Abstract:
A STABLE SEMI-SOLID OR PSEUDOPLASTIC FUEL CONTAINING UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNTS, E.G., 70 WT. PERCENT, OF A METAL SUCH AS BORON, ALUMINUM, ETC., IS PREPARED BY INCORPORATING THE METAL IN A NON-AQUEOUS OR ESSENTIALY NON-AQUEOUS EMULSION CONTAINING AS THE DISPERSED PHASE A MAJOR PROTION OF A HYDROCARBON, E.G., JET FUEL, AN EMULSIFIER AND AS THE CONTINUOUS PHASE A MINOR PROPORTION OF A POLAR ORGANIC LIQUID SUCH AS FORMAMIDE. SUCH EMULSIONS ARE READILY PUMPABLE AND ARE USEFUL AS FUELS IN AIR-BREATHING ROCKETS.
Abstract:
Copolymers of vinyl ester and an ester of a dialkyl unsaturated dicarboxylic acid prepared by partial transesterification of a short chain alcohol ester of said dicarboxylic acid with a C20 to C30 alcohol are flow improvers in residual and crude oils.