EP4305007A1 - Explosifs à émulsion du type eau dans huile - Google Patents

Explosifs à émulsion du type eau dans huile

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EP4305007A1
EP4305007A1 EP22711522.7A EP22711522A EP4305007A1 EP 4305007 A1 EP4305007 A1 EP 4305007A1 EP 22711522 A EP22711522 A EP 22711522A EP 4305007 A1 EP4305007 A1 EP 4305007A1
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Francois Ledoux
Petr CHLADEK
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
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    • C06B47/145—Water in oil emulsion type explosives in which a carbonaceous fuel forms the continuous phase

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  • the present disclosure relates to emulsion-type explosives of the water-in-oil type.
  • Emulsion-type explosives have become increasingly more important in the civil explosives industry.
  • the organic phase thus forms a thin film around the droplets of the oxidizer phase.
  • Typical examples of commonly used fuels include diesel, paraffin wax, paraffin oil, slack wax and the like.
  • an emulsifier is added, which acts at the interface between the two phases to stabilize the emulsion. Due to its organic nature, the emulsifier is included in the stoichiometry of the explosion. Due to supersaturation and the immiscibility of the two phases that are mixed, an emulsion explosive is a metastable system. The emulsion is said to “break” when the organic phase and the oxidizer phase separate and / or some oxidizer crystallizes out of the oxidizer phase.
  • Ammonium nitrate (AN) emulsions used for mining applications normally use a non-renewable mineral fuel, typically diesel, as the main fuel.
  • AN ammonium nitrate
  • emulsions used for mining applications normally use a non-renewable mineral fuel, typically diesel, as the main fuel.
  • AN non-renewable mineral fuel
  • diesel diesel
  • Patent documents often mention the use of vegetable oil as a trivial raw material to be used in explosive emulsions.
  • a renewable oil such as vegetable oil
  • This observation may be attributed to the different chemistry and properties of the non-renewable oils compared to renewable oils.
  • the inventors have observed that monosalt emulsions with ammonium nitrate in the oxidizer phase and a fuel comprising vegetable oil in the organic phase does not form a stable emulsion.
  • stable explosive emulsions comprising renewable oils, in particular a vegetable oil, as fuel can be obtained by adding a suitable amount of one or more secondary salts, in particular calcium nitrate.
  • stable explosive emulsions with viscosities similar to explosive emulsions based on non-renewable fuel oils were also obtained with a fuel comprising both a bio-fuel, such as a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), and a straight vegetable oil, when using a higher amount of one or more secondary salts in the oxidizer phase.
  • a bio-fuel such as a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)
  • HVO hydrotreated vegetable oil
  • the preparation method of the explosive emulsions of the present disclosure is similar to that of traditional monosalt AN/diesel based explosive emulsions, without the need to pre-emulsify the composition or the need for high shear stress device after pumping the explosive emulsion.
  • an explosive emulsion composition of the water-in-oil type comprising between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, comprising
  • AN ammonium nitrate
  • CN calcium nitrate
  • the organic phase comprising
  • the explosive emulsion composition has a viscosity between 25,000 cP and 125,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30°C.
  • the explosive emulsion comprises between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% oxidizer phase and between 5 wt.% and 15 wt.% organic phase, both in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition.
  • the fuel consists of between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.%, in particular between 0 wt.% and 30 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils and 50 wt.% and between 100 wt.%, in particular between 70 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, particularly wherein said one or more renewable oils comprises a straight vegetable oils.
  • the fuel more in particular consists of 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils in view of the total weight of the fuel composition.
  • the oxidizer phase comprises between 40 wt.% and 75 wt.% of ammonium nitrate (AN) and between 25 wt.% and 50 wt.% of calcium nitrate (CN), in particular between 25 wt.% and 40 wt.% CN, and optionally one or more other secondary nitrate salts, all in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • AN ammonium nitrate
  • CN calcium nitrate
  • the oxidizer phase comprises between 5 wt.% and 25 wt.% of water in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • the one or more emulsifiers are present in an amount of between 0.5 wt.% and 5.0 wt.%, more in particular between 1.0 wt.% and 2.5 wt. %, in view of the total weight of the total emulsion composition.
