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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7803200 | Fuel additive composition The present invention provides a fuel additive composition, and more particularly, to the fuel additive composition comprising hydrogen peroxide, silicate, borax, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, and water. When the fuel additive composition of the pr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7323020 | Method for making a fuel for a modified spark ignition combustion engine, a fuel for a modified spark ignition combustion engine and a fuel additive for a conventional spark ignition combustion engine A method of making a fuel composition for a modified internal combustion spark ignition engine comprising combining a fuel grade ethanol, an oxygen-containing component and at least one C6-C12 hydrocarbon. A fuel produced by such a method is al... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7165512 | Method for controlling compression ignition internal combustion engine The present invention provides a method for controlling a compression ignition internal combustion engine, which can easily cope with a wide range of demand load with the use of a single fuel. The method includes: providing fuel 2 containing an ignition enhan... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7017530 | Method for controlling compression ignition internal combustion engine The invention provides a method for controlling a compression ignition internal combustion engine, which can easily deal with a wide range of demand loads with a single fuel. The compression ignition internal combustion engine includes a fuel containing an ignition ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014668 | Motor fuel for diesel, gas-turbine and turbojet engines The invention relates to a motor fuel suitable for diesel, gas-turbine and jet engines and standard engines, comprising a mixture of organic compounds having oxygen-containing functional groups, and optionally a hydrocarbon fraction. The fuel is typically a stable h... | 03/21/2006 |
| 5482518 | Synergistic cetane improver composition comprising mixture of alkyl-nitrate and hydroperoxide quinone A fuel additive composition comprising an alkylnitrate such as a nitrate ester and hydroperoxide quinone which synergistically improves the cetane of diesel fuels and other middle distillate fractions, excluding jet.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5456730 | Polymeric additives There are disclosed middle distillate fuel oil compositions containing an additive being a copolymer of Mn 200-50,000 having a polymethylene backbone which may be O or N substituted and having nitrate, peroxide, nitrite or nitrosocarbonate side chains.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5405417 | Fuel compositions with enhanced combustion characteristics Fuels, methods of producing fuels, and methods of using fuels to reduce the amount of atmospheric pollutants (NOx, CO, and/or hydrocarbons) formed on combustion of middle distillate fuels in engines or burner apparatus. These results can be achieved witho... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5314511 | Diesel fuel The present invention relates to a diesel fuel which contains a synergistic combination of an organic peroxidic additive such as ditertiary butyl peroxide in combination with a propylene or butylene glycol monoalkyl ether or polyol, the combination of add... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5114434 | Viscoreduced diesel fuels having improved cetane numbers The cetane numbers of viscoreduced diesel fuels are significantly improved by intimately contacting same with an effective amount of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a carboxylic acid, or with an effective amount of a percarboxylic acid either in the ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5114433 | Directly distilled diesel fuels having improved cetane numbers The cetane numbers of directly distilled diesel fuels are significantly improved by intimately contacting same with an effective amount of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a carboxylic acid, or with an effective amount of a percarboxylic acid either i... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5090967 | Method and composition for providing an improved combustion in processes of combustion containing hydrocarbon compounds A method and a composition for providing an improved combustion containing hydrocarbon compounds in order to reduce the content of injurious substances in the exhaust gases/discharges, at which a liquid composition containing 10-80% by volume of a peroxid... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5011503 | Fuel compositions A hydrocarbon-based fuel to which has been added a minor amount, sufficient to increase the cetane value of the fuel, of a perketal of the formula R2 R3 C(OOR1)2 wherein R1 is a C4-10 tertiary alkyl ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4892561 | Methyl ether fuels for internal combustion engines Fuels for internal combustion engines are described which contain at least 50% by weight of methyl ether.... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4857073 | Diesel fuel additive An additive composition for use in Diesel fuel to be combusted in a Diesel engine, the composition comprising, in admixture form: (a) about 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) about 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) about 0.5 weight ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4800847 | Anaerobic operation of an internal combustion engine A process for running an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The process comprises running the engine in communication with ambient air and with a fuel that is, at the compression ratio of the engine, capable of undergoing combustion in air containin... