Fuel composition producing a colored flame
US6419713B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11C5/004
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns a solid or liquid fuel composition capable while burning of producing a selected and varied colored flame other than the color of a standard flame. The composition comprises triethanolamine and a color-forming agent. The invention also concerns a candle or lighting device with a colored flame prepared from the composition. The invention further concerns a method for making a candle with a colored flame comprising the steps of casting the composition into a mold wherein a wick has previously been fixed, cooling the cast composition, and removing the cooled composition from the mold.
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