Method for Producing HydroCarbon-Based Synthetic Fuel By Adding Water to Hyrocarbon-Based Fuel Oil

Abstract

In a method of producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel by adding water to a base oil, it is intended to increase a ratio of the synthetic fuel to a hydrocarbon-based fuel as the base oil, more significantly than ever before. Specifically, provided is a method of producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil having a volume greater than that of a hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, by adding water to the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, wherein a first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil produced by the production method is used as a base fuel oil for producing a second-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil, or this process is repeated plural times in sequence, thereby producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel having a high water addition rate.

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         11 . A method of producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil having a volume greater than that of a hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, by addition of water to the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, the method comprising:
 a) an activated water generation step of subjecting water to activation treatment to generate activated water;   b) a stirring and mixing step of adding the activated water to a hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil used as a primary base fuel oil, and stirring and mixing the resulting mixture under a reactive environment for a given time period;   c) a fusion step of fusing together the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil and the activated water after undergoing the stirring and mixing step, under a reactive environment; and   d) a first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil collection step of collecting a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil obtained from the mixture after undergoing the fusion step, as a first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil,   wherein a cycle of the steps b), c) and d) is performed using the first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil as a secondary base fuel oil, to collect a second-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil, the cycle of the steps b), c) and d) being carried out one or more times, using a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil obtained in a preceding process, as a base fuel oil for a succeeding process, thereby producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil which is substantially free of water (H 2 O), and has a volume greater than that of the primary base fuel oil and a composition substantially identical to or approximate to that of the primary base fuel oil.   
     
     
         12 . A method of producing a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil having a volume greater than that of a hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, by adding water to the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil, the method comprising:
 a) an activated water generation step of subjecting water to activation treatment to generate activated water;   b) a stirring and mixing step of adding the activated water to the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil used as a primary base fuel oil, and stirring and mixing the resulting mixture under a reactive environment for a given time period;   c) a fusion step of fusing together the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil and the activated water after undergoing the stirring and mixing step, under a reactive environment;   d) an oil-water separation step of statically holding the mixture after undergoing the fusion step to cause the mixture to undergo phase separation to form an upper oil layer comprised of a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil which is substantially free of water (H 2 O) and has a composition substantially identical to or approximate to that of the primary base fuel oil, and a lower water layer; and   e) a first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil collection step of collecting the hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil of the upper oil layer, as a first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil,   wherein   f) the stirring and mixing step and the fusion step are performed over a time period during which a volume of the first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil obtained in the first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil collection step becomes greater than a volume of the hydrocarbon-based base fuel oil used as the primary base fuel oil; and   g) a cycle of the steps b), c) d), e) and f) is performed using the first-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil as a secondary base fuel oil, to collect a second-order hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil, the cycle of the steps b), c) d), e) and f) being carried out one or more times, using a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil obtained in a preceding process as a base fuel oil for the succeeding process to produce a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fuel oil which is substantially free of water (H 2 O), and has a volume greater than that of the primary base fuel oil and a composition substantially identical to or approximate to that of the primary base fuel oil.   
     
     
         13 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the activated water is activated such that it includes hotspots arising from microbubbles. 
     
     
         14 . The method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the activated water is activated such that it includes hotspots arising from microbubbles. 
     
     
         15 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the activated water generation step includes: heating water to a temperature ranging from 35° C. to 45° C., while applying a voltage to the water, and, in this state, radiating an ultrasonic wave to the water. 
     
     
         16 . The method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the activated water generation step includes: heating water to a temperature ranging from 35° C. to 45° C., while applying a voltage to the water, and, in this state, radiating an ultrasonic wave to the water. 
     
     
         17 . The method as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the voltage application is performed by radiating an ultrasonic wave to tourmaline immersed in the water with to bring the tourmaline into an excited state. 
     
     
         18 . The method as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the water contains a substance effective in holding the hotspots arising from microbubbles. 
     
     
         19 . The method as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the water contains a substance effective in holding the hotspots arising from microbubbles. 
     
     
         20 . The method as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the hotspots arising from microbubbles are generated by radiating, to the water, an ultrasonic wave having a frequency different from a frequency of the ultrasonic wave which is radiated to the tourmaline. 
     
     
         21 . The method as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the hotspots arising from microbubbles are generated by radiating, to the water, an ultrasonic wave having a frequency different from a frequency of the ultrasonic wave which is radiated to the tourmaline. 
     
     
         22 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the reactive environment in the stirring and mixing step is formed by adding catalase to the water and then stirring the water while radiating an ultrasonic wave to the water. 
     
     
         23 . The method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the reactive environment in the stirring and mixing step is formed by adding catalase to the water and then stirring the water while radiating an ultrasonic wave to the water. 
     
     
         24 . The method as recited in  claim 22 , wherein the stirring is performed to create strong waves on a surface of the mixture of the water and the base fuel oil. 
     
     
         25 . The method as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the stirring is performed to create strong waves on a surface of the mixture of the water and the base fuel oil. 
     
     
         26 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the reactive environment in the stirring and mixing step is formed by adding photocatalyst to the water and then stirring the water while radiating ultraviolet light to the water. 
     
     
         27 . The method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the reactive environment in the stirring and mixing step is formed by adding photocatalyst to the water and then stirring the water while radiating ultraviolet light to the water.