A New and Improved Method for Saponifying or Mixing Tars, Oils, Hydro-carbons, and similar Materials, and for using the same for Heating, Lighting, and other Purposés.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oct., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1993
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Method for Saponifying or Mixing Tars, Oils,
Hydro-carbons, and similar Materials, and for using the same for
Heating, Lighting, and other Purposés.
We CARL ADOLPH SAHLSTROM of 14 Griffin Street, Lambeth in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and ELLIS PARR of 7 Philpot Lane in the City
of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
Follows :-
A new and improved method for saponifying or mixing tars, oils, hydro-carbons,
and similar materials, and for using the same for heating, lighting and other purposes.
The material when mixed is heated by steam to a temperature varying from
70° to 110° Farenheit by passing a current of air, or steam, through fine holes in a
coil or other apparatus placed in the lower part of a cistern or tanks.
In another vessel a solution of water containing from to 3% of alkali, preferably
caustic alkali, heated to the same temperature and allowed to run into the oil
through a small aperture under continual stirring of the same. The stirring to bo
continued for from 5 to 15 minutes after the caustic alkali solution is added, in this
way as much as 150% of water can be added to the oil. This liquid can be used
for heating and lighting purposes without any further addition.
We may make solid fuel by mixing by mechanical or other means, the saponified
or mixed oil, with well dried and ground peat, spent tar, sawdust, coal dust or
similar material either collectively or separately and in proper proportion; and
pressed into suitable shaped blocks by hydraulic or other power.
Dated this 31st day of January 1893.
LE FEVRE & Co.,
26, Budge Row, Cannon Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. .
A New and Improved Method for Saponifying or Mixing Tars, Oils,
Hydro-carbons, and similar Materials, and for using the same for
Heating, Lighting, and other Purposes.
We, CARL ADOLPH SABLSTROM of 14 Griffin Street, Lambeth in the County
of Surrey, Engineer, and ELLIS PARR of 7 Philpot Lane, in the City of London,
Merchant, 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 :—
Our invention consists of a new and improved method for saponifying or mixing
tars, oils, hydrocarbons, and similar materials, and for using the same for heating,
lighting, and other purposes.
In one vessel we heat the oil, or material to be mixed up, to a temperature of
from 70° to 110° Fahrenheit by passing a current of air or steam through fine holes
in a coil, or other apparatus placed in the lower part of the vessel. In another
vessel we heat to the same temperature water, containing from to 3% of alkali,
preferably caustic alkali, letting the alkali be thoroughly dissolved.
Then we allow this solution to run into the oil or other material through a small
aperture in this vessel into the other, and keep the oil or other material continually
stirred while thus mixing. We continue this stirring for from 5 to 15 minutes
after the caustic alkali is added, and in this way as much as 160% of water can be
added to the oil.

page_text: This liquid can then be used for heating and lighting purposes, without any
further addition,
We may make solid fuel by mixing by mechanical or other means the saponified
or mixed oil with well-dried and ground peat, spent tan, sawdust, coal dust, or
similar material either collectively or separately, and in proper proportions, and
pressed into suitably shaped blocks by hydraulic or other power.
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The new and improved method for saponifying or mixing tars, oils, hydro- 1
carbons, and similar materials as herein before described.
2. Such saponification or mixing as aforesaid, as will make the materials aforesaid
useful for heating, lighting, and other purposes.
Dated this 31st day of October 1803
LE FEVRE & Co.,
26, Budge Row, Cannon Street, E.C., Agents.