Potassium mixtures compositions and methods

Abstract

Composition and methods of applying potassium mixtures are disclosed. Applications include: fertilizer and fertilizer additives, freeze conditioning, dust control, coating oil, and fire prevention.

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         16 . A composition for improving particle flow, the composition comprising distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures produced in natural fats and oils processing plants that produce biodiesel from low value high fatty acid feedstocks in a continuous process comprising one or more unit operations selected from reactive distillation, wiped-film evaporation, falling film evaporation, freeze crystallization, and glycerolysis, wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or potassium mixtures comprise about 10% to about 60% ash,-and one or more of potassium acetate, potassium oleate and potassium superoxide and wherein the composition for improving particle flow is prepared by heating the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures and mixing with sufficient water to prepare a composition having improved flow, or by mixing the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures with about 10% to about 1,000% by weight or by volume water. 
     
     
         17 . The composition for improving particle flow of  claim 16  further comprising one or more of potassium, potassium salts, glycerol, methanol, fatty acids, moisture, sodium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. 
     
     
         18 . The composition for improving particle flow of  claim 16  wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures comprise by weight about 10-60% ash, about 30-80 glycerol, <1% methanol, <1% moisture, about 2-60% potassium, </=30% fatty acids, about 0-10% fatty acid methyl esters, <1% sodium, <1% phosphorus, <1% calcium, and <1% magnesium. 
     
     
         19 . The composition for improving particle flow of claim  5  further comprising one or more additives selected from surfactants corrosion inhibitors and freeze point depressants. 
     
     
         20 . A grinding aid composition, the composition comprising distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures produced in natural fats and oils processing plants that produce biodiesel from low value high fatty acid feedstocks in a continuous process comprising one or more unit operations selected from reactive distillation, wiped-film evaporation, falling film evaporation, freeze crystallization, and glycerolysis, wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or potassium mixtures comprise about 10% to about 60% ash,-and one or more of potassium acetate, potassium oleate and potassium superoxide and wherein the composition for grinding particles is prepared by heating the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures and mixing with sufficient water to prepare a composition having improved flow, or by mixing the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures with about 10% to about 1,000% by weight or by volume water. 
     
     
         21 . The composition for grinding particles of  claim 20  further comprising one or more of potassium, potassium salts, glycerol, methanol, fatty acids, moisture, sodium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. 
     
     
         22 . The composition for grinding particles of  claim 20  wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures comprise by weight about 10-60% ash, about 30-80 glycerol, <1% methanol, <1% moisture, about 2-60% potassium, </=30% fatty acids, about 0-10% fatty acid methyl esters, <1% sodium, <1% phosphorus, <1% calcium, and <1% magnesium. 
     
     
         23 . The composition for grinding particles of  claim 20  further comprising one or more additives selected from surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, set time accelerators or set time inhibitors, strength enhancement additives, and freeze point depressants. 
     
     
         24 . A coating oil composition, the composition comprising distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures produced in natural fats and oils processing plants that produce biodiesel from low value high fatty acid feedstocks in a continuous process comprising one or more unit operations selected from reactive distillation, wiped-film evaporation, falling film evaporation, freeze crystallization, and glycerolysis, wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or potassium mixtures comprise about 10% to about 60% ash,-and one or more of potassium acetate, potassium oleate and potassium superoxide and wherein the coating oil composition is prepared by heating the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures and mixing with sufficient water to prepare a composition having improved flow, or by mixing the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures with about 10% to about 1,000% by weight or by volume water. 
     
     
         25 . The coating oil composition of  claim 24  further comprising one or more of potassium, potassium salts, glycerol, methanol, fatty acids, moisture, sodium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. 
     
     
         26 . The coating oil composition of  claim 24  wherein the distillate residue, bottoms material and/or waste potassium mixtures comprise by weight about 10-60% ash, about 30-80 glycerol, <1% methanol, <1% moisture, about 2-60% potassium, </=30% fatty acids, about 0-10% fatty acid methyl esters, <1% sodium, <1% phosphorus, <1% calcium, and <1% magnesium. 
     
     
         27 . The coating oil composition of  claim 24  further comprising one or more additives selected from surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, freeze point depressants, and strength enhancement additives.