates or flocs cause the carbonaceous particles to pack down to a porous bed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E. Capes
  • 👤 Adam J. Bennett
  • 👤 Richard D. Coleman
  • 👤 William L. Thayer

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 04:54
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/32; C10L1/324

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
An aqueous phase continuous, coal fuel slurry, containing oil bridged flocs of de-ashed, carbonaceous particles derived from an oil agglomeration thereof and having residual agglomerating oil associated therewith, water, at least one coal/oil/water agglomerate dispersing and coal/oil/water system interfacial tensions reducing agent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and surfactants, wherein said oil bridged flocs function to limit any packing down of the slurry to a porous, easily remixed bed, and wherein the residual oil content of said flocs is no greater than 10 wt.% of the solids content of the slurry, the solids content of the slurry is in the range of the order of 50 wt.% to of the order of 80 wt.% of the total weight of the slurry and the slurry contains at least 0.5 wt.% of said surfactant and/or at least 2.6 wt % of said alcohols.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
An aqueous phase continuous, coal fuel slurry, containing oil bridged flocs of de-ashed, carbonaceous particles derived from an oil agglomeration thereof and having residual agglomerating oil associated therewith, water, at least one coal/oil/water agglomerate dispersing and coal/oil/water system interfacial tensions reducing agent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and surfactants, wherein said oil bridged flocs function to limit any packing down of the slurry to a porous, easily remixed bed, and wherein the residual oil content of said flocs is no greater than 10 wt.% of the solids content of the slurry, the solids content of the slurry is in the range of the order of 50 wt.% to of the order of 80 wt.% of the total weight of the slurry and the slurry contains at least 0.5 wt.% of said surfactant and/or at least 2.6 wt % of said alcohols.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A slurry according to claim 1 wherein the solids content is in the range of the order of 65 wt.% to of the order of 70 wt.% of the total weight of the slurry.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 160 words
A method of producing an aqueous phase continuous, coal fuel slurry fom oil agglomerates consisting essentially of de-ashed, carbonaceous particles, agglomerating oil and residual water, comprising, thoroughly mixing with the agglomerates at least one coal/water/oil agglomerate dispersing and coal/oil/water system interfacial tensions reducing agent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and surfactants, and water so that the agglomerates are broken down to a slurry containing oil bridged flocs and an aqueous phase continuous, fuel slurry is formed of the resulting oil bridged flocs, and wherein the oil content of said flocs is no greater than 10 wt. % of the solids weight content of the slurry, the solids content of the slurry is in the range of the order of 50 wt. % to of the order of 80 wt. % of the total weight of the slurry and the slurry contains at least 0.5 wt. % of said surfactant and/or at least 2.6 wt. % of said alcohols.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 160 words
A method of producing an aqueous phase continuous, coal fuel slurry fom oil agglomerates consisting essentially of de-ashed, carbonaceous particles, agglomerating oil and residual water, comprising, thoroughly mixing with the agglomerates at least one coal/water/oil agglomerate dispersing and coal/oil/water system interfacial tensions reducing agent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and surfactants, and water so that the agglomerates are broken down to a slurry containing oil bridged flocs and an aqueous phase continuous, fuel slurry is formed of the resulting oil bridged flocs, and wherein the oil content of said flocs is no greater than 10 wt. % of the solids weight content of the slurry, the solids content of the slurry is in the range of the order of 50 wt. % to of the order of 80 wt. % of the total weight of the slurry and the slurry contains at least 0.5 wt. % of said surfactant and/or at least 2.6 wt. % of said alcohols.

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