Cetane improver compositions comprising nitrated fatty acid derivatives
US5454842A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B3/06
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to materials which improve the cetane number of diesel fusel when added in an amount in the range of 0.01 to 2 wt % to such fuel. The materials are the nitration product of alcohols obtained by the reduction of tall oil fatty acids, tall oil fatty acid esters, vegetable oils and mixtures thereof.
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