EP2655574B1 - Utilisation de dispersions de particules de fer comme additif de carburant - Google Patents

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EP2655574B1
EP2655574B1 EP11799171.1A EP11799171A EP2655574B1 EP 2655574 B1 EP2655574 B1 EP 2655574B1 EP 11799171 A EP11799171 A EP 11799171A EP 2655574 B1 EP2655574 B1 EP 2655574B1
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  • the present invention relates to the use of organic dispersions (organosols) as a fuel additive for internal combustion engines.
  • soot carbonaceous particles
  • a satisfactory solution is to introduce into the exhaust line a particulate filter (or FAP in the following text) that will block the soot in its channels to let escape a gas free of soot.
  • FAP particulate filter
  • the soot is burned to release the FAP channels.
  • This step of regeneration of the FAP is usually done at temperatures above the gas temperature during a normal engine operation, the soot usually burning under air at temperatures above 650 ° C.
  • a catalyst is generally employed which is intended to facilitate the oxidation of soot directly or indirectly.
  • facilitating the oxidation of soot is meant to allow their oxidation at a lower temperature so that this temperature is more frequently reached during a normal engine operation. Part of the soot can be burned continuously during operation of the engine.
  • the catalyst also makes it possible to lower the temperature required to regenerate the FAP so that the regeneration temperature is lower than the soot combustion temperature without the presence of said catalyst.
  • the catalyst also makes it possible to accelerate the rate of oxidation of soot, which makes it possible to reduce the time required for the regeneration of the FAP.
  • dispersions of rare earths in particular based on cerium, are known to be effective for the regeneration of FAP and contribute to the reduction of the oxidation temperature.
  • Dispersions of iron compounds used as a fuel additive may contribute to the reduction of this self-ignition temperature of soot.
  • the patent application FR 2 913 431 discloses a method of operating a diesel engine to facilitate the regeneration of a hard particle filter in the exhaust line.
  • the presence of a BCF in the fuel can sometimes lead to reduce the resistance of the fuel to oxidation, especially when it contains biofuels.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is to allow the regeneration of FAP by means of a fuel additive.
  • the invention proposes the use of colloidal dispersions comprising particles, for the most part not aggregated with each other, and having a good monodispersity, as a fuel additive.
  • the invention relates to the use as described in claim 1.
  • the solid objects dispersed in the dispersions are individualized solid particles or aggregates of such particles.
  • Said particles may, in addition, optionally contain residual amounts of bound or adsorbed ions such as, for example, sodium ions or ammonium ions.
  • the dispersion has the advantage of being very stable.
  • the particles of the dispersion do not sediment, and the dispersions do not decant, even after several months.
  • it can have good compatibility with diesel fuels, including biofuels.
  • it may also have a high catalytic activity.
  • the dispersion is a dispersion in the organic phase.
  • This organic phase is chosen in particular according to the use of the dispersion.
  • the organic phase comprises an apolar solvent, preferably selected from apolar hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof.
  • apolar solvent is meant a solvent having a very low affinity for water, and a relatively low miscibility in water.
  • an apolar solvent is a solvent whose resulting dipole moment is zero. It may therefore be a molecule having no polar group (such as for example cyclohexane) or a molecule containing polar groups but whose geometry causes the dipole moment to vanish (for example, tetrachloride). carbon).
  • the organic phase consists of at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, preferably at least 95% by weight of an apolar solvent or a mixture of apolar solvents, relative to the total mass of the organic phase.
  • the organic phase generally comprises at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, advantageously at least 95% by weight of an apolar hydrocarbon or of a mixture of apolar hydrocarbons.
  • the organic phase is typically composed solely of an apolar hydrocarbon or a mixture of apolar hydrocarbons.
  • apolar solvent By way of example of apolar solvent, mention may be made of aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane, cyclopentane or cycloheptane. Also suitable are Isopar-type petroleum fractions, mainly containing isoparaffinic and paraffinic hydrocarbons at C-11 and C-12.
  • Apolar chlorinated hydrocarbons can also be used as nonpolar solvents.
  • the organic phase comprises a polar solvent, preferably selected from polar hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof.
  • polar solvent in particular a solvent having a non-zero resulting dipole moment. It can therefore be a molecule comprising one or more polar groups.
