Fuel additive composition for stabilising blends of ethanol and a hydrocarbon

US7473283B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Indian Oil Corporation Limited · IN

Inventors

• Deepak Kumar Tuli · Faridabad, IN
• Rakesh Sarin · Faridabad, IN
• Krishan Kumar Swami · Faridabad, IN
• Shanti Parkash · Manesar, IN
• Rajeev Ranjan · College Park, US
• Niranjan Raghunath Raje · New Delhi, IN
• Ram Prakash Verma · Mumbai, IN
• Akhilesh Kumar Bhatnagar · Faridabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C10L1/231
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a fuel additive composition for stabilizing blends of ethanol and a hydrocarbon boiling in the gasoline or diesel range, comprising: a) 0.1-10% of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) derivative(s) or mixtures thereof of formula (I) where m=0-12, n=0, 2, 4 & 6 and b) 0.1-10% of an organic co-solvent depending upon the percentage composition of diesel and ethanol blend.