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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2109840
(54) English Title: FUEL MIXTURE, METHOD OF PRODUCING IT, AND ITS USE
(54) French Title: MELANGE DE CARBURANT, METHODE ET USAGE
Status: Dead
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • C10L 1/02 (2006.01)
  • C10L 1/18 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • SCHUR, HANS (Germany)
  • SCHUR, HANS PETER (Germany)
(73) Owners :
  • BIOL PFLANZENOL TREIBSTOFFWERKE VERWALTUNGS GMBH (Germany)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent: BULL, HOUSSER & TUPPER LLP
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(86) PCT Filing Date: 1992-05-19
(87) Open to Public Inspection: 1992-11-26
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): Yes
(86) PCT Filing Number: PCT/EP1992/001102
(87) International Publication Number: WO1992/020761
(85) National Entry: 1993-11-23

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
P 41 16 905.0 Germany 1991-05-23

Abstracts

English Abstract


Abstract
The invention relates to a fuel mixture which contains
at least one vegetable and/or animal oil, at least one
aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 5 C-atoms and gasoline and
which can be produced by mixing these components. This
fuel mixture is suitable for all types of diesel engines
without modification measures and can also be used as
heating oil.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.



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PCT/EP92/01102

(New) Patent Claims 1 to 10

1. A fuel mixture containing
a) 60 to 88% by volume of at least one vegetable
and/or animal fatty oil,
b) 6 to 20% by volume of an aliphatic alcohol with 1
to 5 c atoms, and
c) 6 to 20% by volume gasoline.

2. A fuel mixture according to claim 1, characterized
in that the component a) is selected from rape oil, soy
bean oil, cotton oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, olive
oil, corn oil, almond oil, palm kernel oil, coconut
oil, mustard oil or peanut oil.

3. A fuel mixture according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that the component a) is rape oil.

4. A fuel mixture according to claim 3, characterized
in that the rape oil is crudely pressed and degummed.

5. A fuel mixture according to claim 3, characterized
in that the rape oil is a raffinate.

6. A fuel mixture according to any of claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that the component b) is a straight
chain or branched monoalcohol.


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7. A fuel mixture according to claim 6, characterized
in that the component b) is isopropanol.

8. A fuel mixture according to any of claims 1 to 7,
characterized in that the gasoline is a test gasoline.

9. A process for production of a fuel mixture
according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in
that
a) 60 to 88% by volume of at least one vegetable
and/or animal oil,
b) 6 to 20% by volume of at least one straight chain
or branched chain monoalcohol with 1 to 5 c atoms,
and
c) 6 to 20% by volume gasoline
are mixed.

10. Use of a fuel mixture according to any of claims 1
to 8 as fuel for diesel engines or as heating oil.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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~he ~n~r~tlor~ r~1ste~ t~ a ~el s~lYtUXC~ a ~rocc6~s for
i~ pr~t6l~ an~ v u~: o~ th~ S~el ~1xtur~ for
dle~el ~ 5 a~d ~ ~Ra~ oi1.

Cor~Y~ntiorfaï 1~ ~Uid fURl~ ~o~ i~tr al c~uCtion
in ~ nc~nt o~ turo- o~ hydrocaL~ ons and ar~
~Ln1y ob~ined ~rom ~lner~l oiJ.. In vie~ ~:R' t~e
ed c~dQ il r¢~ourco~ and t~ pria~ ùe~lopmont
~n erudc oi,1, the~e i~ n~d ror ~uels in wrlicn ~c~e
~a~ e ~y~ccarbons at_lees~ p~:rtly rQplao~d b~ r~
~1:i~ z~ ngain, ~uc~ ;a~',y o;l;, 0;
an~al or v~et~le origin, Due to a drastie rnduction
of t3~ por~ion o~ thG ~ ologic~lly not d~c~mpori~ble . ~:
hy~-oc~r~on~ s15X ~r enYlran~ental p~l lution
cona~o~l~d ~ith a po~ei~le ~ klng out of ~ ls
~d~r~bly redu~ed. -
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~S ~ ~k~m ~Y O~-PS 116 4sa atte3ptS havs ~lrt~y b~en
D~d~ ~lnc~ the b~inning ~f t~i~ century 'Ca r~place ~ ~
nydroc:al~ i.n Sual~ lc~holo ~ free f~tty ~cids ~:
o~ in~ ~ got~bl~f oils ser~r ~ ng as Dtlxinc~ int-r-
~ ~1 ~c,

