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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
  • C10L9/00—Treating solid fuels to improve their combustion
  • C10L9/10—Treating solid fuels to improve their combustion by using additives

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• This invention is directed to reducing the strength of adhesion of solid particulate materials obtained under freezing conditions by ice formation between particles.
• this invention is directed to the addition to the surface of solid inorganic particulate materials of a composition which causes weakening and collapsing of inter-particulate ice bonds that form in the material, such weakening and collapsing occurring in many cases when a stress is applied, typically from the weight of a mass of the particles.
• this invention is specially adapted to the treatment of particulate coal to enhance its bulk handling characteristics under low temperature (i.e., freezing) conditions.
• U.S. Patent 3,794,472 describes that coal particles are prevented from freezing together and/or to the surfaces of coal storage containers by coating either the coal particles and/or the surfaces of said storage containers with a thin film of a composition comprising a hydrocarbon liquid which has emulsified therewith from 5 to 75% by weight of an aqueous solution of a polyhydric alcohol.
• the sole formulation in the patent is described as containing the following ingredients: 50 percent by weight of Fuel oil - l12 Diesel, 24 percent by weight of ethylene glycol, 24 percent by weight of water and 2 percent by weight of an emulsifier which is a 50:50 weight blend of nonylphenol reacted with 9 moles of ethyleneoxide and pentaerythritol etherified with oleic acid.
• a commercially available formulation for treating coal particles to prevent them from freezing together contains the following ingredients: 65 weight percent of fuel oil and 35 weight percent of dialkyl phenol ethoxylate.
• composition of this invention does not contain water but does contain a biodegradable material.
• compositions for the treatment of particulate matter subjectable to water freezing conditions which comprises a mixture of a hydrocarbon liquid which has a solidification or pour point not greater than -18°C and an ethoxylated primary or secondary aliphatic alcohol containing 1 to 7 oxyethylene units and 7 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl portion thereof.
• the composition may additionally contain an oil soluble alkyl ether of a glycol derived from ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and containing from 1 to 3 oxyalkylene units.
• the hydrocarbon liquid suitable for use in this invention is selected from one or more liquid aliphatic, aromatic and/or naphthenic hydrocarbons which have a solidification or pour point at not greater than 0°F. These liquids include No. 2 fuel oil, diesel oil, kerosene, turbo fuel, and the like. Mixtures of hydrocarbon liquids may also be used.
• the ethoxylated aliphatic primary or secondary alcohol containing 1 to 7 oxyethylene units and 7 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl portion thereof is of the following formula: wherein R is an alkyl radical of 7 to 20 carbon atoms and a is an integer of from 1 to 7.
• the ethoxylated alcohol is a secondary alcohol wherein R is alkyl of 11 to 15 carbon atoms and a is 3. Mixtures of ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols may also be used.
• composition of this invention may also contain an oil soluble alkyl ether of a glycol derived from ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and containing from 1 to 3 oxyalkylene units and is selected from one or more compounds of the following formulae: wherein R 1 is alkyl containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and b is an integer of from 1 to 3.
• the preferred alkyl ether of a glycol is ethylene glycol ethylether and has the following formula: CH3CH2OCH2CH20H.
• This ether is commercially available under the designation Cellosolve@ Solvent (sold by Union Carbide Corporation).
• the mixture of this invention contains from about 30 to about 95, preferably from about 55 to about 85 weight percent of hydrocarbon liquid; from about 5 to about 50, preferably from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of the ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol, and when used, from about 3 to about 20, preferably from about 5 to about 15 weight percent of the oil soluble alkyl aryl ether.
• the amount of the composition of this invention which is typically supplied to the inorganic mass is about 3.0 weight percent, typically about 1.0 weight percent based upon moisture content in the inorganic particulate mass being treated. Larger amounts can be employed but they are not ordinarily required.
• the amount to use can be determined by measuring the moisture content of the inorganic particulate mass (see e.g., ASTM D-3302-74) and supplying to that mass, in an uniform matter, the composition of this invention in the amount which test data shows to provide the desired amount of fragileness (or brittleness) to the particulate mass when brought to a frozen state.
• compositions of this invention may be supplied to the particulate mass.
• Standard treating procedures employed in the art for spraying a liquid uniformly onto a particulate mass may be employed.
• the composition may be sprayed across a zone through which a stream of the particles to be treated is passed.
