Solidifying Petroleum and the Hydrocarbons Contained in same for Facilitating Transportation and use as Fuel, also Re-liquifying same.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1892
J.
Complete Specification Left, 13th.Oct., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Solidifying Petroleum and the Hydrocarbons Contained in same for
Facilitating Transportation and use as Fuel, also Re-liquifying
same.
1,.CARL ALLINA Chemist of Wiener Neustadt in the Empire of Austria do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The liquid hydrocarbons of the homologous series CnH₂n + 2 contained in the
petroleum as well as the latter itself, when mixed with the salts of fatty acids. under
the influence of heat, have the propriety to dissolve those salts, and when getting
cold again, to themselves become solid; that solidity will increase with the higher
percentage of salts which may be added to the hydrocarbons above mentioned. It
is therefore feasible to solidify petroleum and the hydrocarbons above mentioned by
mixing them with the salts referred to, the best proportion being from () one half
to (5) five per cent. of the latter, thus making the hydrocarbons and petroleum
more fit for-transportation as well as greatly increasing the facility to use same
as fuel.
Of all the salts of fatty acids those of the margarin stearin palmitin and oleic acid
are the most adapted for this purpose especially in the form of their kalium, natrium,
magnesium and aluminium salts.
If after transportation to a certain place it should become desirable to liquify the
solid masses again, the addition of a small quantity of free oleic acid under the
influence of heat, will have that effect.
Dated this 12th day of January One thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
CARL ALLINA,
Fabriksbesitzer.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Solidifying Petroleum and the Hydrocarbons Contained in same for
Facilitating Transportation and use as Fuel, also Re-liquifying
same.
I CARL ALLINA Chemist of Wiener Neustadt in the Empire of Austria 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:-
The liquid hydro-carbons of the homologous series CnH2n+2 contained in
petroleum as well as the petroleum itself when mixed with the salts of the fatty
acids under the influence of heat have the propriety to dissolve those salts and
when getting cold again to themselves become solid that solidity will increase
with the higher percentage of salts which may be added to the hydro-carbons above
mentioned.
Of all the salts of fatty acids those of the margarin, stearin, palmitin and oleic
acid are the most suitable for this purpose especially in the form of their kalium,
natrium magnesium and aluminium salts.
It is therefore feasible to solidify petroleum and the hydro-carbons above
mentioned by mixing them with the salts referred to the best proportion being
from () half to (5) five per cent. of the latter thus making the hydrocarbons and
petroleum more fit for transportation as well as greatly increasing the facility to
use same as fuel.
If after transportation to any place it should become desirable to liquify the

page_text: solidified masses again the addition of a small quantity of free oleic acid under the
influence of heat will have that effect.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1st. The use of the salts of the fatty acids for the purpose of solidifying
petroleum and the hydro-carbons contained in same substantially in the manner
hereinbefore described.
2nd. The use of oleic acid for the purpose of re-liquifying petroleum and hydro-
carbons contained in same that have been solidified by the salts of the fatty acids
under the process here-in before described.
3rd. The application of petroleum and hydrocarbon, contained in same solidified
in the manner described by the addition of the before mentioned salts either by
itself or in combination with other materials for use as fuel or for lighting
purposes.
Dated this Tanth day of September 1892.
CARL ALLINA.