Potassium Mixture Compositions for Deicing and Fertilizer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current potassium-based products for deicing, fertilizer, and dust control are either costly, toxic, or environmentally harmful due to their chloride content, necessitating a safe and economical alternative.

Innovation Solution

Utilization of potassium mixtures derived from natural fats and oils processing waste, comprising components like potassium acetate, potassium oleate, and potassium superoxide, which are combined with other substances such as glycerol, methanol, and fatty acids, and can be diluted with water to create effective deicing, fertilizer, and dust control compositions without chloride.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional potassium-based products (potassium chloride, potassium sulfate) are used for fertilizer and deicing applications, then effective potassium delivery is achieved, but environmental harm and corrosion occur due to chloride content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental harm and corrosion from chlorideVSAvoideffectiveness of potassium delivery

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes chloride from the potassium compound structure, transitioning from chloride-based potassium products (KCl, K2SO4) to chloride-free potassium acetate. This extraction eliminates the harmful chloride component while retaining the essential potassium nutrient and deicing functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the chemical composition parameter of potassium products by substituting chloride ions with acetate ions. This parameter change transforms the chemical identity from harmful chloride-based compounds to environmentally friendly acetate-based compounds, maintaining functionality while eliminating harm.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If commercial deicing reagents like potassium acetate are used, then effective deicing is achieved, but high cost is incurred

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeicing effectivenessVSAvoidcost of production

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention converts industrial waste (a harmful byproduct) into a valuable deicing resource. The waste material, which would normally require costly disposal, is transformed into effective potassium acetate-based deicing composition, simultaneously solving waste management problems and providing economical deicing solution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention recovers valuable potassium acetate from industrial waste streams that would otherwise be discarded. By recovering and utilizing the waste material for deicing applications, the process eliminates disposal costs and creates economic value from previously useless byproducts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Reliability

If conventional freeze conditioning agents (calcium chloride, glycols, sugar derivatives) are used in coal transloading, then freeze protection is achieved, but toxicity, cost, and environmental harm occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefreeze protection effectivenessVSAvoidtoxicity and environmental harm

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention converts industrial waste into a non-toxic, environmentally friendly freeze conditioning agent. The waste-derived potassium acetate provides effective freeze protection for coal transloading operations without the toxicity and environmental harm associated with conventional agents like calcium chloride and glycols.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention employs a cost-effective freeze conditioning solution derived from waste materials, replacing expensive commercial glycols and sugar derivatives. The waste-based composition provides adequate freeze protection for the specific application without requiring the high purity and longevity of commercial products.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Reliability

If inorganic salt-based dust control reagents are used, then dust suppression is achieved, but environmental harm and corrosion occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust control effectivenessVSAvoidenvironmental harm and corrosion

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and eliminates chloride and harmful inorganic components from dust control formulations. By using chloride-free potassium acetate derived from waste, the solution maintains dust suppression effectiveness while removing the environmentally harmful inorganic salts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the chemical composition parameter of dust control agents from inorganic chloride-based salts to organic chloride-free potassium acetate. This parameter change maintains the dust suppression function while eliminating environmental harm and corrosion associated with inorganic salts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20230137515A1Potassium mixtures compositions and methods

Publication Date: 2023.05.04 TRAN BO

AI summary

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