~ue7 ~c~ 6 ~or inte~ co~bu~tion eng~srles ~,rith -- :.
uret~t~r ii~e del;cr~ a in DIE-OS 24 ~ 737, which
~ore~t o~ ~ hyd~s~.Q~ mlxtu~e tres~ular qasolin- or
pr~miu~ ~r4de ga~oiiAe~ and ~ ~nixture of~ an ~lcoh~
with ~ ~.n 4 C-atom~ ar.d uatcr ~ po~ bly o.1 tc~ z~ ~y
~o~ght o~ a ~ ta~ nich al~o serve9 a~; a ~lxiny
iAte~di~
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DJ;-PS 11 49 170 an~ 31 S0 g88 descs~e di~o~l ~uels, in
w~ich up 'co ~0~ o~ h~d~ocarbon~ ara r~pl~c~d ~y
allcyl ~tty .acid er-~;e~ e~tablc 2ilc and ~rhleh
alsc~ o~n'c3in ~laohol~ i~ up to ~iVe c,3rbon ~l.omsl. `,
~lo~o~ er, i~ ~Y ~a~r~ l here to ~ot.ple~oiy cov~r~ tne
o$1s obta~ned rrom p3.ant~ to alkyl fatty ~cia
elstOEs, in ptl-~clcul~r ae~hyl ~tty ~cid ~t~r.~, wr~i~h
D~ans, on t~4 On~ hasl~, a hl~ exPendlture~ on th~
oth~r han~ lu~ o~ s~lyc~ine ~l~iah is -~
~icul'c to util~ze. ~he ~Iyd~cA~o~ ~nixtur-3 o~ Dl~-PS ::
31 ~9 170 i~ ~ cl~ical ga~ oil, i.. e. a ~e~roleum -
f~aetlcn. ~he diesel ruel ~xtu~e5 o-t DE-P8 ~ ~ So ~8~
- m~y po~ly eont~lr 0.1 to ;% Sy wei~h~ of an i~nition
aac~le~a~;or

:iaid dl~ uels whlo~ ~o u~:4d in asri.^~lt~ra ~
tractor~ YQ ~-.loud Dolnts ~C~ e no~ ~elo r ~ C,
due to wh~c~ 'chey ~n snly ~e used to a very l~tc:d
flegr~ ~n ~nnter.
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A.tte81~s h~e hls2 alrea~y b~n ~o te ~a~e non-re~
~i~ d ~gP~t~bLe oils ~uerl a~ ~ps oi~ S'uels ln
in~rnal ~olsl5u~ti.s*~ c~l~-6, .
~6-P5 4359324 d~elo-~ a ~.iesel ~uel con~lgting of
~o ~S~ Or ~ ~utyl ~lcohol ~n~l 75 to 25~ o~ a v~g~t;~bl~
o~l. US-P-~ ~557734 di~clos~s ~ d~,e~el fu~l con~i~t~ng o~
~ 1e oil, ~c~b~nol or oet~2.nol an~ ~ sCra~gnt Cl-ain
oc~o~, US~PS 4509953 ~ w~.o~ieo 2~ di~c~l f~
oondctinq of 70 to 90 Vo;L~, sras oil or h-~vy oil
r~spec,iiwly~ 10 to 30 ~Vol~ rthanol and up to 3D t~01~ .- :
gatoline- ~
Xa~re~ , erle use o~ these ~uo~ ay~: r-qulr-d
n~iv- mc~llticatlon me~U~es ~rith rospect to ~he : .:
en9~ne~ opcr;~tcd wL'ch th i. DI~R, to thc~e ~c4ts ~he
en~ral ps~udla~ w~ co~bor~ccd 'c~t it is l~npo~ib~
'co op~rate engines irlt~nded ~o~ operation ~i~ch mine~31
~ue~S ~ h ~uels ha~lng a high ~harR of f att.y olls ; ~ ,~
u~t~out mD~ fi~ti~n ~e~ure~
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~t ~g th~ ob~ o~ p~e~ inY~ n to p~c~v~de
fu~l mlxture ln ~rhleh ratty o~l~ can bQ U9e~ ac ra~
~a~riall6, ttlSiah ~ro~ again~ ch ha6 an l~pro~rcd cloud
Floin'C, ~ la~g~ly blolz~lca~y ce~o~po~Lable and c~l be
SI A ~ ~es o f dl~sQl ~ ,ne~
w~tnou~ arly ;llo~rlcat~on mêasures, ~oreov~, lt shoul~
'b~ at lca~t c~u$vala~t ~o m~nc~l d~ uol~i as
~eg~e ~nln~ pe~So~ance and t~ aYoid ~ecr pheno-
,~,n~ .
A~cDrd~ o the present ln~en~ion th~s ob~ecc is
a~ne~ by 4 ~uol ~ctt~r~, wh~* eon~a~ns
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- 8; ~t l~a¢t on~ V~t~bl~ andJor ani~nal o~
.
~) At. I P~t ~ne aliphatlc alCohol havin~J 1 to ~ c-a~oms
and : .
c~ gaaoline.
Yor~over~ a proc~s for produci~ thls f~el mlxture is
p~:o~ , ~hlch 1~ e'cari~ed ~n that ;~t lea3t
n~ v~get~bl~ ~ndlos~ .~n~ l oil, At least one al ipha~ic
~locohol h~-~ing 1 to 5 C~ a lln~ ga~olin~ A~ mixed. - : :

