Abstract:
An overbased magnesium composition deposit control additive for residual fuel oils and turbine fuels is an overbased magnesium sulfonate, carboxylate or phanate or mixtures thereof containing at least 14 % and upwards to about 18 % by weight of magnesium and containing a succinic anhydride and lower carboxylic acid co-promoter reaction product. The additive when added to fuel oils, such as residual fuel oils containing high asphaltenes, reduces, if not eliminates, magnesium/asphaltene deposits or sediment and the consequential plugging of filters. The additive also reduces, if not eliminates, vanadium caused corrosion in the turbine. The invention is also the process for preparing the overbased composition or deposit control additive, wherein the overbasing reaction incorporates the combination of a lower carboxylic acid, preferably acetic acid and a succinic anhydride, preferably dodecenyl succinic anhydride (DDSA), as the co-promoter.
Abstract:
An additive composition comprising: (a) an ashless dispersant comprising an acylated nitrogen compound; and (b) a carboxylic acid, or an ester of the carboxylic acid and an alcohol wherein the acid has from 2 to 50 carbon atoms and the alcohol has one or more carbon atoms provides an improvement in the lubricity of fuel oils and exhibits improved solubility in the fuel oil.
Abstract:
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines, and more particularly, a fuel composition for internal combustion engines containing less than about 0.5 gram of lead per gallon of fuel. The fuel provides acceptable valve seat protection in eingines designed to operate on leaded fuels. A further aspect of the invention is to reduce deposit formation within the cylinders.
Abstract:
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines, and more particularly, a fuel composition for internal combustion engines containing less than about 0.5 gram of lead per gallon of fuel. The fuel provides acceptable valve seat protection in eingines designed to operate on leaded fuels. A further aspect of the invention is to reduce deposit formation within the cylinders.
Abstract:
A light hydrocarbon fuel composition for vehicles comprises: 100 parts by weight of light hydrocarbon, 1-100 parts by weight of anhydrous methanol or anhydrous ethanol, 0-52 parts by weight of lacquersolvent (MTBE, TAME, TBA, isobutyl alcohol), 3-100 parts by weight of aromatic hydrocarbon (toluene, dimethylbenzene or topped oil from toluene production and light aromatic hydrocarbon), 0.004-0.04 parts by weight of cationic fluorocarbon surfactant and 0-0.66 parts by weight of cylopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (CMT). It also may be used if the anhydrous methanol or MTBE is omitted and the aromatic hydrocarbon or CMT is added. The production is a low-cost, high effective, saving and environmental friendly substitutive fuel for automobiles with high octane number (RON), no rust, high anti-wear ability, and low pollutant concentration in exhaust gases when used.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to marking a petroleum product with a silent marker, which is an ester derivative of fluorescent material, and to detecting the same. In accordance with the present invention, the silent marker may be detected by measuring the fluorescence generated from the selective hydrolysis of the ester moiety under enzymatic action.
Abstract:
Emissions of pollutants from diesel engines (10) are reduced by a regimen for catalytically treating engine exhaust and, preferably, also the combustion of the fuel. The balance point of a diesel trap (30) is reduced to permit more efficient regeneration, preferably self-regeneration, while also reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by a combination of mechanical devices and fuel additives. The regimen requires the introduction of from 0.05 to 1 ppm of a platinum group metal catalyst (based on the volume of fuel combusted) into the particulates, by introducing at least half of the platinum group metal catalyst (50) directly into the hot exhaust gases (52, 20). Preferably, the platinum group metal catalyst is employed with a combustible organic liquid to aid in either progressively loading the trap (30) with the combustible organics or to combust in the hot combustion gases to facilitate burning of the particulates on the trap (30) for more effective regeneration. The judicious selection and use of an auxiliary catalyst metal (e.g., copper), preferably adding at least half of its total to the fuel as a fuel additive, is a preferred part of the regimen to achieve the lowest trap balance point.