WO2004076599A2 - Composition de mazout - Google Patents

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WO2004076599A2
WO2004076599A2 PCT/US2004/004862 US2004004862W WO2004076599A2 WO 2004076599 A2 WO2004076599 A2 WO 2004076599A2 US 2004004862 W US2004004862 W US 2004004862W WO 2004076599 A2 WO2004076599 A2 WO 2004076599A2
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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
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  • the present invention relates generally to fuel oil compositions .
  • the present invention provides a fuel oil .
  • a variety of fuel oils are presently commercially available. Many such fuel oils have been used in the past, but they do not meet the desired combination of heating value, low sulfur emissions and economy. Such fuel oils have been used as either fuel additives, or they have some combination of properties that do not meet environmental guidelines while also being an economical fuel .
  • the inventive compositions produce a fuel oil that achieves a heating value that is greater than a #2 grade fuel oil by itself.
  • the invention in a second embodiment, relates to a fuel oil composition produced by mixing two components in a single mixing tank, wherein one component is a #1 grade fuel oil or a #2 grade fuel oil and the other component is a #6 grade fuel oil, thereby producing the composition of the first embodiment.
  • the invention in a third embodiment, relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of a blend of:
  • Fuel oils may be described in a variety of ways known to the skilled artisan. For example, fuel oils may be described in terms of physical properties that include, but are not limited to boiling range, flash point, viscosity, heat output/value/content/energy and sulfur content. These physical properties may be provided by the manufacturer or determined independently by the consumer.
  • fuel oils may be described in terms of the grade that is assigned by The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) .
  • ASTM has standardized the grades of fuel oils to five basic grades, designated as Nos . 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. Grades Nos . 4 and 5 are subdivided into light and heavy. See for example, ASTM Spec D 396 and Spec D 975, which are published regularly in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards .
  • ASTM Spec D 396 and Spec D 975 which are published regularly in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards .
  • the designations used to describe the fuel oils used in the preferred embodiments of the present invention are the accepted ASTM designations for fuel oils.
  • Some of the characteristics of #1 grade fuel oil, #2 grade fuel oil and #6 grade fuel oil are described in Chart 1, below, which is taken from a previously published ASTM Spec D 396.
  • the fuel oils are described in terms of, inter alia, boiling range, flash point, viscosity, heat output and sulfur content; some physical properties that have either been determined by
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of: ,
  • kerosene and the #2 grade fuel oil is #2 oil. Jet fuel may also be used as a #1 grade fuel oil. In another preferred embodiment, the #6 grade fuel oil is #6 oil.
  • #2 grade fuel oil is also known in the art as #2 fuel, #2 oil, #2 fuel oil, #2 heating oil, #2 diesel fuel and #2 diesel .
  • #6 grade fuel oil is also known in the art as #6 oil, #6 fuel, #6 fuel oil, Bunker C oil, Bunker C, Bunker 6 oil, Bunker 6, residual oil, heavy oil and heavy fuel oil .
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 80% by weight, from about 35 to about 75% by weight, from about 40 to about 70% by weight, from about 50 to about 70% by weight, from about
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by weight of a #1 grade fuel oil.
  • the composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by weight of a #1 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by weight of a #1 grade fuel oil .
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 80% by volume, from about 35 to about 75% by volume, from about 40 to about 70% by volume, from about 50 to about 70% by volume, from about 40 to about 65% by volume, from about 60 to about 75% by volume, or from about 60 to about 70% by volume of a #1 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by volume of a #1 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by volume of a #1 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 80% by weight, from about 35 to about 75% by weight, from about 40 to about 70% by weight, from about 50 to about 70% by weight, from about 40 to about 65% by weight, from about 60 to about 75% by weight, or from about 60 to about 70% by weight of a #2 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by weight of a #2 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by weight of a #2 grade fuel oil .
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 80% by volume, from about 35 to about 75% by volume, from about 40 to about 70% by volume, from about 50 to about 70% by volume, from about 40 to about 65% by volume, from about 60 to about 75% by volume, or from about 60 to about 70% by volume of a #2 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by volume of a #2 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by volume of a #2 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 20 to about 70% by weight, from about 25 to about 65% by weight, from about 30 to about 60% by weight, from about 30 to about 50% by weight, from about 35 to about 60% by weight, from about 25 to about 40% by weight, or from about 30 to about 40% by weight of #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 50% by weight of a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 40% by weight of a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 20 to about 70% by volume, from about 25 to about 65% by volume, from about 30 to about 60% by volume, from about 30 to about 50% by volume, from about 35 to about 60% by volume, from about 25 to about 40% by volume, more from about 30 to about 40% by weight of #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 50% by volume of a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition, wherein the composition consists essentially of from about 30 to about 50% by volume of a #6 grade fuel oil .
