IE59809B1 - Solid fuel briquettes - Google Patents
Solid fuel briquettesInfo
- Publication number
- IE59809B1 IE59809B1 IE18687A IE18687A IE59809B1 IE 59809 B1 IE59809 B1 IE 59809B1 IE 18687 A IE18687 A IE 18687A IE 18687 A IE18687 A IE 18687A IE 59809 B1 IE59809 B1 IE 59809B1
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- Ireland
- Prior art keywords
- binder
- briquette
- petroleum coke
- solid fuel
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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, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
- C10L5/00—Solid fuels
- C10L5/02—Solid fuels such as briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral or non-mineral origin
- C10L5/04—Raw material of mineral origin to be used; Pretreatment thereof
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- Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
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- Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
Abstract
A solid fuel briquette is constructed from a mixture of anthracite duff and petroleum coke held together by bitumen or some other hydrocarbon based binder, the mixture having been pressed to form the solid fuel briquette. The final product can incorporate the constituents in the ratios of 10% to 60% of petroleum coke, 1% to 10% of the binder, with the balance being anthracite duff, all proportions being by weight. A preferred non-smokeless fuel briquette is formed from about 25% petroleum coke, 7% bitumen binder and 68% anthracite duff, by weight. A smokeless fuel briquette may be formed from about 25% petroleum coke, 5% bitumen binder and 70% anthracite duff, subsequently oxidised to reduce the binder content to about 1%.
Description
' It is an object of this invention to utilise waste products from the industrial retining of oils » for the purpose of constructing a solid fuel which may be used for heating purposes.
Accordingly this invention provides a solid fuel briquette constructed from a mixture of anthracite duff, and a carbon based by-product derived from the refining of heavy fuel oil to light fuel oil and called petroleum coke, the mixture also incorporating a hydrocarbon based binder and having been pressed to form a solid fuel briquette, the constituent parts in the final product, in an uncured state, being present in the ratios of 10% to 60% of the by-product and 1% to 10% of binder, with the balance being anthracite duff, all proportions by weight.
The by-product (presently known as 'petroleum coke) is thus used as part of the fuel and burns with the anthracite duff, the two main constituents being held together by the binder. This solid fuel can be used for domestic fires and heating appliances. Desirably the binder will be present in an amount of 3|% to 8%, preferably 4½% to 7%, in the form of a basic material %
added to the anthracite duff and petroleum coke during 1 initial mixing, although there can be up to an extra 1
3% of binder (so long as the total binder content does not exceed 10%) incorporated in any recycled material.
| A smokeless fuel can be formed by curing the g formed briquette in a curing oven to oxidise excess binder. It is preferred that the finished briquette 5 should be cured to the extent that the binder is reduced to an amount of 0.5% to 1.5%, desirably about
1%. For a smokeless fuel of this nature the amount of binder incorporated in the initial mixture (from all sources) will desirably be between 4% and 5% prior to the curing stage. This smokeless fuel can be used on domestic fires and in heating appliances and in solid fuel cookers.
The binder itself is ideally bitumen and although tar or pitch could be used instead, a more preferred alternative is lignosulphonate.
Ideally the particle sizes of the grains of petroleum coke and anthracite duff are less than 3mm. This ensures good compaction resulting in a robust briquette.
The invention also extends to a method of forming a solid fuel briquette of this invention as hereinbefore defined, wherein the anthracite duff and the petroleum coke are mixed together in the required proportions together with the binder and the mixture is then pressed to form briquettes.
Ideally the binder is introduced by injection into the anthracite duff and petroleum coke after they have been thoroughly mixed together and crushed prior to forming the briquettes. As a modification of this process J the briquette is passed through a curing oven to oxidise ' excess binder to form a smokeless fuel having a binder content of between O'.5% and 1.5%. Preferably the initial binder content, before oxidation, is between 4% and 5%.
The invention may be performed in various ways and a preferred example thereof will now be described:
EXAMPLE
A solid fuel briquette of this invention may be formed in the following manner. Anthracite duff (which since it will be stored out of doors can be in a wet state) is passed along a belt conveyor to a screen 15 which will remove larger products of a size greater than 7mm. The petroleum coke is then added to the conveyor to achieve a ratio of anthracite duff to petroleum coke of 70% to 30%. The resulting mixture is then passed to a wet storage hopper. The wet mixture is subsequently fed over a fluidised bed dryer to achieve a final moisture content of 3% to 5% and is then fed into a hammer mill to crush the particles down to a grit size of less than 3mm, the crushed mixture then being passed to a dry storage hopper.
For the briquette forming process the mixture φ is conveyed to a mixing chamber incorporating a stirring device which thoroughly mixes the material whilst steam and bitumen is injected, to achieve a •j bitumen content of 4% to 7%. The resulting mixture is then fed to press rolls which create the shaped briquettes whilst compacting the mixture so that the 5 particles are held together by the bitumen binder.
The briquettes are then fed to a vibrating feeder to remove any flashings.
The flashings, which may contribute up to 3% bitumen content, are recycled and only utilised for the manufacture of non-smokeless fuel briquettes.
This should be borne in mind when determining the desired final bitumen content.
