An Improved Fuel.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Fuel.
We, JOHN HOPwoon, of Llanfynydd, Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh,
Mechanical Engineer, and CHARLES CUMMINS, of 1, Foster Place, Dublin, Co.
Dublin, Ireland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The invention relates to an improved fuel which has for its basis peat, though
coal dust, saw dust lignite or other refuse obtainable in quantities at a cheap rate
may be used.
The peat after being disintegrated is mixed with the following ingredients;
lime, alum, linseed oil, and astaki oil or crude petroleum, and it is then compressed
into suitably shaped blocks.
The alum is dissolved in hot linseed oil which is then allowed to cool until it
becomes a hard solid mass. This is then ground to a powder and is ready for
mixing with the lime the astaki oil or crude petroleum, and the peat or other
material.
We wish it to be understood that we may substitute for any of the aforesaid
ingredients any of the known chemical equivalents.
TL: oond Now of Navambar 1997
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and l'atent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
We, JOHN HOPWOOD, of Llanfynydd, Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh,
Mechanical Engineer, and CHARLES CUMMINS, of 1, Foster Place, Dublin, Co.
Dublin, Ireland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:--
This invention relates to an improved fuel which has for its basis peat, coal dust,
sawdust, lignite, or other like materials obtainable in quantities at a low price.
With this is mixed lime, alum, linseed oil and astaki or crude petroleum.

page_text: The alum in a powdered form is mixed with the linseed oil at a high tempera-
ture, the proportion of alum to the linseed oil being that the oil will take up
or absorb before it solidifies. After the mass cools it is ground to a powder and
is ready for mixing with the other materials.
The peat or other base material is disintegrated or otherwise treated to reduce
it to a finely sub-divided state.
The ingredients are then thoroughly mixed under heat by any suitable
machinery and after being allowed to cool is pressed into suitably shaped blocks.
The proportions of the ingredients may be taken as follows:-
Peat
Astaki or crude petroleum
Lime
Composition of alum and linseed oil
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80 per cent.
6
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per cent.
1 per cent.
'
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13 per cent.
The proportion of the composition of alum and linseed oil varies according
to the quality of fuel required. If a more inflammable fuel is required a smaller
percentage of the composition would be used and vice versa.
We wish it to be understood that we may substitute for any of the aforesaid
ingredients any of the known chemical equivalents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;-
(1) An improved fuel, composed of peat, coal dust, sawdust, lignite or the like
with an admixture of lime, alum, linseed oil and ataski or crude petroleum.
(2) An improved fuel composed of peat or the like, lime, alum, linseed oil and
astaki, blended mixed and treated, substantially as set forth.
(3) The improved fuel herein described.
Dated this 92nd dow of
1000
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.