Wall Deposit Preventing Or Removing Composition (e.g., Soot Removal, Etc.) Patents (Class 44/640)
  • Patent number: 11819802
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for neutralizing acidic compounds in flue gases emitted from a heat recovery coke oven. A representative system includes a spray dry absorber having a barrel that includes a plurality of wall plates that form sidewalls of the barrel. The wall plates include a steel plate and a corrosion resistant alloy cladded to the steel plate and the wall plates are oriented such that the corrosion resistant alloy faces toward and is in fluid communication with an interior area of the barrel. The alloy is resistant to corrosion caused by the acidic compounds in the flue gas and can prevent the steel plate from being corroded by these acidic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Mayela Carolina Fernandez, Daniel C. Charles
  • Patent number: 11193465
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technology of gasoline direct injection (GDI) in automotive engines. In this context, the invention provides a method for maximizing the formation of deposits in injector nozzles of GDI engines, said method including at least one test cycle, each test cycle including at least one testing step in which a predetermined condition of speed and load of the GDI engine is maintained for a specified period of time, wherein, in said cycle, in at least one testing step, the engine speed is maintained between 1300 and 3700 rpm, the engine load is maintained between 10 and 80% and the specified period of time is from 10 to 200 minutes. Thus, the method of the invention is able to reproduce severe conditions of deposition of material in a few days, so that, in a short period of time, the test fuel can be assessed for tendency to form deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASIIEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Paulo Cesar Pereira De Oliveira, Guilherme Bastos Machado, Tadeu Cavalcante Cordeiro De Melo, Marcelo Laurentys Airoldi, Renata Nohra Chaar De Souza, Flávio Gomes Dias, Franck Yves Turkovics, Pedro Artur Lira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 11021659
    Abstract: A method of upgrading a petroleum feedstock, the method comprising the steps of introducing a disulfide oil, a water feed, and a petroleum feedstock to a supercritical water upgrading unit, and operating the supercritical water upgrading unit to produce a product gas stream, a product oil stream, and a used water stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Emad N. Shafei, Mohammed Zuhair Albahar, Abdulaziz A. Ghabbani
  • Patent number: 8282693
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of operating a thermal installation comprising a combustion chamber fed with a fuel contaminated with vanadium, with sulphur and possibly with sodium. In particular, the combustion chamber is also fed with boron and with magnesium, in quantities such that the sodium molar ratio s=Na2SO4/V2O5, the magnesium molar ratio m=MgO/V2O5 and the boron molar ratio b=B2O3/V2O5 satisfy the equation m?3+2b?s, so that the combustion products comprise magnesium orthovanadate, mixed magnesium boron oxide and possibly sodium borate. The invention also provides for the use of such a method to inhibit corrosion of the thermal installation by vanadium oxide, possibly in the presence of sodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: GE Energy Products France SNC
    Inventors: Michel Moliere, Emmanuel Rocca, Lionel Aranda, Aurelie Chiaravalle
  • Patent number: 8262750
    Abstract: Polyolefinic amines may be produced in a reaction comprising contacting an olefin or a polyolefin with an azo compound under free radical conditions to form a polyolefinic nitrile having an average molecular weight of at least 250, followed by reducing the polyolefinic nitrile to a corresponding polyolefinic amine. The polyolefinic amines produced by the reaction may be included as a detergent in compositions, such as fuel compositions, additive compositions, and/or carrier compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: William Jay Colucci
  • Patent number: 7857873
    Abstract: A flue cleaner comprising a containment vessel having an opening providing restricted communication between the interior and exterior of the vessel, the vessel being formed of a non-combustible heat resistant material, the interior of the vessel containing a soot removal agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Leonard Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20100000147
    Abstract: Polyolefinic amines may be produced in a reaction comprising contacting an olefin or a polyolefin with an azo compound under free radical conditions to form a polyolefinic nitrile having an average molecular weight of at least 250, followed by reducing the polyolefinic nitrile to a corresponding polyolefinic amine. The polyolefinic amines produced by the reaction may be included as a detergent in compositions, such as fuel compositions, additive compositions, and/or carrier compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: William Jay Colucci
  • Patent number: 7540890
    Abstract: A processed solid fuel composition incorporating agents for destroying creosote and soot within flue ducts and chimneys of fireplaces, solid fuel stoves and other heating devices is disclosed, along with a method for its manufacture and a method for its use. The composition is made up of a combination of compressed cellulosic particulate material and a chemical and/or catalytic creosote and soot removing agent, and is molded in the form of a fire log in the preferred embodiment. The composition may be used alone, but is ideally applied to an active fire to treat a chimney flue by combined heating and chemical disaggregation of accumulated creosote and soot deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Clark Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20090071068
    Abstract: A composition and method for creosote control in firebox flues burning solid fuels combines hydrophobic metal additives with a fire accelerant. According to certain embodiments, the compositions may inhibit corrosion of metal flues in addition to creosote deposits. When the metal salts are added to an accelerant at effective concentrations, the combination delivers the metal catalyst to the lining of the exhaust system upon combustion. As such, the metals are conveniently and efficiently transported up the flue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: John Cook, Silas P. Cook
  • Patent number: 6913631
