Material and method for enhancing combustion

Claim 2

The liquid of claim 2 in which the liquid also includes approximately 2 percent nitro-benzene.

Claim 3

A liquid additive for vaporizing and subsequent introduction, downstream from the carburetor along with carbureted gasoline, into the fuel stream of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, said liquid comprising water and a concentrate mixed with said water, said concentrate including methanol and nitro-methane as essential ingredients, said water, methanol and nitro-methane being present in said additive in such amounts and proportions as to react among themselves and with the carbureted gasoline to promote combustion of the gasoline and reduce the deleterious contents of the exhaust emissions of said engine.

Claim 4

The liquid of claim 3 in which the methanol and nitro-methane comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent and 5 percent of the said concentrate.

Claim 5

The liquid of claim 5 in which the water-to-concentrate ratio is approximately 2 to 1.

Claim 6

The liquid of claim 6 in which said methanol and nitro-methane comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent and 5 percent of said concentrate.

Claim 7

The liquid of claim 6 in which said methanol and nitro-methane comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent and 5 percent of said concentrate with the balance of said concentrate being a blender effective to inhibit separation of the nitromethane and methanol.

Claim 8

The liquid of claim 6 in which said methanol and nitro-methane comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent and 5 percent of the concentrate, the balance of said concentrate being primarily acetone.

Claim 9

A fuel additive for mixing with water to form a vaporizable solution for mixing with air to create vapors for introduction together with a vaporized mixture of gasoline and air directly into the intake manifold of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, said additive comprising methanol, nitro-methane and acetone, said methanol and nitro-methane being present in said additive as essential ingredients, said acetone being present in said additive as a blender effective to inhibit separation of the nitro-methane and methanol, and said water, methanol, nitro-methane and acetone being present in such amounts and proportions as to react among themselves and with the vaporized mixture of gasoline and air to promote combustion of the gasoline and reduce the deleterious contents of the exhaust emissions.

Claim 10

The fuel additive of claim 10 including approximately 2 percent nitro-benzene.

Claim 11

The fuel additive of claim 11 in which said methanol, nitro-methane, and acetone comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent, 5 percent, and 18 percent of the fuel additive.

Claim 12

The fuel additive of claim 10 in which said nitro-methane comprises between 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent of said fuel additive.

Claim 13

A fuel additive for producing vapors for introduction wIth carbureted gasoline directly into the intake manifold of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, said additive consisting of methanol and nitro-methane, said methanol and nitro-methane being present in such amounts and proportions as to promote combustion of said carbureted gasoline to reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

Claim 14

The additive of claim 14 also including acetone as a blending agent, said acetone being present in amounts up to approximately 18 percent.

Claim 15

The additive of claim 14 in which said nitro-methane comprises approximately 5 percent of said additive.

Claim 16

The additive of claim 14 in which said methanol and nitro-methane comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent and 5 percent of said additive.

Claim 17

The additive of claim 15 including approximately 2 percent nitro-benzene.

Claim 18

The additive of claim 18 in which said methanol, nitro-methane, and acetone comprise, respectively, approximately 75 percent, 5 percent, and 18 percent of said additive.

Claim 19

For injection in vaporized form directly into the intake manifold of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, there to mix with the carbureted gasoline, an additive concentrate consisting essentially of 2 parts of water and 1 part of a mixture of 75 percent methanol, 5 percent nitro-methane, 18 percent acetone and 2 percent nitro-benzene.

Claim 20

The additive of claim 1 in which said nitro-methane comprises between 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent of said fuel additive.

Claim 21

The additive of claim 6 in which said nitromethane comprises between 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent of said fuel additive.

Claim 22

The additive of claim 15 in which said nitro-methane comprises between 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent of said fuel additive.

Claim 23

A liquid additive for mixing with air to produce vapors to be introduced along with carbureted gasoline into the firing chambers of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, said additive consisting of water and a concentrate mixed with said water at a mixture of approximately two parts water and one part concentrate, said concentrate consisting of methanol and nitro-methane as essential ingredients, said methanol and nitro-methane being present in such amounts and in such proportions as to react with the water and carbureted gasoline to promote combustion of the gasoline and reduce the deleterious contents of the exhaust emissions.

Claim 24

A liquid additive for mixing with air to produce vapors to be introduced along with carbureted gasoline into the firing chambers of a gasoline-fired internal combustion engine, said additive consisting of water and a concentrate mixed with said water at a mixture of approximately two parts water and one part concentrate, said concentrate consisting of methanol and nitro-methane as essential ingredients, said methanol and nitro-methane being present in such amounts and in such proportions as to react with the water and carbureted gasoline to promote combustion of the gasoline and reduce the deleterious contents of the exhaust emissions, said nitro-methane comprising between 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent of said concentrate.