  • the one or more emulsifiers are added to prevent separation of the different phases and thus to obtain a stable emulsion.
  • the one or more emulsifiers are from a renewable source.
  • a fully green explosive emulsion is obtained.
  • the one or more renewable oils in the explosive composition according to the present disclosure typically comprise a straight vegetable oil and may further be chosen from a straight animal fat, and / or a biofuel comprising bio-diesel, a recycled vegetable oil, a recycled animal fat or a hydrotreated renewable oil;
  • the straight vegetable oil may be chosen from chosen from soybean oil, palm oil, rapeseed oil, maize oil, com oil, sunflower oil, ricin oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil, jatropha oil or a mixture thereof.
  • the renewable oil, particularly the straight vegetable oil, in an explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure has a viscosity of at least 20 cP at 40°C, in particular at least 25 cP at 40°C.
  • the explosive emulsion composition comprises between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, more in particular between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, wherein the oxidizer phase comprises
  • the fuel composition consists of (a) between 50 wt.% and 100 wt.% of a straight vegetable oil, and (b) between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.% of a non-renewable oil or a renewable oil chosen from a straight animal fat, a biofuel comprising bio diesel, a recycled vegetable oil, a recycled animal fat or a hydrotreated renewable oil, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, the total weight of the oils being 100; wherein the explosive emulsion composition has a viscosity between 30,000 cP and 115,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30°C.
  • the explosive emulsion comprises between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • the present disclosure relates to water-in-oil type emulsion explosives comprising an (aqueous) oxidizer (discontinuous) phase and an organic (continuous) phase.
  • the present disclosure provides stable, green explosive emulsions in which most or even all of the non-renewable oil in the organic phase as used in traditional explosive emulsions is replaced by one or more renewable oils and wherein the oxidizer phase generally comprises ammonium nitrate and at least one secondary nitrate salt.
  • the viscosity of the explosive emulsions according to the present disclosure can be adapted to be used in different applications.
  • the evaluation of the stability, in particular the shear stress stability, of an explosive emulsion composition is known to the skilled person and includes determining the number and size of crystal formed in the emulsion by means of a polarized light microscope analysis, as further explained below.
  • the explosive emulsion composition of the present disclosure generally comprises between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase and between 5 wt.% and 20 wt.% of an organic phase, both in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition. More in particular, the explosive emulsion composition comprises between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.%, or between 90 wt% and 95 wt.%, of an oxidizer phase and between 5 wt.% and 15 wt.%, or between 5 wt.% and 10 wt.%, of an organic phase in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition.
  • the organic phase of the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure generally comprises between 1 wt.% and 8 wt.%, more in particular between 2 wt.% and 6.5 wt.%, between 2.5 wt.% and 6.5 wt.% or between 2 wt.% and 5 wt.%, even more in particular between 3.0 wt.% and 6.0 wt.%, or between 3 wt.% and 4.5 wt.% of a fuel composition, based on the total weight of the emulsion composition.
  • the fuel composition as envisaged herein generally comprises between 20 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils (meaning a single renewable oil or a mixture of different renewable oils) and may consists of between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils (meaning a single non-renewable oil or a mixture of different non-renewable oils), and between 50 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils (meaning a single renewable oil or a mixture of different renewable oils), in view of the total weight of the fuel composition.
  • the one or more renewable oils have a viscosity of at least 20 cP or at least 25 cP at 40°C, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer.
  • the fuel composition consists of between 0 wt.% and 40 wt.%, between 0 wt.% and 30 wt.%, between 0 wt.% and between 20 wt.% or between 0 wt.% and 10 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils and between 60 wt.% and 100 wt.%, between 70 wt.% and 100 wt.%, between 80°wt.% and 100 wt.% or between 90 wt.% and 100 wt.% (respectively, of one or more renewable oils, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition. It is understood that the total weight% of the different oils needs to be equal to 100.
