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Fuel additive and fuel composition containing the same

US6458173B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2000
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L10/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides the use of a poly(hydroxy-carboxylic acid)amide or -ester derivative of general formula I: wherein R is the residue of an amine, an aminoalcohol or a polyol linked to the or each poly(hydroxycarboxylic acid) via an amide or ester linkage; R1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group containing up to 50 carbon atoms; A is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; n is from 1-100, preferably 1-10 and p is from 1-5, as a fuel additive acting as a detergent and as a lubricity additive in fuel compositions.Moreover, the invention provides a fuel oil composition comprising of a major amount of a fuel oil, and a minor amount of an the additive as well as a additive concentration for use in a fuel oil composition.

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