A smokeless fuel can be formed by placing the formed briquettes into a curing oven where a constant temperature of 300°C is maintained as the briquettes pass through seven zones within the oven during a period of about an hour and a quarter. Air is circulated to oxidize the bitumen as required so that a final bitumen content of about 1% is achieved.
The briquettes are then quenched. If the smokeless fuel briquette is to be formed, then a slightly lower initial bitumen content should be created in the initial mixture (for example, 4j% as opposed f
| to 7% for a briquette which is not to be cured).
Ideally for the smokeless fuel the final bitumen content will not be less than 0.5% or greater than
1.5%.
Whilst the quantity of petroleum coke in the | mixture could be as low as 10% this is really of minimum financial benefit and furthermore improvement in crushing strength of the final briquette is only really noticeable when the petroleum coke is present in an amount of greater than 20%. At the upper range above 40% can create problems due to the mixture becoming too lumpy and creating blockages although with suitable equipment, it could be possible to cater for up to 60% of petroleum coke.
Claims (18)
1. A solid fuel briquette constructed from a mixture of anthracite duff, and a carbon based by-product derived from the refining of heavy fuel 5 oil to light fuel oil and called petroleum coke, the mixture also incorporating a hydrocarbon based binder and having been pressed to form a solid fuel briquette, the constituent parts in the final product, in an uncured state, being present in the ratios of 10 10% to 60¾ of the by-product and 1% to 10% of binder, with the balance being anthracite duff, all proportions by weight.
2. A briquette according to claim 1, wherein the petroleum coke is present in an amount of 15% to 15 50% by weight.
3. A briquette according to claim 1, wherein the petroleum coke is present in an amount of 20% to 40% by weight.
4. A briquette according to claim 1, wherein 20 the petroleum coke is present in an amount of 25% to 35% by weight.
5. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the particle sizes of the grains of petroleum coke and anthracite duff are less than 3mm. 25
6. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the binder is present in an amount of 3λ% to 8%, as an added material with up to an extra 3% provided from recycled waste, to give a total binder content of no greater than 10%.
7. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 5 to 5, wherein the binder is present in an amount of 4|% to 7%, as an added material with up to an extra 3% provided from recycled waste.
8. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the binder has been cured to reduce the 10 amount of binder present to 0.5% to 1.5%.
9. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 GW to 7, wherein the binder has been cured to reduce the amount of binder present to 1 %.
10. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 15 to 9, wherein the binder is tar or pitch.
11. A briquette according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the binder is lignosulphonate or bitumen.
12. A solid fuel briquette according to claim 20 1» substantially as herein described.
13. A method of forming a solid fuel briquette as defined in any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the anthracite duff and the petroleum coke are mixed together in the required proportions together with 25 the binder and the mixture is then pressed to form briquettes.
14. A method according to claim 13, wherein the binder is -introduced by injection into the anthracite duff and petroleum coke after they have been thoroughly mixed together prior to forming the briquettes. 5
15. A method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the briquette is passed through a curing oven to oxidise excess binder to form a smokeless fuel having a binder content between 0.5% and 1.5%.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein 10 the initial binder content, before oxidation, is between 4% and 5%.
17. A method according to claim 13 of forming a solid fuel briquette, substantially as herein described
18. A solid fuel briquette whenever formed by a 15 method claimed in a preceding claim.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB868601670A GB8601670D0 (en) | 1986-01-23 | 1986-01-23 | Solid fuel briquettes |
Publications (2)
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IE870186L IE870186L (en) | 1987-07-23 |
IE59809B1 true IE59809B1 (en) | 1994-04-06 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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IE18687A IE59809B1 (en) | 1986-01-23 | 1987-01-23 | Solid fuel briquettes |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0231097A3 (en) |
GB (2) | GB8601670D0 (en) |
IE (1) | IE59809B1 (en) |
PT (1) | PT84189A (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB8725263D0 (en) * | 1987-10-28 | 1987-12-02 | L A W Construction Co Ltd | Fuel briquettes |
LT6007B (en) | 2013-07-11 | 2014-03-25 | Uab "Eviteks" | Coke waste briquettes and producing method |
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US3684465A (en) * | 1970-07-27 | 1972-08-15 | Great Lakes Carbon Corp | Fuel briquets and their method of manufacture |
DE3335484A1 (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-04-11 | C. Deilmann AG, 4444 Bad Bentheim | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REACTIVE, CARBON-LIKE MASSES OR BODIES |
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1986
- 1986-01-23 GB GB868601670A patent/GB8601670D0/en active Pending
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1987
- 1987-01-21 EP EP87300487A patent/EP0231097A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1987-01-21 GB GB08701291A patent/GB2185755B/en not_active Expired
- 1987-01-23 PT PT8418987A patent/PT84189A/en unknown
- 1987-01-23 IE IE18687A patent/IE59809B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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EP0231097A2 (en) | 1987-08-05 |
GB8601670D0 (en) | 1986-02-26 |
GB2185755A (en) | 1987-07-29 |
EP0231097A3 (en) | 1988-03-16 |
GB8701291D0 (en) | 1987-02-25 |
GB2185755B (en) | 1988-06-08 |
IE870186L (en) | 1987-07-23 |
PT84189A (en) | 1987-02-01 |
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