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Smoke reducing additive for two-cycle engine lubricant-fuel mixture comprising the Hofmann decomposition products of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide

US5250081A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1991
Grant dateOct 5, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B2075/025
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for reducing smoke emitted from a two-cycle internal combustion engine wherein the engine is operated with a lubricant oil-fuel mixture containing certain quaternary ammonium hydroxides. A preferred quaternary ammonium hydroxide is tricapryl methyl quaternary ammonium hydroxide.

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