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20150210949 | Methods and Systems for Combined Oxidative and Hydrotreatment of Hydrocarbon Fuel - A method for combined reductive and oxidative treatment of liquid hydrocarbon feedstock to form upgraded liquid fuel having increased cetane number and reduced sulfur content. The yield of upgraded liquid fuel having a given cetane number is higher than processes than only increase cetane number by oxidative treatment. The feedstock can be initially hydrotreated to reduce sulfur content followed by oxidative treatment to increase cetane number. A first portion of a hydrotreated intermediate stream can be oxidatively treated to yield high cetane number blending stock, which is combined with a second portion of the hydrotreated intermediate stream to yield upgraded liquid fuel having increased cetane number and reduced sulfur content. Combining hydrotreatment with oxidative treatment facilitated by high energy cavitation maximizes yield and fuel quality. | 07-30-2015 |
20110065969 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OXIDATIVELY INCREASING CETANE NUMBER OF HYDROCARBON FUEL - High energy (e.g., ultrasonic) mixing of a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock and reactants comprised of an oxidation source, catalyst and acid yields a diesel fuel product or additive having substantially increased cetane number. Ultrasonic mixing creates cavitation, which involves the formation and violent collapse of micron-sized bubbles, which greatly increases the reactivity of the reactants. This, in turn, substantially increases the cetane number compared to reactions carried out using conventional mixing processes, such as simple mechanical stirring. Alternatively, an aqueous mixture comprising water and acid can be pretreated with an oxidation source such as ozone and subjected to ultrasonic cavitation prior to reacting the pretreated mixture with a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock. | 03-17-2011 |