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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142954 | Fuel composition for fuel cell and fuel cell using the same A fuel composition for a fuel cell includes at least one primary fuel that produces protons and electrons, and at least one peroxide. As an example, the primary fuel may be at least one aqueous solution containing methanol, ethanol, or formic acid. When the fuel com... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7360509 | Method for operating compression ignition internal combustion engine An object is to provide a method for operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine which, using a single fuel, can produce diesel combustion when the load is high, or homogeneous-charged compression ignition combustion when the load is low. The operati... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354461 | Solid fuels for fuel cells A solid fuel for use in fuel cells is presented. The solid fuel includes solid oxygenates, and mixtures for generating a gaseous fuel from the solid fuel. The solid fuel can be contained in a cartridge and reacted with a liquid reactant for generating a gaseous fuel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354507 | Hydroprocessing methods and apparatus for use in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons The present invention is generally related towards enhancing the yield and/or cold-flow properties of certain hydrocarbon products, increasing the degree of isomerization in a diesel product and/or increasing the production rate of a diesel product. The embodiments ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300476 | 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... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7229481 | Diesel fuel compositions A water-in-fuel emulsion composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel and water, and its use in a compression ignition engine is provided. Emissions, for example of NOx, black smoke and/or particulate matter, are lower as compared to conventional... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7179364 | Production of stable olefinic Fischer-Tropsch fuels with minimum hydrogen consumption The present invention relates to a stable, low sulfur, olefinic distillate fuel blend component derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process and a process for producing this stable, low sulfur, olefinic distillate fuel blend component. The stable, low sulfur, olefinic dis... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7144436 | Fuel composition A fuel composition comprising gasoline having a sulphur content of less than 10 ppm by weight and an aromatic content of less than 25% by volume, characterized in that said composition comprises at least 5% by volume of olefins and is substantially free of any ether... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141084 | Fuel for fuel cell system A fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon nu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6962650 | Fuel for use in a fuel cell system A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of over 40° C. and 100° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10 | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958117 | Fuel for use in a fuel cell system A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10 | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949180 | Low toxicity Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel and process for making same A method for preparing low toxicity Fischer-Tropsch fuels suitable for use in a diesel engine and Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel compositions having low toxicity suitable for use in diesel engines characterized by a boiling range distribution wherein the 5 weight perc... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939459 | Fuel for use in fuel cell system A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel has distillation properties, the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of 35° C. o... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6860909 | Low emissions F-T fuel/cracked stock blends A blend useful as a diesel fuel, as well as a method for its production, comprising a high quality Fischer-Tropsch derived distillate boiling in the range of a diesel fuel blended with a cracked stock boiling in the range of a diesel fuel wherein the final blend con... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858047 | Fuel additive containing lithium alkylaromatic sulfonate and peroxides A fuel additive, especially for gasoline and diesel engines, has a major portion of lithium aromatic sulfonate and an organic peroxide; for example, lithium bezene sulfonate and as the peroxide methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and/or tert-butyl perbenzoate. The additive... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6824573 | Fuel for use in fuel cell A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 0.5-40 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission,... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6800102 | Emergency fuel An emergency fuel for an internal combustion engine comprises a hydrocarbon solvent having a flash point of at least 100° F. (such as about 65-75% paraffins and about 25-35% naphthenes, or about 75-85% paraffins and about 15-25% of C7 or higher alcohols, or an arom... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6773470 | Suspensions for use as fuel for electrochemical fuel cells A fuel composition for fuel cells includes a polar solvent such as water, a first portion of a first fuel dissolved in the solvent at a saturated concentration, and a second portion of the first fuel suspended in the solvent to serve as a reservoir of fuel as the di... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758871 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. The auxilia... