Petroleum Mixed with Wastewater Reduces Emissions by 84%
Taiwanese scientists discovered that a new fuel can be made by combining industrial wastewater and petroleum oil. The new fuel’s efficiency is increased by 14% and is a friendly way to treat industrial wastewater as well.
Scientists from National Cheng Kung University mixed HFO (heavy fuel oil) with wastewater and burnt them together. By mixing 80% of HFO with 19.9% wastewater and 0.1% surfactant, the CO emissions are reduced by 84% compared to the emissions generated by burning standard HFO in the same boiler. The new fuel also drastically reduces other emissions such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organics.
How does this improvement come about? By adding wastewater to the oil, micro explosions take place prior to the ignition of oil, causing it to atomize into a fine vapor. This leads to a complete and also to a lower temperature combustion reducing pollution from nitrogen oxides.
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Scientists from National Cheng Kung University mixed HFO (heavy fuel oil) with wastewater and burnt them together. By mixing 80% of HFO with 19.9% wastewater and 0.1% surfactant, the CO emissions are reduced by 84% compared to the emissions generated by burning standard HFO in the same boiler. The new fuel also drastically reduces other emissions such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organics.
How does this improvement come about? By adding wastewater to the oil, micro explosions take place prior to the ignition of oil, causing it to atomize into a fine vapor. This leads to a complete and also to a lower temperature combustion reducing pollution from nitrogen oxides.
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