  • the non-renewable oil is diesel or white oil.
  • the fuel composition of the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure comprise between 20 wt.% and 100 wt.%, such as between 30 wt.% and 100 wt.%, or between 40 wt.% and 100 wt.% of a straight vegetable oil (SVO), in view of the total weight of the fuel composition.
  • the one or more renewable oils typically have a viscosity of at least 20 cP or at least 25 cP at 40°C, as e.g. measured with a Brookfield viscometer or by ASTM D445-19.
  • a fuel composition comprising a SVO and an oxidizer phase comprising ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate as discussed below results in an explosive emulsion composition with stability and viscosity properties comparable to a monosalt AN/diesel based explosive emulsion of the prior art, and, hence, suitable for multiple applications.
  • the fuel composition consists of 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, particularly wherein said one or more renewable oils comprises a straight vegetable oil.
  • the fuel composition may consist of between 0 wt.% and 100 wt.% or between 10 wt.% and 90 wt.% of one or more biofuels, more in particular one or more hydrotreated renewable oils (HVO), and between 0 wt.% and 100 wt.% or between 10 wt.% and 90 wt.% of one or more straight vegetable oils (SVO).
  • HVO hydrotreated renewable oils
  • the fuel composition consists of between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.%, between 30 wt.% and 70 wt.% or between 40 wt.% and 60 wt.%, of one or more biofuels, more in particular one or more hydrotreated renewable oils (HVO), and between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.%, between 30 wt.% and 70 wt.% or between 40 wt.% and 60 wt.%, of one or more straight vegetable oils (SVO), wherein the total weight% of the one or more biofuels, in particular HVO, and the one or more SVO equals 100.
  • HVO hydrotreated renewable oils
  • a fuel composition comprising a SVO and a HVO (or another biofuel), and an oxidizer phase comprising ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate as discussed below results in a stable explosive emulsion composition and allows for an even better control of the viscosity of the explosive emulsion of the present disclosure.
  • the one or more renewable oils can be chosen from a straight vegetable oil (SVO), a straight animal fat, a biofuel comprising bio-diesel, recycled vegetable oil, recycled animal fat or a hydrotreated renewable oil. Also a mixture of two of these can be applied.
  • SVO straight vegetable oil
  • biofuel comprising bio-diesel
  • recycled vegetable oil recycled animal fat or a hydrotreated renewable oil.
  • hydrotreated renewable oil also a mixture of two of these can be applied.
  • a straight vegetable oil is defined as any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants.
  • the straight vegetable oil is chosen from soybean oil, palm oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, maize oil, corn oil, sunflower oil or a mixture thereof.
  • SVO groundnut oil
  • kernel oil virgin olive oil
  • oil of olive residues karite nuts butter
  • castor bean oil hydrogenated castor oil
  • tung nuts oil tung nuts oil
  • safflower seed oil sesame seed oil
  • mustard seed oil poppy seed oil
  • vegetable tallow stillingia oil
  • kapok oil cottonseed oil linseed oil
  • hempseed oil rice bran oil
  • linseed oil algae oil
  • peanut oil and safflower oil or a mixture thereof are groundnut oil, kernel oil, virgin olive oil, oil of olive residues, karite nuts butter, castor bean oil, hydrogenated castor oil, tung nuts oil, safflower seed oil, sesame seed oil, mustard seed oil, poppy seed oil, vegetable tallow, stillingia oil, kapok oil, cottonseed oil linseed oil, hempseed oil, rice bran oil, linseed oil, algae oil, peanut oil and safflower oil or a mixture
  • the straight animal fat can be cattle fat, buffalo fat, sheep fat, goats fat, pigs fat, poultry fat, camels fat, fat from other camelids, ghee fat or whale fat (blubber), fish oil or a mixture thereof. Animal fats tend to have more free fatty acids than vegetable oils do.