  • the organic phase generally comprises at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, advantageously at least 95% by weight of a polar hydrocarbon or a mixture of polar hydrocarbons.
  • the organic phase is typically composed solely of a polar hydrocarbon or a mixture of polar hydrocarbons.
  • polar solvent more generally denotes solvents which have a good affinity for water and a good miscibility in water.
  • a polar solvent such as aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes and liquid naphthenes.
  • Solvesso-type petroleum fractions (trademark registered by the company EXXON) are also suitable, in particular Solvesso 100 which essentially contains a mixture of methylethyl and trimethylbenzene, and Solvesso 150 which contains a mixture of alkylbenzenes, in particular dimethylbenzene and tetramethylbenzene.
  • polar chlorinated hydrocarbons such as chloro- or dichlorobenzene, chlorotoluene.
  • aliphatic and cycloaliphatic ethers as well as ketones such as, for example, diisopropyl, dibutyl ether, methyl isobutyl ketone, diisobutyl ketone, mesityl oxide, can be envisaged.
  • the organic phase comprises a mixture of an apolar solvent and a polar solvent as described above.
  • the dispersion comprises at least one amphiphilic agent.
  • This amphiphilic agent has the effect of stabilizing the dispersion of particles. It also serves as a phase transfer agent during the preparation of the dispersions (between the aqueous phase and the organic phase).
  • the amphiphilic agent is a carboxylic acid which has from 10 to 50 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 25 carbon atoms.
  • This acid can be linear or branched. It can be chosen from aryl, aliphatic or arylaliphatic acids, optionally carrying other functions provided that these functions are stable in the environments where it is desired to use the dispersions according to the present invention.
  • tall oil fatty acids such as tall oil fatty acids, soya oil, tallow, linseed oil, oleic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid and its isomers, pelargonic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, naphthenic acid, hexoic acid.
  • amphiphilic agent mention may be made of stearic acid and its isomers, for example a mixture of acids or products which contain chain length distributions such as Prisorine 3501 from Croda.
  • This amphiphilic agent may also be composed of one or more polyacids such as succinic acids substituted with polybutenyl groups. These polyacids can be used alone or in combination with one or more aliphatic monocarboxylic acids containing between 10 and 20 carbon atoms on average.
  • the oleic acid mixture with one or more succinic acids substituted with polybutenyl groups in which the polybutenyl groups have a mean molecular weight (measured by gas chromatography) of between 500 and 1300 and more. especially between 700 and 1000 g.mol -1 .
  • the particles of the dispersion consist of an iron compound in crystallized form.
  • This crystallized form which can be obtained by carrying out the steps of the process which will be described later, can in particular be observed by the X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) which reveals characteristic peaks of at least a defined crystallized structure of iron.
  • XRD X-ray diffraction technique
  • the solid objects of the dispersion are in the form of particles, or aggregates of particles, of an iron compound whose composition essentially corresponds to an iron oxide in crystallized form.
  • the crystallized forms of the iron oxide constituting the particles are maghemite-type Fe (III) oxides ( ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 ) and / or magnetite-type Fe (II) and Fe (III) oxides ( Fe 3 O 4 ).
  • the aforementioned method generally makes it possible to obtain particles based on Fe (III) oxide of the maghemite type and / or of Fe (II) and Fe (III) oxide of the magnetite type, the magnetite then being able to oxidize.
  • Fe (III) oxide maghemite type for example in contact with oxygen.
  • the average size D DRX measured by XRD of the particles of the dispersion is less than or equal to 7 nm, preferably less than or equal to 6 nm, preferably less than or equal to 5 nm.
  • this size is at least 4 nm.
  • the DRX analysis can be carried out, for example, on a commercial apparatus of the X'Pert PRO MPD PANalytical type composed in particular of an ⁇ - ⁇ goniometer, enabling the characterization of liquid samples.
  • the sample remains horizontal during the acquisition and it is the source and the detector that move.
  • most of the particles namely at least 80% in number, have a D MET size less than or equal to 7 nm, more particularly less than or equal to 6 nm.
  • At least 90% and more particularly at least 95% of the particles have a size D MET less than or equal to the above values.
