Abstract:
A specified gasoline capable of maintaining a high octane number and reducing the amount of NOx to be contained in exhaust gases when consumed, which comprises as essential components(A) 3-30 vol. % of methyl-t.-butyl ether and(B) 1-15 vol. % of light straight-run naphtha with the balance being a base gasoline, the amounts of the components (A) and (B) being each based on the amount of the specified gasoline.
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 is described. The fuel provides acceptable valve seat protection in engines designed to operate on leaded or unleaded fuels. Ordinarily, leaded fuels contain components to reduce deposits within the engine cylinders which unleaded fuels do not. As leaded fuels become unavailable, some refiners will add valve protecting components to the unleaded fuels to satisfy the leaded market. Such fuels will then potentially cause an increase in the octane requirement. This invention deals with polybasic carboxylate additives having valve seat protection properties which avoid or minimize the octane requirement increase.
Abstract:
Disclosed are manganese and copper-containing compositions comprising:(A) a manganese containing compound and(B) a copper containing compound,wherein said composition contains from about 0.05 up to about 23 g-atoms of manganese for each g-atom of copper in said composition. Also disclosed are fuel compositions and additive concentrates containing said manganese and copper-containing compositions. Additionally, disclosed is a method for reducing ignition temperature of exhaust particulate from diesel engines which comprises operating said engine using the above-described fuel compositions.
Abstract:
A composition for dispensing toxic agents, such as an insecticide, comprises an internal combustion engine fuel containing a minor amount of an insecticide which is refractory to the fuel combustion conditions of the engine and soluble in the fuel. The engine fuel claimed is gasoline or a gasoline/kerosene mixture, although diesel fuels are also disclosed. The proportion of insecticide in the mixture is low enough to enable operation of the engine to power a vehicle such as a lawn mower and high enough to be effective in the engine exhaust against target pests. In use, a gasoline fuel containing up to 10% by weight of malathion is employed to operate an internal combustion engine powering an implement such as a lawn mower and the insecticide is dispensed via the engine exhaust over the ground traversed by the implement.
Abstract:
Phosphorothionyl disulphides are prepared by reacting an organic thiophosphoric acid with hydrogen peroxide under conditions such that either the thiophosphoric acid is added to the hydrogen peroxide or the thiophosphoric acid and hydrogen peroxide are introduced into the reaction vessel such that there is never more than 10 mole % excess of thiophosphoric acid (compared with the hydrogen peroxide) added to the reaction vessel. In this manner phosphorothionyl disulphides which are useful as ashless lubricating oil antioxidants and anti-wear additives, can be prepared in good yield and with very low acid number.
Abstract:
Hydrocarbyl acid phosphate salts of polyamides having at least one amino group and hydrocarbon fuel compositions containing same. The salts are formed by neutralizing with a hydrocarbyl acid phosphate at least 10 percent of the amino groups of a polyamide containing from about 2 to about 6 amide groups and at least one amino group. Hydrocarbon fuel compositions containing these salts exhibit desirable properties such as enhanced carburetor detergency and carburetor anti-icing characteristics, improved water tolerance, excellent rust inhibition, and cleaner engine operation while engines operated thereon exhibit reduced hydrocarbon content in the exhaust.