  • Bio-fuels are any type of transportation fuel that is derived from biomass including plant or algae material or animal waste. Bio-fuels are renewable.
  • Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel derived from plants or animals and consisting of long-chain fatty acid esters. It is typically made by chemically reacting lipids such as animal fat (tallow), soybean oil or other vegetable oils with an alcohol, producing methyl, ethyl or propyl ester by a chemical process called esterification. Biodiesel has a lower boiling point and viscosity than SVO. Pure biodiesel is marketed as B 100 at the gasoline stations.
  • Recycled vegetable oil or recycled animal fat originates from cooking such as frying or other industrial processes without intermediate processing.
  • Hydrotreated renewable oils also referred to as hydrotreated vegetable oils or HVO
  • hydrotreated renewable or vegetable oils are paraffinic bio-based liquid oils originating from many kinds of vegetable oils, such as rapeseed, sunflower, soybean, and palm oil, as well as animal fats or rests from wood processing.
  • hydrotreated renewable or vegetable oils are obtained by subjecting fatty acid containing oils, such as vegetable oils or waste fats to a hydro-processing treatment or a hydrotreatment, wherein hydrogen is used to make paraffin and cycloalkanes out of the unsaturated compounds in the oils, which typically further undergo hydrocracking or isomerization.
  • the term “hydrotreated vegetable oil” or HVO also refers to recycled vegetable oil, animal fats or waste fats, that have been subject to the hydrotreatment process.
  • the oxidizer phase of the explosive emulsion composition of the present invention comprises next to ammonium nitrate (AN) as an oxidizer salt also a suitable amount of one or more of a secondary nitrate salt such as an alkaline earth metal nitrate salt, in particular calcium nitrate (CN), and/or an alkali metal nitrate salt, in particular sodium nitrate (SN).
  • AN ammonium nitrate
  • CN calcium nitrate
  • SN alkali metal nitrate salt
  • the oxidizer phase of the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure generally comprises at least 40 wt.% of AN, particularly between 40 wt% and 80 wt% AN, more particularly between 40 wt% and 75wt%, even more particularly between 40 wt% and 70 wt% or between 40 wt% and 65 wt%, in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • the oxidizer phase may comprise at least 40 wt.% of AN, particularly between 40 wt% and 80 wt.% of AN, and at least 10 wt.% of CN, and, optionally, one or more other secondary nitrate salts, with wt.% in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • the oxidizer phase comprises between 40 wt.% to 80 wt.% AN and between 15 wt.% and 50 wt.%, particularly between 20 wt.% and 50 wt.%, more particularly between 20 wt.% and 40 wt.% of calcium nitrate, and, optionally, one or more other secondary nitrate salts, such as sodium nitrate, with wt.% in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • the oxidizer phase comprises between 40 wt.% to 75 wt.% AN or between 40 wt.% and 70 wt% of AN and between 25 wt.% and 50 wt.%, particularly between 30 wt.% and 50 wt.%, more particularly between 30 wt.% and 40 wt.% of calcium nitrate, and, optionally, one or more other secondary nitrate salts, such as sodium nitrate, with wt.% in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • the ratio AN : CN in the oxidizer phase ranges between 5:1 and 0.8:1, particularly ranges between 4:1 and 1:1 or between 3:1 and 1:1.
  • the use of calcium nitrate as secondary nitrate salt in the concentrations considered herein in combination with a fuel composition comprising a vegetable oil in the concentrations considered elsewhere herein allows to obtain stable explosive emulsion compositions with a suitable viscosity range for multiple applications, particularly with a viscosity comparable to traditional monosalt AN/diesel based explosive emulsions.
  • These explosive emulsion compositions according to the present disclosure have a viscosity between 25,000 cP and 125,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30°C.