  • This size D MET can be demonstrated by analysis of the dispersion by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), used in an imaging mode to visualize at high magnification particles and to measure their size.
  • TEM transmission electron microscopy
  • the dispersion is previously diluted with its solvent so as to reach a mass content of iron of approximately 0.035%.
  • the dispersion thus diluted is then placed on an observation grid (like a carbon-based polymer membrane supported on a copper grid), and the solvent is evaporated.
  • the principle of the method is to examine under different microscope regions (about 10) and to measure the dimensions of 250 particles, considering these particles as spherical particles.
  • a particle is considered identifiable when at least half of its perimeter can be defined.
  • the size D MET then corresponds to the diameter of the circle reproducing correctly the circumference of the particle.
  • the identification of exploitable particles can be done using software such as: ImageJ, Adobe Photoshop or Analysis.
  • the particles of the dispersion have a fine grain size as observed by MET.
  • ⁇ 50 preferably between 2 nm and 6 nm, more particularly between 3 nm and 5 nm.
  • the median diameter in number ⁇ 50 is the diameter such that 50% of the particles counted on TEM plates have a smaller diameter than this value, and 50% of the particles counted have a diameter greater than this value.
  • the particles generally have a polydispersity index P n of 0.1 to 0.5.
  • the state of dispersion of solid objects can be characterized by dynamic light scattering (DDL), also called quasi-elastic light scattering (DQEL), or photon correlation spectroscopy.
  • DDL dynamic light scattering
  • DQEL quasi-elastic light scattering
  • photon correlation spectroscopy This technique makes it possible to measure a hydrodynamic diameter D h of solid objects whose value is very strongly affected by the presence of particle aggregates.
  • the solid objects have a hydrodynamic diameter D h less than or equal to 30 nm, preferably less than or equal to 20 nm, preferably less than or equal to 16 nm, measured by dynamic light scattering (DDL).
  • DDL dynamic light scattering
  • the hydrodynamic diameter D h of the solid objects of a dispersion can be measured on the dispersion, after dilution thereof with its solvent so as to reach an iron concentration of between 1 and 4 gL -1 .
  • An ALV CGS 3 (Malvern) light scattering apparatus with an ALV series 5000 correlator and ALV Correlator V3.0 software or higher can be used.
  • This apparatus uses the so-called "Koppel cumulants" data processing method, which makes it possible to access the value of the hydrodynamic diameter D h .
  • the scattered intensity must be within defined limits for each device.
  • This characteristic of the objects of the dispersion contributes to its stability.
  • the individualized character of the particles also increases the overall contact surface available between them and the soot and thus contributes to the improvement of the catalytic activity of the dispersion.
  • the dispersions may further comprise, in the organic phase, particles of an iron compound in amorphous form, in particular particles whose size is greater than or equal to 4 nm.
  • the amorphous character of an iron compound can be demonstrated by XRD analysis of this compound, when no characteristic peak of any crystalline phase of iron is observed.
  • the dispersions have a mass concentration of iron compound which may be at least 2%, more particularly at least 5%, this concentration being expressed as mass of metal iron relative to the total mass of the dispersion.
  • This concentration can generally be up to 20%.
  • the iron content can be determined by any technique known to those skilled in the art as by measurement by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy applied directly to the dispersion.
  • step a) of the process a base and a mixture comprising a salt of Fe (II) and a salt of Fe (III) are brought into contact in a molar ratio Fe (II) / Fe (III) inclusive of 0.45 to 0.55, preferably about 0.5, preferably 0.5, in an aqueous phase, typically an aqueous solution of the base and iron salts.
  • a base it is possible to use, in particular, compounds of the hydroxide type. There may be mentioned alkali or alkaline earth hydroxides and ammonia. It is also possible to use secondary, tertiary or quaternary amines.
  • iron salt any water soluble salt can be used.
  • Fe (II) salt mention may be made of ferric chloride FeCl 2 .
  • salt of Fe (III) mention may be made of ferric nitrate Fe (NO 3 ) 3 .
  • step a) the reaction taking place between the Fe (II) salt, the Fe (III) salt and the base is generally carried out under conditions such that the pH of the reaction mixture formed remains greater than or equal to 11.5 when contacting the iron salts and the base in the reaction medium.