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6669743 | Synthetic jet fuel and process for its production (law724) Clean distillate useful as a jet fuel or jet blending stock is produced from Fischer-Tropsch wax by separating wax into heavier and lighter fractions; further separating the lighter fraction and hydroisomerizing the heavier fraction and that portion of th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6558439 | Emergency fuel An emergency fuel for an internal combustion engine comprises a hydrocarbon solvent having a flash point of at least 100° F. (such as about 65-75% paraffins and about 25-35% naphthenes, or about 75-85% paraffins and about 15-25% of C7 or higher alcohols,... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554877 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6540796 | Use of trioxepans in ignition improved fuels The invention relates to use of trioxepan compounds of formula I ##STR1## with R1-3 being independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups in the process to make fuels with improved ignition properties. Preferably, R | 04/01/2003 |
| 6379404 | Additive used in the combustible water/hydrocarbon fuel mixture This invention provides an additive used in the water/oil mixture to form an emulsified water/oil mixture suitable as a fuel source. The additive comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group of chemicals consisting of 55-65% of phenyl ethyl phe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6309432 | Synthetic jet fuel and process for its production Clean distillate useful as a jet fuel or jet blending stock is produced from Fischer-Tropsch wax by separating wax into heavier and lighter fractions; further separating the lighter fraction and hydroisomerizing the heavier fraction and that portion of th... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6179885 | Aromatic Mannich compound-containing composition and process for making same This invention relates to a composition, comprising: (I) an aromatic Mannich compound derived from: (A) a hydroxy containing aromatic compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein in Formula (A-1): Ar is an aromatic group; m is 1, 2 or 3; n is a number from 1 ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6080211 | Lipid vesicle-based fuel additives and liquid energy sources containing same Liquid energy sources, e.g., liquid fuels comprising lipid vesicles having fuel additives such as water are disclosed herein. The liquid energy sources, methods for preparation, and methods of enhancing engine performance disclosed herein employing the li... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5906664 | Fuels for diesel engines The invention relates to high energy, oxygenated fuel compositions suitable for use in compression ignition internal combustion engines which fuel compositions contain a synergistic combination of dimethyl ether, methanol, and water, the combination provi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5823758 | Fuel combustion enhancing catalytic composition and methods of formulating and utilizing same A composition for enhancing combustion of hydrocarbon fuels such as LPG, gasoline and diesel fuel comprises at least one metal oxide catalyst dispersed in a liquid organic carrier compatible with the hydrocarbon fuel. The metal oxide catalyst preferably i... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5766274 | Synthetic jet fuel and process for its production Clean distillate useful as a jet fuel or jet blending stock is produced from Fischer-Tropsch wax by separating wax into heavier and lighter fractions; further separating the lighter fraction and hydroisomerizing the heavier fraction and that portion of th... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5700301 | Fuel additives and method Disclosed are additives for fuel which comprise certain aliphatic amines and aliphatic alcohols in a paraffin carrier such as kerosene. The additives improve combustion efficiency and fuel economy, and reduce the amount of pollutants and corrosives formed... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5645613 | Process for the production of hydrocarbons Several Fischer-Tropsch reaction schemes using a promoted iron catalyst in a slurry reactor produce oxygenated naphtha and diesel fractions on distillation that reduce particulate emissions in diesel engines. High carbon conversion efficiencies and optimu... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5522905 | Diesel fuel containing an additive which improves the combustion of soot A diesel fuel containing an additive which improves the combustion of soot, for reducing the pollutant emission in the combustion exhaust gases from diesel engines by discontinuous burning-off of soot which has been precipitated in the exhaust gas filter,... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5298039 | Fuels for gasoline engines Fuels for gasoline engines contain a combination of a nitrogen-containing detergent component and an alkoxylate as a carrier oil component, the alkoxylate being a dialkylphenol-initiated propoxylate.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5246608 | Hydrocarbon oil compositions A hydrocarbon oil composition comprising a paraffinic hydrocarbon oil and as an additive, at least one linear polymer of carbon monoxide with one or more -olefins having at least 10 carbon atoms per molecule said polymer comprising of substantially... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5032144 | Octane enhancers for fuel compositions The octane value of fuels such as gasoline is increased by adding thereto an organic compound containing a tert-butyl group bonded to a carbon or nitrogen atom, which, in turn, is bonded to yet another atom by double or triple bonds.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4748289 | Method and apparatus for catalytic processing of light hydrocarbons and catalysts for use therein A process and apparatus for converting light hydrocarbons, such as waste organic solvents, to a useful fuel having a high flash point. A mixture of light hydrocarbon and heavy oil, wherein the ratio of light hydrocarbon to heavy oil preferably lies in the... | 05/31/1988 |