  • the viscosity of the composition can be adjusted to the desired value, in particular to be even more similar to the viscosity of the traditional monosalt AN/diesel based explosive emulsions. This is particular the case when using CN as secondary nitrate salt, particularly at the concentrations discussed elsewhere herein. Accordingly, in particular embodiments, the explosive emulsion according to the present disclosure comprises
  • an oxidizer phase comprising between 40 wt.% and 80 wt.% of AN and between 15 wt.% and 50 wt.% of CN, in particular an oxidizer phase comprising between 40 wt.% and 75 wt.% AN or between 40 wt.% and 70 wt.% of AN and between 20 wt.% and 50 wt.% CN or between 25 wt.% and 50 wt.% of CN, and
  • a fuel composition consisting of between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.%, between 30 wt.% and 70 wt.% or between 40 wt.% and 60 wt.%, of one or more biofuels, particularly one or more hydrotreated renewable oils (HVO), and between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.%, between 30 wt.% and 70 wt.% or between 40 wt.% and 60 wt.%, of one or more straight vegetable oils (SVO), wherein the total weight% of the one or more biofuels, in particular HVO, and the one or more SVO equals 100.
  • HVO hydrotreated renewable oils
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure typically has a viscosity of between 10 000 and 200 000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 and frequency of 20 rpm, particularly as measured at a temperature between 20°C and 80°C.
  • the oxidizer phase may also comprise at least 40 wt.% of AN, particularly between 40 wt% and 75 wt.% of AN, and at least 20 wt.% CN, SN, or a mixture thereof, particularly between 20 wt% and 50 wt.% CN, SN, or a mixture thereof, more particularly between 20 wt% and 40 wt.% CN, SN, or a mixture thereof, even more particularly between 20 wt.% and 35°wt.% or between 25 wt.% and 35 wt.% CN, SN or a mixture thereof, with wt/% in view of the total weight of the oxidizer phase composition.
  • an explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure comprising SN in the concentrations considered herein in combination with a fuel composition comprising a vegetable oil in the concentrations considered elsewhere herein may be suitable for use in packaged emulsion (cartridge) applications.
  • the oxidizer phase of the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure further typically comprises between 5 wt.% and 25 wt.% or between 7 wt.% and 25 wt.% of (de-ionized) water in view of the total weight of the oxidizer composition. More in particular, the amount of water present in the oxidizer phase is between 10 wt.% and 20 wt.%, such as between 12 wt.% and 17 wt.% or about 15 wt.%.
  • the organic phase of the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure furthermore comprises an emulsifier which is added to prevent separation of the different phases and thus to obtain a stable emulsion.
  • emulsifiers include, but are not limited to PIB (polyisobutylene) derivatives such as PIBSA (polyisobutylene succinic anhydrides), sorbitan ester emulsifiers such as SMO (sorbitan monooleate) and mixtures thereof. It is however remarked that other types of emulsifiers, leading also to highly stable emulsions, could be used.
  • the emulsifier may be chosen from the wide range of emulsifiers known in the art to be suitable for the preparation of explosive emulsion compositions.
  • the emulsifier can be bio-sourced, i.e. produced from renewable resources. When the fuel is also completely from a renewable origin, providing an emulsifier which is bio-sourced provides a fully green solution of an explosive emulsion.
  • emulsifiers meaning a single emulsifier or a mixture of different emulsifiers
  • Typical amounts of such emulsifiers in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition are between 0.5 and 5 wt.%, more in particular between 1.0 wt.% and 2.5 wt.%.
  • the explosive emulsion composition typically has a viscosity of between 10 000 and 200 000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 and frequency of 20 rpm, particularly as measured at a temperature between 20°C and 80°C.
