Fuel and related compositions inventions 05/06

20060107584 - Process for preparing alkylene oxide-adducted hydrocarbyl amides: a) reacting a C4-C30 fatty acid or fatty acid lower alkyl ester with a mono- or di-hydroxy hydrocarbyl amine to form a hydrocarbyl amide; b) reacting the hydrocarbyl amide with alkylene oxide; and c) extracting the product of b) with water, acidic water, or water-containing inorganic salts or a combination...

20060107585 - Method and apparatus using microwave energy: The process generates energy from organic material utilizing microwaves. The waste from food item is dried and further heated under temperature control to convert it into a renewable source of energy. Enclosed in a glass chamber (2) it is then exposed to microwave energy. Apparatus comprises a microwave oven (1),...

20060107586 - Supercritical diesel fuel composition, combustion process and fuel system: An embodiment of the invention is a composition of diesel, biodiesel or blended fuel (DF) with exhaust gas (EG) mixtures or with liquid CO2. The composition is in a liquid state near the supercritical region or a supercritical fluid mixture such that it quasi-instantaneously diffuses into the compressed and hot...

20060107587 - Apparatus for heat treatment of particulate materials: The present invention constitutes a heat treatment apparatus like a fluidized-bed dryer for heat treating a particulate material in a low temperature, open-air process. Preferably, available waste heat sources within the surrounding industrial plan operation are used to provide heat to the dryer. Moreover, conveyor means contained within the dryer...

20060101709 - Solidified and shelled alcohols: Alcohols effectively solidified by using various hydroxides in combination with different cellulose compounds, and also, alcohols effectively solidified by using various cyanoacrylate monomers in combination with different cellulose compounds. The cyanoacrylate reactions complete very rapidly in seconds and generally release large amounts of heat. Suitable additives are added to slow...

20060101710 - Additive for solid hydrocarbon fueled direct fired burners, furnaces, open flames and related processes: The present invention relates to the field of fuel additives for hydrocarbon fuels that acts to enhance efficiency and/or reduce pollution. The fuel additive is a phosphorus-containing composition that can be added to the surface of solid hydrocarbon fuels for combustion with the fuel in a direct fired burner, furnace...

20060101711 - Fuel composition: The present invention provides a fuel composition comprising a fuel and a film-forming additive wherein the fuel comprises diesel and a fuel alcohol and wherein the film-forming additive is present in the fuel composition in an amount of less than 0.1 wt %....

20060101712 - Small off-road engine green fuel: An off-road engine fuel that may comprise less than or equal to about 1 liquid volume percent aromatic hydrocarbons according to ASTM D-1319. The fuel may comprise a specific gravity effective for employment of the fuel in 2-cyle and 4-cycle off-road engines. The fuel may further comprise a specific gravity...

20060101713 - Method of improving the burn rate and ignitability of aluminium fuel particles and aluminum fuel so modified: A method of improving the burn rate and ignitability of aluminium fuel particles, and a thus modified aluminium fuel for use in propellant and explosive compositions and pyrotechnic charges. Aluminium fuel particles are treated with an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid and a fluoride and/or complex fluoride salt of an...

20060096157 - Colored flame candle: In a candle having a colored flame using a flame reaction, a fault of a conventional candle, that is, only an upper part of the flame is colored, is solved by using an alkali metal salt of trifluoroacetylacetone or hexafluoroacetylacetone, an alkaline earth metal salt of trifluoroacetylacetone or hexafluoroacetylacetone and...

20060096158 - Lactones as new oxygenate fuel additives, fuels based thereon and methods for using same: A new oxygenated fuel additive is disclosed, where the additive is a cyclic ester or lactone. A fuel including the new oxygenated fuel additive is disclosed, where the additive is a cyclic ester or lactone. A method is also disclosed for increasing the efficiency of engines and other combustion devices...

20060096160 - Fuel compositions: Improved fuel compositions and fuel additive packages are disclosed which serve to increase the combustion efficiency of conventional fuels while reducing the level of CO2 emissions generated upon the combustion of the fuels. The fuels may be essentially water-free hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline or diesel fuel, or may be...

20060096159 - Method for improving the long term stability of biodiesel: A method for improvement of the long term stability of biodiesel is described, in which the crude ester produced by transesterification of a vegetable or animal fat or oil with methanol, with a strong acid or with a mixture of a strong acid and a complex former is subsequently treated...

20060096161 - Synthetic jet fuel and diesel fuel compositions and processes: Novel clean fuels comprising selected nonlinear long chain saturated primary monohydric/dihydric alcohol derivatives and mixtures thereof; novel diols and/or diol derivatives; and processes for making clean synthetic jet fuels and/or clean synthetic diesel fuels as well as processes for making clean synthetic jet fuels and/or clean synthetic diesel fuels concurrently...

20060096162 - Easily lightable charcoal brick: A method of making easily lightable charcoal bricks comprising the steps of pulverizing the raw materials of the charcoal bricks, said raw materials consisting of charcoal dust, coconut shell charcoal and other related materials in sufficient amount and volume, mixing the pulverized raw materials with natural binders and catalyst igniters,...

20060096163 - Slurry dewatering and conversion of biosolids to a renewable fuel: In the processes for treating municipal sewage and storm water containing biosolids to discharge standards, biosolids, even after dewatering, contain typically about 80% water bound in the dead cells of the biosolids, which gives biosolids a negative heating value. It can be incinerated only at the expense of purchased fuel....

20060096164 - Fuel composition and a device for colored flames: The present invention is related to a fuel composition for colored flames and an appropriate combustion device for using such composition which provides a fuel composition for colored flames with improved inflammability, realization of colored flames and persistency by having alcohol of low ignition point as a fuel, by adding...

20060096165 - Novel hydrocarbon fuel additives and fuel formulations exhibiting improved combustion properties: Fuel additives, fuel formulations, and processes for their preparation and use are provided. The additives improve the combustion properties of hydrocarbon fuels. The enhanced combustion indicates reductions in certain emissions....

20060096166 - Process for demineralising coal: A process for demineralizing coal includes the steps of forming a slurry of coal particles in an alkali solution, the slurry containing 10-30% by weight coal, maintaining the slurry at a temperature of 150-250° C. under a pressure sufficient to prevent boiling, separating the slurry into an alkalized coal and...

20060096167 - Process for in-situ passivation of partially-dried coal: A process to irreversibly dry and passivate lignitic coal, sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coal, or coal char by heating the coal material in the presence of a gas comprised of less than about five volume percent of oxygen (an inert environment) until the coal material has a moisture content of from...

20060090393 - Epoxidized ester additives for reducing lead corrosion in lubricants and fuels: Fuels, especially hydrocarbon fuels, and lubricants, especially lubricating oils, contain a class of anti-corrosion, anti-fatigue, and anti-wear additives that are derived epoxidized esters of fatty acids. Epoxidized 2-ethylhexyl tallate is particularly effective....

20060090394 - Hydrogen storage systems and compositions: In one aspect, the invention provides a hydrogen storage material that is formed by reacting solid precursors (a) and (b). The (a) precursor is a compound containing X—H and Y—H bonds, where X is a Group 13 and Y is a Group 15 element. Preferably X is boron (B—H) and...