    Abstract: This invention relates to a solid combustible element and a method for manufacturing it, whereby in the element an open or closed internal space is provided, and in this space is placed a chemical product for disintegrating a combustion deposit layer. When burning this element in a combustion device, such as e.g. a hearth or a stove, the product is released so that a combustion deposit layer (e.g. consisting of soot, ash and tar) formed on the walls of the combustion device or the smoke flue is disintegrated. The element is preferably formed by compressing an amount of loose particles of one or several solid combustible materials, such as among others wood waste and sawdust, without adding any binding agent. Such an element can be manufactured at lower raw material and production costs than the known elements in which such a product is incorporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: NV Behoko
    Inventor: Christophe Lefevre
  • Patent number: 6843813
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided forcleaning and/or rejuvenating catalysts, including catalysts of the type used in vehicle catalytic converters. The compositions of the invention comprise a hydrocarbon source and an oxygen donor, which may be one and the same compound. The composition may be combustible, and the composition may generate organic acid vapor upon combustion. The composition may also include a number of trace metals. Methods according to the invention include the steps of bringing the catalyst up to working temperature and passing the rejuvenating and/or cleansing composition or the combustion products of the rejuvenating and/or cleansing composition over the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Inventor: Hugh Frederick Collins
  • Publication number: 20040168366
    Abstract: A processed solid fuel composition incorporating agents for destroying creosote and soot within flue ducts and chimneys of fireplaces, solid fuel stoves and other heating devices is disclosed, along with a method for its manufacture and a method for its use. The composition is made up of a combination of compressed cellulosic particulate material and a chemical and/or catalytic creosote and soot removing agent, and is molded in the form of a fire log in the preferred embodiment. The composition may be used alone, but is ideally applied to an active fire to treat a chimney flue by combined heating and chemical disaggregation of accumulated creosote and soot deposits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Clark Schaefer
  • Patent number: 6746495
    Abstract: The formation of deposits on the injectors of gasoline direct injection engines controlled by combustion in said engine of a fuel comprising a gasoline containing about 12 to 65 vol % aromatics when the aromatics present in the fuel are attributable to the presence in the fuel of light fluid cat cracker stream product, reformate or a mixture thereof, preferably predominantly reformate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Noyes L. Avery, Paul Patrick Wells
  • Publication number: 20040088912
    Abstract: Solid agent for destroying soot and tars, which includes, aggregated and as base constituents: (a) an agent which is active with respect to soot and tars, (b) plant waste and (c) a binding agent, characterized in that the agent which is active with respect to soot and tars is present in a proportion of greater than 40% (dry weight).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Philippe Madamour
  • Publication number: 20020189157
    Abstract: A method for controlling engine deposits in a direct injection spark ignition gasoline engine which comprises operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline range and an effective deposit-controlling amount of a fuel additive composition comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Majid R. Ahmadi
  • Publication number: 20020029514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination of compounds and a process using such combination useful for reducing or preventing coke formation in thermal cracking furnaces such as ethylene steam crackers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Michael J. Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 6176701
    Abstract: A method of improving fuel efficiency in combustion chambers, for simultaneously enhancing combustion of hydrocarbon fuels while inhibiting nitrogen oxidation. A mixture of metallic compounds is introduced into the flame zone of a combustion chamber, such that this mixture is held by gases in the flame zone during the combustion of the fuel, and the mixture is thereby ionized prior to or during the combustion. The ionized mixture of compounds contains platinum, rhodium, rhenium, and molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Inventor: Barnett Joel Robinson
  • Patent number: 5788885
    Abstract: A treatment for reducing viscosity and inhibiting settling of an aqueous 30% or higher by weight magnesium hydroxide slurry which comprises adding to the slurry an amount, effective for the purpose of a combination of an alkyl sulfosuccinate surfactant, an alkylaryl sulfonate surfactant, a xanthan gum and a clay, and optionally a water soluble polycarboxylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: BetzDearborn Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Pomrink, Bruce K. Fillipo
  • Patent number: 5302308
    Abstract: Method for inhibiting dust emissions from hot (>120.degree. F.) substrates are provided for. The method comprise adding to the substrate an aqueous solution or formed solution of polyethylene oxide or a polyethylene oxide derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald C. Roe
  • Patent number: 4979447
    Abstract: A process for improving combustion efficiency in a coal-fired furnace comprising injecting an additive composition comprising a ferrocene compound or its derivatives and an organic carrier liquid in which the ferrocene or its derivatives is soluble, has a high flash point and is an injectable liquid at operating temperatures wherein the quantity of air introduced to the furnace is reduced to low NO.sub.x emissions with minimal increase in soot emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Velino Ventures Inc.
    Inventor: David H. Farrar
  • Patent number: 4888030
    Abstract: A creosote removal compound comprising hydrated aluminum silicate in an amount totaling between forty and eighty percent of the total overall mixture, calcium hydroxide in an amount totaling between fifteen and fifty percent of the total overall mixture and sodium bicarbonate in an amount totaling between five and twenty-five percent of the total overall mixture. The compound is formed having a mesh size of about three hundered and fifty so as to enable the same to be applied using a conventional dusting device. In other embodiments, the amount of the sodium bicarbonate may be substituted therefore with potassium bicarbonate. In another embodiment, the calcium hydroxide may be reduced by as much as twenty-five percent of the total mixture and substituted therefore with magnesium hydroxide. The compound lends itself to direct dry application to the creosote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Inventors: William R. Meyer, Calvin F. Dechow