S~id f~cl m~u~o ~s pr~ rably uoe~ ;!15 f~lel fo~ die~el
es or a~ heatln~ oll.
rx~ple~ a2 the ~'egctable ndJor anl~l o$1~ uo-d 3a ~ :
a~mponan~ ~) in ~ne ruel ~lx~ accordlng ~o t~c
inYen~ n are rape oil ~ ~oybc~n oil, cotton oil,
~nt~o~er oll, c~sto~ oil, olive oil, pe~nUt oil, ~ n
oll, a~ond oil. F~ln ~c~el oll, cnconuS oll, ~ust2l.r
~Ll ~n~ SisJ olls. R~p~ oil ~?hlc2~ is a ~l~c~e c~f, f ~.tty ~:~cidfi partly esteri~$~d with ~lycerins ls used wl~n
pre~e~cncQ a~ oo~ponent ~), eir~co a large ~uasltlty
lL i~ vr~,il~J ~ an~l lt can 1~ o~tain~d. in ~ilmp~,y -~
~açhlon frtsm rspe 6~ds ~y mQan6 oS ~r~!~cin~. T;tle used
rap6 c~. ca~ bo ~ix~d lnto t~e ~uel 211ix~ aaaordi~g
the ~wenti~n bot~l c~udely p~essed and deguDmed ~nd -~

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a~ a ~fi~ A ~onverslon ~o al~cyl Qsto~ a i~ ~4 ~ ;
requ~d isl DE-PS 31 ~9 1~o ~nd ~ o ~ not
necea~ary, D~e tD ~le ~i6s~n of this3 proc~ 5tGp i.
bQCo~06 pce611~ c~ Xet d~e~el fuels whicha~
b$ol~ ~ally dec~posal~le eo ~L çrreat ox~ent dir~ctly
fram ~ ltural produe~lor~ wlthou~'c t~Q~e bc~ l~g - .
fu~ er ~gy casts an~ ~ras~e ma~er~ als suc:h as
glyoox~!. ~e wcigh~ eh31ro of the oo~ponent .~ .in the
fuel mi;xt~e /~cco~d~ ng t~ tlle lnventlon l~i ~ultably
to 8-8% by voluD~e, ii 19 ere~e~a~ly bQ~wQ~n 65 and a5
~ YO~ nd p~rtlcul~rly prcf~r~ed l;,.3tw~:n 70 ~nci 80
by vo~e. :
' lio~h t~ ht-ch~in ~nd b~an~d alcohDls w~ D
~-ato~ c~n b~ u~ed ae eO~ponent ~) ~n t~ '81 ~ixtur~
3000rd~n5 to th6 inYention. Mon~al~oh~ CiU~
t~an~1, e~al~o~, ~ropanol, bl2tAnol, p~nt~nol,
iso~o~ru~ obutanol, t~r~f~7utor,01, ~ -me~r~ylbut~nol,
2-n~ct~ylbl~d~lol, 3-me~hylbu~anDl, 1, 1-dl~3et~ylpropanol
,?-~lim~h~lpropanol arQ us~ wi~}~ pr~ .eo, :
i~ollr4~ 01 b~ln~ osp~cl~l~y pr~rr6,~
~ulQrlol c~n al~o be. W~d, vh~ch, l~k- t-h~ u~d oil~
c-n be produl-ed i~ icul.~ l production . ~he weiqht
6~a~ of ~e cbnpon~nt b) ln the ~!u~l ~ixture a~!cord~ng
to th~ irv~ntion 1~ pze~~ly G to 20~ ~y volu~ei it
i~ ~n ga;cticular betwQen 10 arl~ 15~ ~y vt~lUme.