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by volume of a #1 grade fuel oil or a #2 grade fuel oil and from about 30 to about 40% by volume of a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of from about 60 to about 70% by- weight of a #1 grade fuel oil or a #2 grade fuel oil and from about 30 to about 40% by weight of a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by volume of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade fuel oil and from about 30 to about 50% by volume #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of from about 50 to about 70% by weight of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade fuel oil and from about 30 to about 50% by weight #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 66% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by volume and 34% of a #6 grade oil by volume.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 66% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by weight and 34% of a #6 grade oil by weight. In another aspect, the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 57% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by volume and 43% of a #6 grade oil by volume.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 57% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by weight and 43% of a #6 grade oil by weight.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 63% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by volume and 37% of a #6 grade oil by volume.
  • the fuel oil composition consists essentially of 63% of a #1 grade fuel oil or of a #2 grade oil by weight and 37% of a #6 grade oil by weight .
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition produced by mixing two components in a single mixing tank, where one component is a #1 grade fuel oil or a #2 grade fuel oil and the other component is a #6 grade fuel oil.
  • the sulfur content of the fuel oil per unit weight of the composition of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is from about 0.0 to about 2.0% by weight, from about 0.0 to about 0.3% by weight, from about 0.0 to about 0.6% by weight, from about 0.0 to about 0.5% by weight, from about 0.05 to about 0.5% by weight, from about 0.05 to about 0.3% by weight, from about 0.05 to about 0.6 from about 0.3 to about 0.5% by weight, or from about 0.3 to about 0.6% by weight.
  • the flash point of the fuel oil composition of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is above approximately 100 °F, above approximately 110 °F, above approximately 120 °F, or above approximately 130 °F.
  • the pour point of the fuel oil composition of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is below approximately 0°F, approximately below -5°F, approximately below -10 °F, approximately below -15 °F, approximately below -20 °F, approximately below -25°F, or approximately below -30 °F. In some cases, the pour point of the fuel oil composition of the preferred embodiments of the present invention may be approximately below - 60°F.
  • the calculated and/or the actual heating value (net and/or gross) of the fuel oil composition of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is approximately between 17, ,000 24 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 17, 000 22 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 17, ,000 20 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 17, ,000 19 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 17, ,000 18 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 18, , 000 24 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 18, ,000 22 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 18, 000 20 000 BTU/lb; approximately between 18,000 19,000 BTU/lb approximately between 19,000 24,000 BTU/lb approximately between 19,000 22,000 BTU/lb approximately between 19,000 20,000 BTU/lb; approximately between 20,000 24,000 BTU/lb; or approximately between 20,000 -.22,000 BTU/lb.
  • the invention in another aspect, relates to a blended mixture of either kerosene or #2 oil and #6 oil.
  • the kerosene may have a sulfur content of approximately
  • kerosene, #2 oil and #6 oil may generally be described in terms of, for example, boiling range, flash point, viscosity, heat output and sulfur content.
  • Kerosene may have a boiling range of from an initial boiling point of about 150 °F to an ending point of about
  • Kerosene may also have a flash point range of about from 38.7 to 65.5°C, a kinematic viscosity of about
  • heating value may also be expressed in terms of
  • Kerosene may have a ' sulfur content of approximately 0.0% to 0.2%, by weight.
  • #2 oil may have a boiling range of from an initial boiling point of about 175 °F to an ending point of about 690 °F.
  • #2 oil may also have a flash point of about 110 to 190°C, a kinematic viscosity of about 3 cSt at 37.7°C, and a calculated heating value of about 18,300 BTU/pound.
  • the heating value may also be expressed in terms of BTU per unit volume. Again, the skilled artisan will appreciate that the observed/actual heating value may be different than the calculated value.
  • #2 oil may have a sulfur content of approximately 0.2% to 0.5%, or approximately 0.2% to 0.6% by weight.
  • #6 oil may have a boiling range of from an initial boiling point of about 200°F to an ending point greater than about 1000 °F.
  • #6 oil may also have a flash point of over about 150 °F, a kinematic viscosity of about 92 to 530 cSt at 122°F, a pour point of about 55°F, and a calculated heating value of about 17,600 BTU/pound.
  • the heating value may also be expressed in terms of BTU per unit volume. Further, the skilled artisan will appreciate that the observed/actual heating value may be different than the calculated value.
  • #6 oil may have a sulfur content of approximately 0.25% to 2.0% by weight.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of about 50 to 70% kerosene by volume and 30 to 50% #6 oil by volume.
  • a more preferred embodiment of the present invention is a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of approximately 60% and not more than 70% kerosene by volume with approximately 40% and not less than 30% #6 oil by volume.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of about 50 to 70% #2 oil by volume with 30 to 50% #6 oil.
