Hydrocarbon gel prepn. in large amts. - by mixing aq. surfactant soln. with hydrocarbon and feeding through porous body to separate gel

• Main Authors: UHL, STEFAN., 7000 STUTTGART, DE, SCHAEFER, ROLAND., 5024 PULHEIM, DE, SCHMIDT, RUDOLF., 7335 SALACH, DE, DEGEN, WINFRIED. DR., 7300 ESSLINGEN, DE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.07.1993
• Subjects: ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; CHEMISTRY; FIRELIGHTERS; FUELS; FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; NATURAL GAS; PEAT; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE

Prepn. of hydrocarbon gels (I) esp. fuel-gels in which an aq. surfactant soln. is added to the hydrocarbgon and the mixt. is intimately mixed comprises adding 0.4-45 vol. pts. aq. surfactant soln. contg. 0.01-20 (pref. 0.1-10) wt.% surfactant to the hydrocarbon and feeding the mixt. through porous g...