  • the pH of the reaction mixture is maintained at a value greater than or equal to 12.
  • This pH value is typically between 12 and 13.
  • the iron salts and the base are brought into contact in the aqueous phase by introducing a solution of the iron salts into a solution containing the base, the pH of which is at least 11.5. It is also possible to introduce the iron salts and the base in a solution containing salts, at a concentration typically of less than or equal to 3 mol.L -1 , for example sodium nitrate, and whose pH is previously adjusted to a minimum. value greater than or equal to 11.5. It is possible to implement the continuous contact, the pH condition being achieved by adjusting the respective flow rates of the solution of the iron salts and the solution containing the base.
  • constant pH maintenance is meant a pH change of ⁇ 0.2 pH units relative to the set value.
  • Such conditions can be obtained by adding during the reaction between the iron salts and the base, for example during the introduction of the solution of the iron salts in the solution of the base, an additional amount of base in the phase. aqueous.
  • the size of the particles can be modulated according to the pH at which the aqueous phase is maintained. Typically, and without wishing to be bound to a particular theory, the size of the particles is all the lower as the pH of the aqueous phase is high.
  • step a) The reaction of step a) is generally carried out at room temperature. This reaction can advantageously be carried out under an air or nitrogen atmosphere or a nitrogen-air mixture.
  • a precipitate is obtained. It may be possible to ripen the precipitate by maintaining it for a certain time, for example a few hours, in the aqueous phase.
  • the precipitate is not separated from the aqueous phase at the end of step a) and is left in suspension in the aqueous phase of the reaction of step a).
  • the process comprises, after step a) and before step b), a step a) of separation of the precipitate formed at the end of step a) of the aqueous phase.
  • This step a) of separation is carried out by any known means.
  • the separated precipitate can then be washed with water for example.
  • the precipitate is not subjected to any drying or lyophilization step or any such operation.
  • the precipitate may optionally be resuspended in a second aqueous phase.
  • step b) In order to obtain a dispersion in the organic phase, during step b), the precipitate obtained at the end of step a), whether separated from the aqueous phase or not, is brought into contact with the organic phase. in which it is desired to obtain the dispersion.
  • This organic phase is of the type described above.
  • step b) The contacting of step b) is done in the presence of the aforementioned amphiphilic agent, optionally after neutralization of the suspension obtained at the end of step a).
  • the molar ratio between the number of moles of amphiphilic agent and the number of moles of iron is between 0.2 and 1, preferably between 0.2 and 0.8.
  • the amount of organic phase to be incorporated is adjusted so as to obtain an oxide concentration as mentioned above.
  • step b) of the different elements of the dispersion is indifferent.
  • the precipitate obtained, the amphiphilic agent, and the organic phase can be brought into contact simultaneously.
  • the contacting between the precipitate and the organic phase can be carried out in a reactor which is under an atmosphere of air, nitrogen or an air-nitrogen mixture.
  • the contacting between the precipitate and the organic phase can be carried out at ambient temperature, approximately 20 ° C., it is preferable to operate at a temperature chosen within a range of from 30 ° C. to 150 ° C., advantageously between 40 ° C and 100 ° C.
  • reaction mixture resulting from the precipitate, the organic phase and the amphiphilic agent is stirred for the duration of the heating.
  • step b organic dispersions having the abovementioned characteristics are obtained.
  • the dispersions can be used as a fuel additive for internal combustion engines, more particularly as a diesel diesel fuel additive or as gasoline additives for certain gasoline engines emitting soot or carbonaceous particles, and for example as biofuel additives.
  • They can more generally be used as combustion additives in fuels or liquid fuels of energy generators such as internal combustion engines (combustion engines), generators, oil burners, or jet engines.
  • energy generators such as internal combustion engines (combustion engines), generators, oil burners, or jet engines.
  • the additive fuels can be used in combination with a FAP that does not contain a catalyst, or with a FAP containing a catalyst, such as a CSF.
  • the nature of the catalyst component CSF can be of any type including precious metals such as platinum or palladium associated with various support materials or binder such as alumina. Reducible materials such as rare earth oxides, such as cerium oxide or manganese-based oxides may also be associated.
