Title Catalytic fuel additive for jet, gasoline, diesel, and bunker fuels
Creator/Author Webb, H.M.
Publication Date 1978 Dec 12
OSTI Identifier 6229774
Report Number(s) US 4129421
Resource Type Patent
Resource Relation Pat. File: Filed date 24 Jun 1977
Subject 020500 -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products; ;AUTOMOTIVE FUELS-- ADDITIVES;DIESEL FUELS-- ADDITIVES;JET ENGINE FUELS-- ADDITIVES; ALCOHOLS;IRON SULFATES;PICRIC ACID;TOLUENE;WATER
Related Subject AROMATICS;CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES;EXPLOSIVES;FUELS;HYDROCARBONS;HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS;HYDROXY COMPOUNDS;IRON COMPOUNDS;NITRO COMPOUNDS;ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;OXYGEN COMPOUNDS;PHENOLS;SULFATES;SULFUR COMPOUNDS;TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
Description/
Abstract A fuel additive for jet, internal combustion, and diesel engine fuel is described.^The additive consists of an active ingredient formulation consisting of a mixture of picric acid: ferrous sulfate of 17:1 to 70:1 in a solvent consisting of about 60% by volume of methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol, 2% by volume of toluene, and 38% by volume of water.^The additive may also contain a small amount of nitrobenzene.^The additive may be added to the fuel when the fuel is liquid, or the additive may be introduced directly into the engine in vaporized form.
Country of Publication United States
Language English
Format Pages: 8
Rights Natural Resources Guardianship International, Inc.
System Entry Date 2001 May 13
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