A~y optlon~l g~oL~ne C~n be ~sed ~6 ~a~so1int: ~:wuy~nent
el ls~ U~e ruel ~u~e ~ceordi7~g to th~ in~ ion,
r~ r o~-oI~ne or pr~iu~ad~ qc~coll~e; however, ::~ `
tc~ qaw1ine 13 used ~ tn pre~ere~ce. ~est gasolins ifi i. ~i~
th~ dcssig~ted ~o~ rcf~ncd g~col~o~ oil~ng
point c~ 130 to 22~'C and a . na~h Po~nt asce~xalned
aceor~ to ~bel-PHr~cy of ~ 21C ~cf. n~ 51 632, n
Novo7nSer 19~1, dra~t ~Q~uarr ~ 6~. 'rhe te~t g~solir~
u~ed acGort.~ o t~e i~er~ion C~n ~ . q . have ar~ octane
~at~n~ os 120 to 1~ 0. qhe ~lght shar~ of th~ ~a.~rlin.~
c~o~ c) 1~ prc~cr3~1~f 6 to 20~ ~y ~o~e; ie 1~ ln
p~t~c~læ b~twecn ~0 and 15~ by ~rolu~Q.
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C~0~3rs~ a~ tiyes o~n al~ bs added to t~e fuel
D~e ~eeurdlno ~ the ~n~ention. t~ to 1~6 bv vol~lm,~
diQthyl l~thor ~s ~ ~ably added AS l~;ta~t~9- 21it
~or ~c ~per~tion of ~1~1 e~lnaG in ~inter.

uol ~it~re dCO~ to the ~ c~ntlon wl~ich is
~rod~ced ~ aixin~ the CO~pRnen~:~ a), b) an~ c) ~an bQ
used 1.n ~ll dies~l nginH~ ~rl~ou'c a ~peoial ~ets~oSit-
~ins to the new ruel beln~ n-c~o~y. Accor~lingly, th~
~uel mix~-~re ~cco~ to the invent~on can e.g. 3~2~Ye
for opero.t~ng ai~el ~n~lnqs 1~ ca2s, t~ucke, ff.gr~cu~
t~al and ro~R~ ao~n~o, 3tand-by uni~s, p~mps ln~l
.hip6. ~eec cnglnes oar~ ~e oper?~tR(~ alt~rna~Lngly with
the r..e~ re ac~ordis~g ~o t2~e i~vention an custo~-
ary ~i.7-~ral diccel ~uel~, a h~ mobility ~ci~çl ~n
p~tsc~la~ ~d~_ov~C ~'or -zr~ ~d ~
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~O ~ b.;Dl~ ~od a~ oo~,ponent b~ ~n *~e fuel mixtu.reac~;~rd~ ~o ttle ln~,rontion/ -ln pa~t~cular the i~;opro~
panol, cerve ~ ontl-colc~ng ,gent tar pi~ton ring~ ~nd
D . ~b.e ~gol i nQ ~dde~ i!l3 ~dditi~re leads t~
~e c~ 'ica~l~n o~ ix~re and l~de to ar~
~pra~d igmition pe~l~Or~llaJlCQ 0~ ~c2~e 2~el r~.xtu~o, te9t
~ s21irle su~lyi ng tl~ bec~ v~ es A good i~nitio~
per~!o~nc- of tlle f~els me~ arl ad-~antageou~ start1~g
o~ ~n~ a ~o~th r4nn~ o~ ~e ~ cl engine du~
t~ a short mixture prq?~ n cl~e or a ~hort i~ni~ion
del~y; in the c~se o~ a lonc l~nltion d~lay, 'che kno~n
~d1es~1 ~no~ 8 ~Ludi~le.
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u~t qas te~ts arQ aa~1e~ ol,t S;lr t~e f~
~x~ure accDid~ng ~o ~he inYent~on used il~ d~e601
engin~-:, thc ~lues o~t~ d b~th for hy~lso~:~40n~i ~nd l ~ -
ni~ogen oxlde~ an~ for c~bo~ ~on~xide are ~ar b~
~e Yalues r~quix~d by th~ ~e~ 1y ~alid Europ~n

