Nitromethane fuel compositions
US4583991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L1/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The tendency of nitromethane to detonate when used as a fuel in an internal combustion engine surprisingly has been found to be reduced by adding to the fuel a detonation reducing amount of an additive selected from the group consisting of nitroethane, 2-nitropropane, and mixtures thereof. Nitromethane fuel compositions having a reduced tendency to detonate are also provided.
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