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A chemical change agent containing water, tall oil, glycerides, and surfactants is used to create synthetic fuels. An alternate composition contains water, glycerides, and surfactants. The chemical change agent is formed by heating the tall oil; combining water, fatty acids, and surfactant; and addi

A chemical change agent containing water, tall oil, glycerides, and surfactants is used to create synthetic fuels. An alternate composition contains water, glycerides, and surfactants. The chemical change agent is formed by heating the tall oil; combining water, fatty acids, and surfactant; and adding the heated tall oil and the water, fatty acid, and surfactant to form an emulsion. The synthetic fuel contains coal and the chemical change agent. The synthetic fuel is formed by mixing coal with the chemical change agent and pressing the two components into a briquette or other suitable treatment to create a finished product.

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1. A chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel comprising:water; glycerides; a surfuctant; and a tall oil pitch. 2. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the glycerides have a carbon number of sixteen to eighteen.3. The chemical change agent for prepa

1. A chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel comprising:water; glycerides; a surfuctant; and a tall oil pitch. 2. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the glycerides have a carbon number of sixteen to eighteen.3. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the glycerides are vegetable oil.4. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the glycerides are selected from the group consisting of soybean oil, palm oil, corn oil, and cotton seed oil.5. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the pH is maintained between about 7.0 and 11.0.6. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein a portion of the surfactant is created through the addition of a base to the glycerides.7. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 whereinthe water is from up to 70 wt. % of the chemical change agent; the tall oil pitch is from up to 60 wt. % of the chemical change agent; the glycerides are from 0.25 wt. % to 44 wt. % of the chemical change agent; and the surfactant is from 0.25 wt. % to 4 wt. % of the chemical change agent. 8. The chemical change agent for synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the chemical change agent is characterized as having a viscosity between around 50 centipoise to about 200 centipoise.9. The chemical change agent fur synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the chemical change agent is characterized as having a sulfur content of less than 0.2% by weight.10. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel for synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the chemical change agent is characterized as having a closed cup flash point of at least about 392° F. (200° C.).11. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1 wherein the chemical change agent creates a stable emulsion at storage temperatures between about 70° F. and 160° F. (21° C. and 71° C.).12. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is an anionic soap.13. The chemical change agent for preparing a synthetic fuel of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is derived from tall oil.14. A method of producing a chemical change agent comprising the steps of:combining water, glyceride, and a surfactant; heating a tall oil pitch to at lout about 200° F. (93° C.); and adding tall oil pitch and the water, glycerides, and the surfactant to form an emulsion. 15. The method of producing a chemical change agent of claim 14, further including the step of subjecting the emulsion to shear in a mixer.16. The method of producing a chemical change agent of claim 14, wherein the emulsion is in droplets between 5 microns 10 microns.17. The method of producing a chemical change agent of claim 14, wherein the step of adding tall oil pitch and the water, glycerides, and surfactant is performed using a mixer, wherein the mixer is a colloid mill or a turbine type rotor-stator device.18. The method of producing a chemical change agent of claim 14, further including the following stop of adding a base to the water, glycerides, and surfactant before adding the pitch oil and forming the emulsion until the chemical change agent has a concentration of about 0.05 mol % to about 0.1 mol % base.19. A solid synthetic fuel comprising:solid coal treated with a chemical change agent, the chemical change agent including water in a continuous phase; glycerides in a discrete phase; and a surfactant. 20. A synthetic fuel comprising:coal; water; glycerides; a surfactant; and tall oil. 21. The synthetic fuel of claim 20 wherein the coal is in a range of about 98.8 weight percent to about 99.5 weight percent of the Synthetic fuel mid wherein the water, glycerides, the surfactant, and the tall oil form a chemical change agent that is in a range of about 0.5 weight percent to about 1.2 weight percent of the synthetic fuel.22. A method of producing synthetic fuel comprising the steps of:mixing fine carbonaceous material with a chemical change agent comprising an emulsion of water, tall oil, glycerides, and surfactant; and pressing the carbonaceous material with chemical change agent into a briquette. 23. A method of producing synthetic fuel comprising the steps of:mixing fine carbonaceous material with a chemical change agent comprising an emulsion of water, glycerides, and surfactant; and pressing the carbonaceous material with chemical change agent into a briquette.