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure comprises between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in particular between 90 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • the fuel composition consists of o between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils, particularly between 0 wt. and 30 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils such as diesel or other petroleum-derived fuels, and o between 50 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils, particularly between 70 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils, wherein said one or more renewable oils comprises a straight vegetable oil, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, the total weight% of the oils being 100; or
  • the fuel composition consists of o between 0 wt.% and 80 wt.% of a biofuel, such as a hydrotreated renewable oils, in particular between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.% of a biofuel, such as a hydrotreated renewable oil; and o between 20 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more SVOs, in particular between 20 wt.% and 80 wt.% of one or more SVOs, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, the total weight% of the oils being 100; or
  • the fuel composition consists of 100 wt.% one or more renewable oils, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, wherein said one or more renewable oils comprises a straight vegetable oil, in particular wherein the fuel composition consists of 100 wt.% of one or more SVOs wherein the explosive emulsion composition has a viscosity between 25,000 cP and 125,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30°C.
  • the explosive emulsion composition comprises between 2.5 wt.% and 6.5 wt.%, particularly between 3.0 wt.% and 6.0 wt.% of a fuel composition, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition.
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure comprises between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, particularly between 90 wt% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the aqueous oxidizer phase comprising
  • the fuel composition consists of (a) between 50 wt.% and 100 wt.% of a straight vegetable oil, and (b) between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.% of a non renewable oil or a renewable oil chosen from a straight animal fat, a biofuel comprising bio-diesel, a recycled vegetable oil, a recycled animal fat or a hydrotreated renewable oil, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, wherein the explosive emulsion composition has a viscosity between 30,000 cP and 115,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30°C.
  • the explosive emulsion composition comprises between 2.5 wt.% and 6.5 wt.%, particularly between 3.0 wt.% and 6.0 wt.% of a fuel composition, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition.
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, more in particular between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • the fuel consists of o between 0 wt.% and 50 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils, particularly between 0 wt. and 30 wt.% of one or more non-renewable oils such as diesel or other petroleum-derived fuels, and o between 50 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils, particularly between 70 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more renewable oils, particularly wherein the renewable oil is a SVO, in view of the total weight of the fuel composition, the total weight% of the oils being 100.
  • the explosive emulsion according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, more in particular between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • non-renewable oils such as diesel or other petroleum-derived fuels
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, more in particular between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising • between 40 wt.% and 75 wt.% AN, particularly between 40 wt.% and 70 wt.% AN,
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the oxidizer phase comprising
  • the explosive emulsion composition according to the present disclosure may comprise between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, more in particular between 85 wt.% and 95 wt.% of an oxidizer phase, in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition, the aqueous oxidizer phase comprising
  • the fuel composition consists of • between 0 wt.% and 100 wt.% of one or more biofuels, more in particular one or more hydrotreated renewable oils, and
  • crystalline grade ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3 or AN), calcium nitrate (Ca(NC>3)2 or CN) using granules containing double salt calcium nitrate and with the overall composition: 79 wt.% Ca(NC>3)2, 6 wt.% NH4NO3, 15 wt.% H2O, guaranteed reagent (GR) grade for analysis sodium nitrate (NaNCb or SN), de-ionized (DI) water, food grade soybean oil (Coop, originating from Spain), food grade rapeseed oil (RemalOOO, originating from Germany).
  • NH4NO3 or AN crystalline grade ammonium nitrate
  • Ca(NC>3)2 or CN calcium nitrate
  • GR guaranteed reagent
  • DI de-ionized
  • BioLife 58 from Total which is a type of hydrotreated vegetable (renewable) oil.
  • the following emulsifiers were used in the tests as shown in Table 1 :
  • Lubrizol 2810 (referred to in Table 1 as ’’Lubrizol”) from Lubrizol which is a type of emulsifier in which PIBSA is the dominant component,
  • Anfomul 2500 (referred to in Table 1 as “Anfomul”) from Croda which is a PIB- lactone base polymeric emulsifier, C615 from Experse which is a type of emulsifier in which PIBSA is the dominant component, and
  • SPAN ® 80 (referred to in Table 1 as “SPAN”) from Croda which is a type of SMO emulsifier.
