JPWO2020182624A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (18)

60-90 wt% of at least one C8-C18 fatty acid diethanolamide;
2-10 wt% of at least one C12-C24 fatty acid;
5-20 wt% of at least one C6-C18 alcohol ethoxylate. a fuel comprising at least one of diesel, low sulfur diesel, biodiesel, and heavy oil;
30 wt% or less of water;
0.5-15 wt% of an emulsifier according to claim 1; a fuel comprising at least one of diesel, low sulfur diesel, and heavy oil, the fuel not comprising any biocomponents;
20 wt% or less of water;
A nanoemulsion comprising the emulsifier according to claim 1, wherein the volume ratio of water is between 1.5:1 and 1:2.9. 2. The emulsifier of claim 1, comprising at least one sorbitan ester. 50-75 wt% of at least one C8-C18 fatty acid diethanolamide;
2-10 wt% of at least one C12-C24 fatty acid;
5-20 wt% of at least one C6-C18 alcohol ethoxylate;
10-40 wt% of at least one sorbitan ester. a fuel comprising at least one of diesel, low sulfur diesel, biodiesel, and heavy oil, the fuel comprising a biocomponent;
20 wt% or less of water;
6. A nanoemulsion comprising an emulsifier according to claim 4 or claim 5. The nanoemulsion according to claim 6, wherein the volume ratio of said emulsifier to said water is from 1.5:1 to 1:2.9. 10-40 wt% emulsifier according to any one of claims 1, 4 or 5;
60-90 wt% alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether and a scavenger solution. 10-25 wt% of at least one C8-C18 fatty acid diethanolamide;
0.2-3 wt% of at least one C12-C24 fatty acid;
1-4 wt% of at least one C6-C18 alcohol ethoxylate;
The scavenger solution of claim 8, comprising 60-90 wt% alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether. a fuel comprising at least one of diesel, low sulfur diesel, biodiesel, and heavy oil;
and a scavenger solution according to claim 9 in an amount of 0.03-0.2% by volume. 6. An emulsifier according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, wherein the fatty acid diethanolamide is derived from natural sources. 10. A scavenger solution according to claim 8 or 9, wherein said fatty acid diethanolamide is derived from natural sources. An emulsifier according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, 11, wherein said fatty acid is an unsaturated fatty acid, preferably a C14-C20 unsaturated fatty acid. A scavenger solution according to any one of claims 8, 9, 12, wherein said fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids, preferably C14-C20 unsaturated fatty acids. An emulsifier according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, 11, 13, wherein said alcohol ethoxylate has an HLB in the range of 9-12. A scavenger solution according to any one of claims 8, 9, 12, 14, wherein said alcohol ethoxylate has an HLB in the range of 9-12. 8. The nanoemulsion of any one of claims 3, 6, 7, comprising emulsifying the mixture of fuel, water and emulsifier using ultrasonic emulsification. 11. A method of making the formulation of claim 10, comprising using ultrasonic emulsification to emulsify the fuel, water, and emulsifier mixture.