  • the organic dispersions have the particularity, once added to the fuel, not to significantly reduce the stability of said fuel, especially when it contains unstable fractions such as biofuel fractions such as methyl esters of vegetable oils. Fuel stability can be measured through its resistance to oxidation.
  • the dispersions are stable, compatible with fuels, in particular biofuels, effective for regenerating low-dose and low-temperature FAP and have a very good compromise between fuel compatibility, including the maintenance of good resistance properties. oxidation of (bio) fuel, and efficiency to regenerate the FAP.
  • the dispersions may be additive to fuels according to any means known to those skilled in the art, both by a vectorization device on board the vehicle but also additivé directly in the fuel before the one it is not introduced on the vehicle. This last case can be advantageously used in the case of fleets of vehicles equipped with FAP and having their own service station to refill the full of fuel.
  • FBC Fuel Borne Catalyst
  • the devices on board the vehicle can in particular be devices comprising a tank, making it possible to load a volume of the dispersion according to the invention and making it possible to cover a certain autonomy, as well as a means of vectorization of the dispersion towards the fuel such as a metering pump injecting a defined quantity of the dispersion into the fuel tank of the vehicle and a steering tool of the vectorization means.
  • the engine can be fed continuously with a fuel additive FBC, the concentration can be stable or variable over time.
  • the engine can also be fed alternately with a fuel additive and non-additive.
  • the amount of BCF to add to the fuel can vary greatly depending on various parameters such as the characteristics of the engine and its equipment, its polluting emissions, including the amount of soot emitted, the architecture of the exhaust and depollution line, in particular the use of a FAP or a CSF containing a catalyst and its promixity of the collector of the engine, the means for increasing the temperature to trigger the regeneration or the geographical area in which the vehicle will circulate, the latter defining the quality of the fuel that the vehicle will use.
  • the BCF can also be injected into the exhaust line upstream of the FAP, preferably by a means for finally dispersing the particles in the soot bed.
  • This case is particularly suitable in the case where the regeneration of the FAP is done by direct injection of fuel in the exhaust line upstream of the FAP, that this fuel is burned on an oxidation catalyst upstream of the FAP or by a burner or by any other means.
  • Suitable fuels for the preparation of an additive fuel include commercially available fuels and, in some embodiments, all commercially available diesel fuels and / or biofuels.
  • the fuel included in the fuel additive is selected from the group consisting of gas oils and biofuels.
  • Diesel fuels can also be called diesel fuels.
  • Biofuels are also called biofuels.
  • Suitable fuels for carrying out the present invention are not too limited, and are generally liquid at room temperature, for example 20 to 30 ° C.
  • the liquid fuel may be a hydrocarbon fuel, a fuel other than a hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof.
  • the hydrocarbon type fuel may be a petroleum distillate, in particular a gasoline according to the definition given by the ASTM D4814 standard, or a diesel fuel, according to the definition given by the ASTM D975 standard or the European standard EN590 + A1.
  • the liquid fuel is a gasoline, and in another embodiment the liquid fuel is unleaded gasoline.
  • the liquid fuel is a diesel fuel.
  • the hydrocarbon fuel may be a hydrocarbon prepared by a process of converting a gas to a liquid to include, for example, hydrocarbons made by a process such as the Fischer-Tropsch process.
  • the fuel used in the present invention is a diesel fuel, a diesel fuel, or combinations thereof.
  • the non-hydrocarbon fuel may be an oxygen-containing composition, often referred to as an oxygenation product, which comprises an alcohol, an ether, a ketone, an ester of a carboxylic acid , a nitroalkane, or a mixture thereof.
  • the fuel other than a hydrocarbon may comprise, for example, methanol, ethanol, methyl t-butyl ether, methyl ethyl ketone, trans-esterified oils and / or fats of plant or animal origin, such as rapeseed methyl ester and soy methyl ester, and nitromethane.
  • Mixtures of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon type fuels may include, for example, gasoline and methanol and / or ethanol, diesel fuel and ethanol, and diesel fuel and a trans-esterified vegetable oil such as rapeseed methyl ester and other bio-derived fuels.
  • the liquid fuel is a water emulsion in a hydrocarbon type fuel, a fuel other than a hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof.