  • a more preferred embodiment of the present invention is a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of approximately 60% and not more than 70% #2 oil by volume with approximately 40% and not less than 30% #6 oil by volume.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of kerosene in an amount of approximately 60 to 70% by weight and #6 oil in an amount of approximately 30-40% by weight.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil composition consisting essentially of kerosene in an amount of approximately 60 to 70% by volume and #6 oil in an amount of approximately 30-40% by volume.
  • the #1 grade fuel oil and/or the #2 grade fuel oil and/or the #6 grade fuel oils used to prepare the compositions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention may be individually analyzed to determine the quality of each material.
  • the skilled artisan will recognize that the fuel oils may then be mixed in ratios.
  • the ratio of each component may be optionally adjusted to achieve a desired sulfur content and heating value.
  • the percentage of each fuel oil may be adjusted to achieve a sulfur content of about from 0.2% to 0.6% by weight, and a calculated heating value of about from 17,000 to 19,000 BTU/pound.
  • the fuel oils are intimately mixed to achieve a homogeneous composition.
  • the homogenization process may be achieved by circulating the mixture for about 24 hours .
  • samples of the composition may optionally be removed and analyzed to determine the quality of the product. If the product meets specifications (e.g., sulfur content, viscosity and heating value) , it may be released to holding tanks or to trucks for sale.
  • specifications e.g., sulfur content, viscosity and heating value
  • a composition of 66% kerosene and 34% #6 oil, by volume may have a sulfur content of 0.5%, by weight, and an API gravity at 60 °F of 30.6.
  • Another exemplary composition of 57% kerosene and 43% #6 oil, by volume may have a sulfur content of 0.46% by weight and an API gravity at 60°F of 28.5.
  • Yet another exemplary composition of 63% #2 oil and 37% #6 oil, by volume may have a sulfur content of 0.44% by weight and an API gravity at 60 °F of 28.7.
  • Table 1 shows exemplary average values for sulfur content and heating value based upon average values of #6 oil and kerosene in accordance with the composition of the present invention.
  • Table 2 shows exemplary average values for sulfur content and heating value based upon average values of # 6 oil and #2 oil in accordance with the composition of the present invention.
  • Table 3 illustrates exemplary analyses for a number of sample compositions of #6 oil and kerosene. These analyses were taken from different production lots. As can be seen, the sulfur content by weight varied from a minimum of 0.42 to a maximum of 0.5. The calculated heating value (net) varied from about 18,000 to 18,100 BTU/pound. TABLE 3
  • Table 4 illustrates exemplary analyses for a number of sample compositions of #6 oil and #2 oil . These analyses were taken from different production lots. As can be seen, the sulfur content by weight varied from a
  • the present invention may be performed using commercially available #1 grade fuel oil, #2 grade fuel oil and #6 grade fuel oil (e.g., commercially available kerosene or jet fuel, #2 oil and #6 oil) .
  • #1 grade fuel oil e.g., commercially available kerosene or jet fuel, #2 oil and #6 oil
  • #6 grade fuel oil e.g., commercially available kerosene or jet fuel, #2 oil and #6 oil
  • #6 oil could be replaced by any other #6 grade fuel oil or with any other Bunker oil.
  • the kerosene or #2 oil may be replaced by any other #1 grade fuel oil (e.g., jet fuel) or any other #2 grade fuel oil, respectively.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil consisting essentially of a blend of (1) either kerosene or #2 oil, and (2) #6 oil or its equivalent.
  • the sulfur content of the fuel oil is between approximately about from 0.2% to 0.6% by weight of sulfur, a pour point of below at least -0°F and a flash point above at least approximately 130°F.
  • the invention relates to a fuel oil consisting essentially of a blend of (1) either kerosene or #2 oil, and (2) #6 oil or its equivalent.
  • the sulfur content of the fuel oil is between approximately 0.2% and 0.6%, by weight, the flash point is above approximately 130°F and the pour point is below approximately -15 °F.
  • the fuel oil has a pour point below approximately -30 °F.
  • the flash point is above approximately 180 °F.
  • a fuel oil is formed by intimately mixing two components in a single mixing tank.
  • One component is kerosene or #2 oil.
  • the other component is #6 • oil .
  • the sulfur content of the fuel oil is between 0.2 and 0.6 percent by weight.
  • the sulfur content is more preferably between approximately 0.4% to 0.5%, by weight.

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L'invention concerne une composition de mazout renfermant essentiellement un mazout de catégorie #1 ou #2 et un mazout de catégorie 6. Du kérosène et du carburéacteur sont des exemples de mazouts de catégorie #1 envisagés. Des huiles de catégories #2 et #6 sont des exemples de mazouts de catégories #2 et #6 envisagés respectivement. Les compositions selon l'invention permettent de produire un mazout possédant une valeur de chauffage supérieure à celle d'un mazout de catégorie #2 seul.
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