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4797134 | Additive composition, for gasoline An additive composition for use in fuel to be combusted in an internal combustion engine, the composition comprising, in admixture form: (a) between about 0.05 and 25% relative weight parts of an organic peroxide, and (b) between about 0.1 and 25% relative wei... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4684373 | Gasoline additive composition A gasoline additive composition comprising an organic peroxide and a gasoline detergent in a hydrocarbon solvent. Improvements in engine power, fuel economy, and emissions are achieved when the composition is added to gasoline.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4668247 | Hydrogen energy releasing catalyst A hydrogen energy releasing catalyst comprises a liposoluble organometallic lithium and a vehicle or diluent oil. A process for preparing the aforementioned catalyst which comprises dissolving or dispersing a liposoluble organometallic lithium in a vehicl... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4514286 | Fuel sweetening with organic peroxides An improved process for reducing mercaptan (thiol) concentrations of sour petroleum distillates includes the treatment of these sour distillates with peroxy compounds, preferably tertiary butyl hydroxide and cumene hydroperoxide in the presence of oil-dis... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4406254 | Method for lean operation of spark-ignited gasoline-fueled reciprocating engine In a preferred embodiment a spark-ignited gasoline-fueled reciprocating internal combustion engine is advantageously operated with a fuel-lean air-fuel mixture, when the gasoline fuel contains about 1% to 5% by volume of a dialkyl peroxide, such as ditert... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4386938 | Methanol automotive fuel A composition for use as a gasoline substitute. The composition includes either ethanol or methanol and an alkyl peroxide.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4359969 | Method of improving the combustion of fuel containing hydrocarbon compounds in the combustion chamber or chambers of internal combustion engines, and a liquid composition for carrying the method into effect For the improved combustion of hydrocarbon compounds, for example those contained in gasoline, diesel fuel etc., in internal combustion engines a liquid composition comprising hydrogen peroxide, water, aliphatic alcohol having 1-4 carbon atoms, and prefer... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4330302 | High thermal stability liquid hydrocarbons and methods for producing them Liquid petroleum hydrocarbon blends having improved thermal stability at temperatures of 1000° F. and higher are prepared by removing from the blends dissolved molecular oxygen and maintaining low levels of certain trace impurities in the blends. Trace i... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4330304 | Fuel additive A fuel additive to improve liquid fuel combustion efficiency which includes a nitroparaffin, a hydroperoxide, and propylene oxide. Ordinarily the nitroparaffin is between 3% and 65%, by weight, of the entire additive and the hydroperoxide is between 1/2% ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4298351 | Methanol automotive fuel A composition for use as a gasoline substitute. The composition includes mehanol and an alkyl peroxide.... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4294586 | Gasoline and diesel fuel additive A gasoline and diesel fuel additive comprising a mixture of alcohol, toluene, and hydrogen peroxide. The preferred ratio is 16/8/1 of these substances. Also for the purpose of quality control when the additive is to be used with diesel fuel, a few drops o... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4289501 | Hydrocarbon fuel additive A solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon when added in amounts of from about 1 to 2 parts per thousand by volume to hydrocarbon fuels improves combustion and increases fuel efficiency. The presence of a small amount of a hydroperoxide in combination with t... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4286969 | Hydrocarbon fuel additive A solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon when added in amounts of from about 1 to 2 parts per thousand to hydrocarbon fuels improves combustion and increases fuel efficiency. The presence of a small amount of a hydroperoxide in combination with the halogen... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4231756 | Gasoline and petroleum fuel supplement A gasoline and petroleum fuel supplement formed of a combination of ingredients including methyl alcohol, xylene, ethyl alcohol, and at least one alkali metal hydroxide. These ingredients may be added in various ratios to gasoline and/or to treated water ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4185594 | Diesel fuel compositions having anti-wear properties An anti-wear compression ignition fuel for use in diesel engines comprising (1) a monohydroxy alkanol having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, (2) an ignition accelerator and (3) a wear inhibiting amount of a dimerized unsaturated fatty acid.... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4104036 | Iron-containing motor fuel compositions and method for using same An improved fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline boiling range, a minor amount of at least one hydrocarbon soluble compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIII metals and mixtures there... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4045188 | Fuel additives for internal combustion engines An additive for hydrocarbon motor fuels for internal combustion engines which consists of ditertiarybutyl peroxide contained in a solvent medium. The solvent medium is preferably ditertiarybutyl alcohol along with a lower melting solvent, such as isopropy... | 08/30/1977 |
