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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070838 | Fuel additive and method for its manufacture and use An additive composition for use in a liquid fuel containing a mixture of alcohol, aromatic hydrocarbon, acetone, petroleum ether, and mineral oil. The fuel additive is added to a hydrocarbon fuel to reduce pollutants and improve burning efficiency of the fuel. The t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7686855 | Method for transporting synthetic products Disclosed are methods for transporting one or more synthetic products produced from a carbonaceous source, such as coal, natural gas, or biomass, which may be located in a location that is remote from markets for such products. The synthetic products may include low... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7410514 | Liquid fuel composition having aliphatic organic non-hydrocarbon compounds, an aromatic hydrocarbon having an aromatic content of less than 15% by volume, an oxygenate, and water The invention relates to a liquid fuel composition of: 10-80 vol % of a first component which includes at least two aliphatic organic non-hydrocarbon compounds; 20-65 vol % of a second component including at least one hydrocarbon and having an aromatic content of le... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7357819 | Fuel blends There is provided a diesel fuel blend comprising one or more commercially available diesel fuels; ethanol and a coupling agent. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7314494 | Anti-detonation additive, and fuel provided therewith An anti detonation additive for fuel includes ethyl alcohol, and a stabilizer which contains ricinoleic acid. Also a fuel is provided with this anti-detonation additive. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7182796 | Odorant for fuel gas The present invention provides an odorant suitable for use in fuel gases, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), city gas, and LP gas, or methane gas, propane gas, butane gas and hydrogen gas. Preferably, the present invention provides a novel odorant that can also be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169196 | Fuel or fuel additive containing doped cerium oxide nanoparticles A fuel or fuel additives is disclosed which includes particles of cerium oxide which have been doped with a divalent or trivalent metal or metalloid which is a rare earth metal, a transition metal or a metal of group IIA, IIIB, VB, or VIB of the Periodic Table. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6872231 | Transportation fuels The present invention relates to Compositions of fuels for transportation are disclosed, particularly organic compositions which are liquid at ambient conditions. More specifically, it relates to transportation fuels comprising suitable organic distillates, as a pre... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6843813 | Rejuvenation and/or cleaning of catalysts Compositions and methods are provided forcleaning and/or rejuvenating catalysts, including catalysts of the type used in vehicle catalytic converters. The compositions of the invention comprise a hydrocarbon source and an oxygen donor, which may be one and the same ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6761745 | Method of reducing the vapor pressure of ethanol-containing motor fuels for spark ignition combustion engines A method of reducing the vapor pressure of a C3 to C12 hydrocarbon-based motor fuel mixture containing 0.1 to 20% by volume of ethanol for conventional spark ignition internal combustion engines, wherein, in addition to an ethanol component (b)... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719815 | Fuel composition The invention relates to a fuel composition which comprises a diesel fuel, a C1-C4 alkyl ester of an α-hydroxymonocarboxylic acid and, if appropriate, a C1-C4 alcohol. The diesel fuel is either obtained from petroleum or ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6599336 | Low pollution fuel To provide a low pollution fuel capable of obviating imperfect combustion of fuel in a diesel engine, etc., and fundamentally solving the exhaust gas problems without depending on the conventional symptomatic method. The low pollution fuel is composed of ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6458176 | Diesel fuel composition This invention is a fuel composition for use in internal combustion engines comprising a major amount of a base fuel which contains no more than 10% by weight of olefins and no more than 10% by weight of esters, and greater than 5% by weight based on the ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447557 | Diesel fuel composition This invention relates to an ultra-low sulphur fuel composition comprising (A) a major amount of a base fuel having (a) no more than 50 ppm by weight of sulphur, (b) no more than 10% by weight of olefins and (c) no more than 10% by weight of an ester and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447558 | Diesel fuel composition This invention is a method of reducing particulate matter emission from internal combustion engines which use a diesel fuel composition comprising a major amount of a diesel fuel having a base fuel which contains no more than 10% by weight of olefins and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6123742 | Fuel additive A fuel additive for internal combustion engines contains a mixture of toluene, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, and mineral oil as base ingredients mixed with a mixture having acetone, methanol, toluene, and xylene mixed in a predetermined order in predetermi... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5931977 | Diesel fuel additive A compound for use as a diesel fuel additive to gasoline or as a diesel fuel is provided. The compound has the molecular formula: ##STR1## is provided where R is CH3, C6 H10, C10 H18, or C12... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5688295 | Gasoline fuel additive A compound for use as an additive to gasoline or as a fuel is provided. The compound has the molecular formula: ##STR1## is provided where R is CH3, C3 H6, C7 H8, C6 H10, or... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5380346 | Fortified hydrocarbon and process for making and using the same Fortified hydrocarbon torch gas is a mixture of a major portion by weight of hydrocarbon base gas and additive selected from 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3 butanediol, glycerol, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol mo... