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Iron salt diesel fuel additive compositions for improvement of particulate traps

US7306634B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2003
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L10/02
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fuel additive iron salt composition effective in improving the operation of diesel engine particulate traps when added to a diesel fuel so as to provide 1-25 ppm iron in the fuel which comprises an oil soluble or oil dispersible neutral or overbased iron salt of an acidic organic compound, 50-99 mole % of the total iron present in the composition being in the ferric form, the balance being the ferrous form.

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