  • the reference which is a common emulsion with solely ammonium nitrate in the oxidizer phase, diesel as the fuel and a PIBSA emulsifier in the organic phase.
  • Samples 1 to 6 which are monosalt-emulsions with ammonium nitrate in the oxidizer phase, soybean / rapeseed oil as fuel and different types of PIBSA emulsifier in the organic phase.
  • Sample 7 wherein part of the vegetable oil of sample 2 is replaced by diesel as fuel in the organic phase.
  • a secondary salt i.e. SN or CN
  • samples 1 to 10 are samples not according to the present disclosure, while samples 11 to 19 are samples according to the present disclosure.
  • Table 1 Overview of the tested samples with their composition expressed in weight% in view of the total emulsion composition
  • the shear stress stability of the different tested samples as mentioned in Table 1 as mentioned in Table 3 below was measured by the following method: cooling the explosive emulsion to room temperature (20°C), - mixing the cooled explosive emulsion in a kitchen mixer and stressing it for 30 minutes, revealing the number and the size of the formed crystals by means of a polarized light microscope analysis, multiplying the crystal size and the crystal number resulting in a stability score between 0 and 20, where 0 corresponds to a separated emulsion and 20 to a perfect emulsion with nearly no crystals. In industry, emulsions having a stability score between 18 and 20 are considered stable.
  • Viscosity As mentioned in Table 3 below of the different tested samples as mentioned in Table 1 was measured using the following measurement method: a spindle of a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm is rotated for 30s (this time being an optional choice in the viscometer settings). The viscosity of the following emulsions is measured as: ⁇ freshly made emulsion (temperature may typically vary from between 50°C and
  • Table 3 The viscosity of the samples which are freshly made, at a temperature of 70°C and at a temperature of 30° C, and the stability of the tested samples as listed in Table 1
  • Monosalt emulsions with ammonium nitrate in the oxidizer phase and vegetable oil as a fuel in the organic phase form an emulsion which is however not stable and crystallizes during transport, regardless of the type of vegetable oil and emulsifier used.
  • Addition of a higher amount of a secondary salt for instance at least 14 wt.% in view of the total weight of the emulsion composition or 15 wt.% in view of the weight of the oxidizer phase composition surprisingly stabilizes the emulsion. It is however remarked that, when adding SN as a secondary salt, the viscosity becomes very high. In e.g. packaged emulsion (cartridge) applications, a high viscosity is however acceptable.
  • the type of emulsifier (SMO or PIBSA) has no significant impact on the viscosity and the shear stress stability of the explosive emulsion.

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La présente invention concerne de manière générale une composition explosive en émulsion eau dans huile, comprenant une phase organique et une phase oxydante comprenant au moins du nitrate d'ammonium, au moins 50 % en poids de l'huile non renouvelable normalement utilisée dans la phase organique étant remplacée par une ou plusieurs huiles renouvelables, en particulier une huile végétale droite. La présente invention concerne une composition d'émulsion explosive du type eau dans huile, comprenant entre 80 % en poids et 95 % en poids d'une phase oxydant compte tenu du poids total de la composition d'émulsion ; au moins 40 % en poids de nitrate d'ammonium (AN), et au moins un ou plusieurs sels de nitrate secondaire ; notamment au moins 15 % en poids de nitrate de calcium, ou au moins 20 % en poids de nitrate de calcium et/ou de nitrate de sodium, compte tenu du poids total de la composition de phase d'oxydant ; entre 5 % en poids et 20 % en poids d'une phase organique compte tenu du poids total de la composition d'émulsion. La phase organique comprend entre 12 % en poids et 50 % en poids d'un ou plusieurs émulsifiants, entre 50 % en poids et 88 % en poids d'une composition de carburant, compte tenu du poids total de la composition de phase organique. La composition de carburant comprend entre 20 % en poids et 100 % en poids d'une huile végétale brute (HVB), compte tenu du poids total de la composition de carburant.
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