  • the liquid fuel may have a sulfur content, on a weight basis, of 5,000 ppm or less, 1,000 ppm or less, 300 ppm or less, 200 ppm or less, 30 ppm or less, or 10 ppm or less.
  • the liquid fuel is present in an additive fuel in a preponderant amount, that is to say generally greater than 95% by weight, and in other embodiments it is present in an amount greater than 97% by weight, greater than 99.5% by weight, or greater than 99.9% by weight.
  • Suitable fuels within the scope of the present invention optionally include one or more additional performance additives, solvents or diluents.
  • These performance additives can be of any type and make it possible, for example, to improve the fuel distribution in the engine and / or to improve the performance of the engine operation and / or to improve the stability of the operation of the engine.
  • antioxidants such as sterically hindered phenol, detergent and / or dispersant additives such as nitrogen detergents or succinimides or cold flow improvers such as a copolymer of maleic anhydride and esterified styrene.
  • the iron content expressed as ppm iron metal weight relative to the total weight of the fuel, is from 1 to 30 ppm, and preferably from 2 to 20 ppm iron metal .
  • One liter of solution is prepared in the following manner: 576 g of Fe (NO 3 ) 3 are mixed with 99.4 g of FeCl 2 , 4 H 2 O. The mixture is supplemented with distilled water to obtain a liter of solution. The final concentration of this solution of iron precursors is 1.5 mol.L -1 in Fe.
  • a solution of NaOH 6 mol.L -1 is prepared in the following manner: 240 g of sodium hydroxide pellets are diluted in distilled water to obtain a liter of solution.
  • a stock solution composed of 400 ml of 3 mol.l -1 NaNO 3 sodium nitrate solution is introduced.
  • the pH of the solution is adjusted to 13 with the aid of a few drops of soda at 6 mol / l.
  • the formation of the precipitate is done by simultaneous addition of the solution of iron precursors and the soda solution prepared previously. The rates of introduction of these two reagents are adjusted so that the pH is kept constant and equal to 13 at room temperature.
  • the mixture After cooling, the mixture is transferred to a test tube. Demixing is observed and an aqueous phase of 500 ml and an organic phase of 100 ml are collected. This organic dispersion has a mass content of iron of 10%, expressed as mass of metal iron relative to the total mass of the dispersion collected. The product obtained is stable for at least one month storage at room temperature, no decantation being observed.
  • Example 2 The same protocol as in Example 1 is followed, except that, before the introduction of the reagents into the stock, the pH of the sodium nitrate solution is adjusted to 11 and that, during the formation of the precipitate, the feed rates of the iron precursor solution and the sodium hydroxide solution are adjusted so that the pH is kept constant and equal to 11 at room temperature.
  • the mixture is centrifuged for 10 minutes at 4500 rpm and then the mother liquors are eliminated.
  • the solid is resuspended in distilled water to a total volume of 2650 mL.
  • the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes and then centrifuged for 10 minutes at 4500 hours. t / min.
  • the mother liquors are removed and the solid is resuspended in distilled water to a total volume of 2650 mL. It is left stirring for 30 minutes. 206 ml of concentrated acetic acid are then added. One night left stirring. The iron acetate solution obtained is clear.
  • the iron acetate solution and the 10% ammonia solution are added.
  • the flow rates of the two solutions are set in such a way that the pH is kept constant and equal to 8.
  • the precipitate obtained is separated from the mother liquor by centrifugation at 4500 rpm for 10 min.
  • 95.5 g of hydrate are collected at 21.5% of dry extract (ie 20.0 g of Fe 2 O 3 equivalent or 0.25 mol of Fe) and are redispersed in a solution containing 39.2 g of isostearic acid and 80.8 g of Isopar L.
  • the suspension is introduced into a jacketed reactor equipped with a thermostatic bath and equipped with a stirrer.
  • the reaction mixture is heated at 90 ° C. for 5h30.
  • the organic dispersion collected has a mass content of iron of 10%, expressed as mass of metal iron relative to the total mass of the dispersion collected.
  • the XRD analysis was performed according to the indications given in the description.
