Method for improving the fuel economy of an internal combustion engine using fuel having hydroxyl-containing ester additive
US4617026A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L1/1985
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of reducing fuel consumption in an automotive internal combustion engine which comprises operating said engine on gasoline hydrocarbon fuel containing an effective fuel reducing amount of a selected additive which is a hydroxyl-containing ester of a monocarboxylic acid and a glycol or trihydric alcohol, said ester additive having at least one free hydroxyl group.
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