Abstract:
An energy-saving fuel additive for jet engines, gasoline and diesel engines, including additions to domestic heating and light industrial oils (#2 and #3) and residual or bunker fuel (#4, #5, and #6), which comprises as active ingredients a catalytic mixture of a major proportion of picric acid and a minor proportion of ferrous sulfate.This additive may be utilized in bulk by addition of a concentrate mix to the tank or fuel container. Such a composition, denoted MSX Mix, is as follows, one imperial gallon containing:______________________________________ Ferrous Sulfate 0.1 - 0.2 grams Picric Acid 3.5 - 7.0 grams Nitrobenzene 0.1 - 2.0 grams Toluene 3.37- 1.12 kg Isopropyl Alcohol 1.12- 3.37 kg Water Balance ______________________________________ This composition is further adjusted with alcoholic solvent and water to produce a final composition suitable for atomized or vaporized use as, for example, in a 4-gallon (imperial) concentration:______________________________________ Methanol 1 gallon Isopropyl Alcohol 1 gallon Water 1 gallon MSX Mix .5 gallon Ethanol .5 gallon ______________________________________ For example, where atomized or vaporized upon introduction to an engine in a novel combination solvent there is a minor proportion of alkyl benzene and a major proportion of isopropyl, ethyl, and methyl alcohols in water (MEIW), which optionally may include a minor amount of nitrobenzene. A preferred solvent by volume is isopropyl alcohol (C.sub.3), 30-25%; methanol plus ethanol (C.sub.1 + C.sub.2), 30-40%; and water 30-20%.Considering the toluene, the total solvent contains about 60% by volume of a mixture of methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl alcohols, 2% by volume of toluene, and 38% by volume of water.A formula for bulk addition of bunker and residual fuels (#4, #5, and #6) contains components in the following proportions per imperial gallon:______________________________________ Preferred Range ______________________________________ Ferrous Sulfate 5 g 5- 7 g Trinitrophenol (picric acid) 10 g 10-15 g Toluene 5 kg 5- 7 kg Isopropanol 1 kg 1-1.5 kg Water Balance Balance ______________________________________
Abstract:
An energy-saving fuel additive for jet engines, gasoline and diesel engines, including additions to domestic heating and light industrial oils (#2 and #3) and residual or bunker fuel (#4, 5, and 6), which comprises as active ingredients a catalytic mixture of a major proportion of picric acid and a minor proportion of ferrous sulfate.