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~rd for ~i~se~, 6xb.4ustei gace~. ~h~ 6~ h~r dloxide
~e cf t~.e ~ sU~ 6~ S ;logll~ 3~11 25
co~p~re~ e uf~Ya~ cl; o~ o.15~ ln t~Q ~a~c; ol!
custo~lW, ~ne~2. dles~l ~uel~, ~inc~ tSc u~ed co~- :
pone~t~ prac~.oally ro~ ulp~l~r.
,
~rhe ~uel miX~llre accordlng ~o tne invemlon can also bQ
Y~ c lou 'ce~pcratllrc6 ~rithout any probl~ a~ t~zy
occur ln lYlnter a~ta ln el~vatee~ re$~1c~s, buo~ it~
cl~u~ point resche Yaluos l~p to -2~C, 2n~ th~ ~xtus~
doe5 a~co not rlocculate Bt l~we~ t:emper~t~res. ~his
lo~ sl~h~t~ti~lly ~rc~.der ~ppl~cability as -
compare-l ~lth the kno~n di~4el fuel~ on mhc ba::;is o~
le and an~al ~ats.

~ne ~o~owi~ ~xa~pl~s d~d to~t~ ~xplain th~ in~ ~n~ion

P~o~ct;ion examPl~ 1 tw S~
uel mi~urQ~ ~cs~r~ing to the in~remt~ on wer~
~r~uc~ by ~imp~e mix~ng ~` ;` :!.. ,
1 ) ~ by olum~
ll 80 ~-
E~han~l 10 ~ :
gular ~a~oline 10 -

R~p- o~l 7S .
Ioop~op~r~ol 12 . 5 :~
~t ~a6011~e 1~.5
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Sun~ oi~ 73
~aline l~.fi
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~p~ oil76 :~


P~p- oil74
pr~p~nol 12

~e~nanol7 ~ -

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q?he ~uel ~Xt~*a3 acco~dinSI to t.he ~nvent~on wer~ -
t~ted ln d~ esel ~ncrlnes of ~ f~r~nt con~t~ction
dt~n~ no2~el op~ration. ~ uetion vehicles wor~
o~nae~n a rhlch wer~ no~ led ln their eonstrue~
t~on. q~e ~ls~on d}spl~co~nt of t~a tcG'w:d nglnes w~O
~ve~ ~ . 6 1 ond 3, 0 1. All fuels msntione~ the
6 ~i~ to 5) wor¢ u~ed in th- v hicl~
!rhece t~ did not ro8ult ~ any ~unct1s~na~ t.urb~
~nce. ~inat.i ons c~ th ~ Y.6t ~ V21~ f a crlr
JOO ~-turbo ~fter dri~rlng cycl~ r;c~ . 04 s~owed that
the e~in~ion values ~ elo~ t~- ha~nda~y ~alu~s of ; :~
~nQ h~rc~p~n n~andard ~ icl~fl o~ thi~ const~uc~ ; - ~ -



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Title Date
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(86) PCT Filing Date 1992-05-19
(87) PCT Publication Date 1992-11-26
(85) National Entry 1993-11-23
Dead Application 1997-05-20

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Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 3 1995-05-19 $50.00 1995-04-05
Registration of a document - section 124 $0.00 1995-10-12
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Current Owners on Record
BIOL PFLANZENOL TREIBSTOFFWERKE VERWALTUNGS GMBH
Past Owners on Record
ATEC AG
SCHUR, HANS
SCHUR, HANS PETER
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Cover Page 1992-11-26 1 42
Abstract 1992-11-26 1 39
Claims 1992-11-26 2 97
Drawings 1992-11-26 1 15
Description 1992-11-26 8 509
International Preliminary Examination Report 1993-11-23 37 1,179
PCT Correspondence 1994-01-11 1 34
Office Letter 1995-01-06 1 23
Fees 1995-04-05 1 37
Fees 1994-04-07 1 48