  • the diffractogram peaks of the dispersion of Example 1 and of the dispersion of Example 2 correspond well to the diffraction peaks characteristic of the crystallized magnetite and / or maghemite crystalline phase (sheet ICDD 01-088-0315). .
  • the diffractogram of the dispersion of Example 3 shows no significant XRD peak, which makes it possible to conclude that the iron phase is in amorphous form.
  • the TEM analysis was performed according to the indications given in the description.
  • the DDL analysis was performed according to the indications given in the description.
  • An additive fuel is prepared in order to measure the compatibility of the dispersions according to the invention with said fuel.
  • the fuel used here is a fuel containing approximately 11% by mass of biofuel (fatty acid methyl ester or FAME) (Table 3).
  • Table 3 Main Characteristics of B10 Fuel Fuel B10 composition Aromatic % mass 24 Poly-aromatic % mass 4 FAME % volume / volume 10.8 Sulfur mg / kg 5 Carbon residue (on the residue 1 0% of distillation) % mass /% mass ⁇ 0.2 Copper mg / kg 0 Zinc mg / kg 0
  • the test is based on standard NF EN 15751 (Automotive Fuels - Methyl Esters of Fatty Acids (FAMEs) and Diesel Fuel Mixtures - Determination of Oxidation Stability by Accelerated Oxidation Method).
  • Table 4 shows that the degradation of the fuel is very low when a dispersion of iron particles in crystallized form is used, induction times of 33 to 35h are measured for a fuel additive of the dispersion of Example 1 (particles in crystallized form, size of 4 nm), and for a fuel additive of the dispersion of Example 2 (particles in crystallized form, size of 9 nm).
  • the downstream exhaust line is a commercial line composed of an oxidation catalyst containing a platinum-alumina washcoat followed by a silicon carbide FAP (FAP total volume 2.52 L, diameter 5.66 inches, length 5.87 inches).
  • the fuel used is a commercial fuel meeting the EN590 DIN 51628 standard containing less than 10 ppm of sulfur and containing 7% by volume of EMAG.
  • the fuel is additive of the various dispersions of Examples 1, 2 and 3.
  • the added content is adjusted so as to add in the fuel a quantity of dispersion corresponding to 5 ppm by weight (Examples 1 and 3) or 7 ppm by weight (Example 2) iron expressed as iron metal relative to the total mass of fuel.
  • a fourth test was conducted with the same fuel but not additive dispersion.
  • the test is performed in two successive steps: a step of loading the FAP, followed by a step of regeneration thereof.
  • the conditions of these two stages are exactly the same for the four tests, apart from the fuel used (additive or not).
  • the loading phase is carried out by operating the engine at a speed of 3000 rpm and using a torque of 45 Nm for approximately 6 hours. This loading phase is stopped when 12 g of particulate phase are loaded in the FAP. During this phase the temperature of the gases upstream of the FAP is from 230 to 235 ° C. Under these conditions the particle emissions are about 2 g / h. After this loading phase, the FAP is disassembled and weighed in order to control the mass of charged particles during this phase (amount of particulate phase in the FAP after loading of Table 5).
  • the FAP is then reassembled on the bench and warmed by the engine which is reset for 30 minutes in the operating conditions of the load (3000 rpm / 45 Nm).
  • the engine conditions are then modified (torque 80 Nm / 2000 rpm) and a post-injection is requested from the engine's electronic central unit (ECU), which makes it possible to raise the temperature upstream of the FAP to 450 ° C and to start the regeneration of the FAP. These conditions are maintained for 35 minutes (2100 seconds), this time being counted from the start of the post-injection.
  • ECU electronic central unit
  • Example 1 dispersion of crystallized particles of 4 nm
  • Example 3 dispersion of amorphous particles
  • this for a low dosage corresponding to 5 ppm iron weight In contrast to have the same kinetics with the dispersion of Example 2 (dispersion of crystallized particles of 9 nm), it is necessary to increase the amount additivée and achieve the equivalent of 7 ppm by weight of iron metal in the fuel which demonstrates the lower efficiency of dispersions of large crystallized particles.
  • the set of examples illustrates that the dispersions of crystallized particles of magnetite and / or small maghemite (here 4 nm) can be very effective at low dosages while not significantly degrading the fuel.

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