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5332407 | Diesel fuel additive providing clean up detergency of fuel injectors A diesel fuel composition comprising a major portion of a middle distillate fuel oil and a minor portion, effective to clean deposits from diesel fuel injectors, of a diesel fuel detergent comprising the reaction product of: (a) a 4-alkyl-2-morpholinone repres... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5316558 | Catalytic clean-combustion-promoter compositions for liquid hydrocarbon fuels used in internal combustion engines Petroleum derived fuel compositions of improved efficiency for use with finished gasoline and diesel fuels in compression ignition engines and spark ignition engines include a catalytic clean-combustion-promoter composition to improve fuel efficiency and ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5264005 | Two-cycle lubricants and methods of using the same This invention relates to a two-cycle engine lubricant composition, comprising (A) at least one dispersant, (B) at least one reaction product of a fatty acid and a polyamine, and (C) at least about 25% by weight of the composition of at least one varnish ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4806129 | Fuel extender An efficient and cost competitive fuel extender for mixing with lead-free gasoline used for driving internal combustion engines is provided which makes use of low grade, inexpensive naphtha as its principal ingredient that is upgraded in combination with ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4743272 | Gasoline substitute fuel and method for using the same Gasoline fuel substitutes are usable in existing gasoline powered engines. The fuel substitutes comprise a major amount of specified anhydrous alcohol mixtures containing methanol and/or ethanol and a minor amount of specified ketone/ether mixtures, and d... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4498907 | Process for upgrading cuts of very high cycloparaffins content Process for the production of a liquid effluent comprising at least 75% of aromatic hydrocarbons from a naphtha feed charge of high sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen content; said process comprises two steps: (a) hydrotreatment of the charge to decrease its sulf... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4424063 | High flash point additives or compositions for gasoline and diesel fuels An improved energy-saving fuel additive for diesel engines and gasoline engines which comprises separate compositions which raise the flash point from about 6° to 29° C. In the case of the diesel additive, the following formulation is preferred: Element... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4405336 | Fuel composition A composition useful, inter alia, as a fuel, is based on ethyl alcohol denatured with methylisobutyl alcohol and kerosene, which is mixed with xylenes and isopropyl alcohol. The xylenes and isopropyl alcohol act with the denaturizing agents to raise the f... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4398920 | Blended fuels containing butyl alcohol acetone and methanol A blended fuel comprising (a) a gasoline, a gas oil or a fuel oil; (b) a mixture of butanol and acetone, optionally also containing isopropanol and/or ethanol; and (c) methanol; the mixture (b) being producible by fermentation of a hydrolysate obtained by hydr... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4376636 | Fuel additive Higher ratios of alcohol to gasoline (gasohol) are possible utilizing gasoline in combination with a mixture of alcohol, a ketone (e.g., acetone) and optionally a small amount of an alkali metal carbonate, such as sodium carbonate, in finely divided form.... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4371377 | Fuel additive Higher ratios of alcohol to gasoline (gasoline) are possible utilizing gasoline in combination with a mixture of alcohol, a ketone (e.g., acetone) and a small amount of an alkali metal carbonate, such as sodium carbonate, in finely divided form.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4332594 | Fuels for internal combustion engines An oxygenated hydrocarbon based fuel for use in internal combustion engines is composed by volume of alcohol (40-80%), ketone (0-30%) ether (15-40%), a dimethyl siloxane (0.01-1.0%) a surfactant (0.25-1.0%) and a fuel-soluble corrosion inhibitor (0.02-0.1... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4328004 | Stabilization of ethanol-gasoline mixtures A stabilized composition of matter comprising a fuel oil, such as gasoline, ethanol, small amounts of water and a stabilizing amount of an additive which is substantially insoluble in water, but which is soluble in ethyl alcohol and gasoline and is effect... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4276055 | Novel fuel composition and the process of preparing same This invention provides a novel synthetic fuel composition suitable for use in internal combustion engines. The fuel composition comprises from about 40 to 95% by volume of a primary alcohol having 1-4 carbon atoms, from about 5 to 60% by volume of an alc... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4265638 | Synthetic fuel formulation and process for producing the same A synthetic fuel formulation is disclosed, together with a process of producing such synthetic fuel. Based on its total weight, the fuel is comprised of approximately fifty to about seventy-five percent of an aliphatic hydrocarbon alcohol containing two t... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4261702 | Novel process for preparation of gasohol Gasoline and aqueous alcohol, such as 95 w % ethanol, are mixed to form wet two-phase gasahol (including a hydrocarbon phase and a water phase); and the water-phase is separated and reacted with a ketal, acetal, or orthoester to form a dry composition whi... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4244703 | Fuel additives A family of fuel additives particularly containing certain diamines preferably in combination with certain alcohols, the invention provides compositions of matter which improve the performance of internal combustion engines and provide favorable fuel econ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4036604 | Fuel A process for making a fuel by combining turpentine, alcohol and blending agent and reducing the temperature of a batch to form two separate phases of differing densities, both of which are separately useable as fuels for internal combustion engines. The ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3955939 | Extractive distillation of isopropyl alcohol with an ether solvent recovered from the initial feed A water-free mixture of isopropyl alcohol, diisopropyl alcohol, diisopropyl ether and by-products is made by the catalytic hydration of propylene in the gaseous phase at temperatures of 140°-170°C under pressures of 25-40 atmospheres gauge. A water-to-p... | 05/11/1976 |