• a particular illustration of this would be to place an annular tube above a hopper car that is being loaded with the particulate mass.
• the tube contains a multiplicity of spray heads aimed at the interior area circumscribed by the tube and the tube acts as a manifold for the solution fed to the spray heads.
• the solution of the composition is fed to the tube at a rate to supply the desired amount of the composition on the particulate mass to be treated.
• the mass of particulates are fed through the tube into the hopper car.
• Another technique involves spraying the top of a mass of the particles and allowing the composition to drain through the mass to cover particles at the bottom as well.
• Another technique involves dropping the particles onto a trough which feeds the particles to a hopper car or to a storage facility. While the particles run down the trough they are sprayed with a solution of the composition of this invention.
• the effect of moisture content on the compressive strength of frozen particulate masses of coal was demonstrated.
• the coal employed was 3/8 inch (passed 3/8 inch mesh; 0.9525 cm mesh) Eastern bituminous type coal.
• a 350 gram sample of the dry coal is placed in a one-liter beaker.
• the moisture content of the coal is adjusted to 8 percent by the addition of 30.4 grams of water.
• the prepared treating solution is applied dropwise uniformly across the sample surface with a laboratory syringe and is blended with a spatula until solution and coal appear uniformly mixed.
• the moistened coal is quickly placed in a mold (to prevent evaporation losses) and a 13.635-pound steel weight (6,185 grams) having an outside diameter 61 mm of is inserted into the top of the mold and allowed to compress the sample.
• the weighted, coal-filled mold is then placed on a laboratory shaker and vibrated for one minute.
• the 6,185 gram weight is designed to simulate the compressive forces exerted on the bottom of a coal car by an eight-foot high column of coal 1.917 N/cm
• each container is sealed with aluminum foil to prevent moisture loss.
• Each specimen is then conditioned at room temperature for about four hours to complete the equilibration of moisture and test fluid on the coal. It is then placed in a mechanical freezer operating at -12.5+1°C for 18-24 hours.
• the mold is a cylinder fabricated from split 2 1/2 inch (63.5 mm) inside diameter aluminum tubing which is 6.0 inches (152.4 mm) high. The bottom is sealed with an aluminum plug fitted with an "0" ring and the longitudinal seams are made moisture-tight by applying a thin film of a nonhardening gasket sealer. The mold's inner surfaces are coated with a mold release agent (such as a noninterfering silicon or teflon-based material) and the entire assembly is held together with two standard 76 mm diameter worm drive hose clamps.)
• a mold release agent such as a noninterfering silicon or teflon-based material
• a specimen is removed from the freezer and quickly but gently opened and separated from the frozen coal.
• the compressive strength of the coal is promptly determined using an Instron Model TTC physical testing machine.
• the specimen is placed between parallel stainless steel platens connected to the Instron's 10,000 pound (4,500 kg) load cell, and the plates are closed by an electric drive at a constant rate of 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) per minute.
• the pounds force required to crush the specimen is recorded.
• the crushing force is converted to pounds per square inch (psi), i.e., the crushing stress by dividing it by 4.909 square inches, the cross sectional area of the specimen, according to the following equation:
• Kerosene was added in amounts of 0.198 milliliters (equivalent to one pint/ton of coal), 0.396 milliliters (equivalent to two pints/ton of coal), and 0.595 milliliters (equivalent to three pints/ton of coal) to the mold containing coal and treated and tested as described in the Preparation and Testing of Packed Coal Specimens,
• the crushing stress is set forth in the Table.
• the numerical value of the crushing stress is the average of the number of specimens tested, and is set forth in the Table.
• the Table also shows the percent reduction of the crushing stress of the treating material as compared to that of untreated coal (containing 8 percent water and prepared as described in the Preparation and Testing of Packed 175.8 N/cm Coal Specimens, supra), which is (based on the average of 86 specimens tested).
• Control A The procedure of Control A was exactly repeated except that the treating solution was a commercially available material (manufactured by Nalco Chemical Corporation under the trademark Nalcoal 8894) of a mixture of 65 percent kerosene and 35 percent of dialkyl phenol ethoxylate of the following formula: wherein R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups. The results are shown in the Table.
• Control A The procedure of Control A was exactly repeated except that the treating solution was a mixture of 80 percent kerosene and 20 percent of an ethoxylated alcohol of the following formula: wherein R 4 is 11 to 15 carbon atoms. The results are shown in the Table.

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