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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7195654 | Gasoline additive concentrate composition and fuel composition and method thereof A gasoline additive concentrate composition comprises a solvent, an alkoxylated fatty amine, and a partial ester having at least one free hydroxyl group and formed by reacting at least one fatty carboxylic acid and at least one polyhydric alcohol. A fuel composition... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6716258 | Fuel composition This invention relates to a diesel fuel composition comprising a major amount of a base fuel and a relatively minor amount of at least one chemical component other than that generated in a refinery process stream which component is miscible with the base fuel in suc... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6129773 | Fuel blends A fuel additive composition containing ethanol, n-propanol or mixtures thereof together with a non-hydroxy fatty acid and organic ester is described. A miscible fuel blend composition containing the fuel additive composition and diesel oil, gas oil or a m... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5968211 | Gasoline additive concentrate The present invention is a gasoline additive concentrate which remains liquid at low temperatures of about 0° F. which contains a fatty acid, ester or mixtures thereof in combination with an alcohol, an amine or a mixture thereof.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5599358 | Gas oil composition A gas oil composition for motor vehicles, with a sulfur content lower than 0.2% by weight and with a content of aromatic hydrocarbons lower than about 30% by weight, contains, as a lubricity improver agent, an amount of from 100 to 10,000 ppm (parts per m... | 02/04/1997 |
| 4451266 | Additive for improving performance of liquid hydrocarbon fuels Described herein is an additive to hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, diesel fuel and the like used, for example, in vehicles and furnaces. The fuel comprises a mixutre of a low molecular weight alcohol, an aliphatic ester, an aromatic hydrocarbon, a hal... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4394133 | Alkyl acetates as phase separation inhibitors in liquid hydrocarbon fuel and ethanol mixtures This invention is a method of preventing phase separation of hydrous ethanol and liquid hydrocarbon fuel mixtures comprising the addition of an effective amount of a phase separation inhibitor selected from the group of alkyl acetates which have: (a) a so... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4344770 | Method and apparatus for converting solid organic material to fuel oil and gas Method and means for converting organic materials, such as garbage, sewage sludge, wood and agricultural products, and the like, to fuels are disclosed which include pre-drying the organic feed material and feeding the same to a reactor for the pyrolysis ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 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 |
