Peat-water-oil mixture as a low cost liquid fuel

✍ Scribed by Michael J. Oren; G.David M. MacKay

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 263 KB
• Volume: 69
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-2361
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-2361(90)90297-4

✦ Synopsis

The rheological and calorific properties of peat-water-no.4 fuel oil were studied on a bench scale at room temperature, to determine the suitability as a low cost fuel. Good liquid fuel can be prepared employing 40% peat (of particle size -246.4pm

and natural moisture content 4045%) in the presence of 1% Cab-0-Sil PTG as a stabilizing additive. Such a slurry has a calorific value that is about 80% of the corresponding value for the fuel oil, and a flow rate that is about 1.2 times greater.