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Novel fuel composition containing alcohol

Assignee: GREAT LAKES CARBON Corp
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Filing: 1980-09-22
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Granted: 1981-08-04
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Expires: 2000-09-22
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Abstract

Abstract A novel fuel composition contains ethanol or gasohol plus, as a corrosion inhibitor, a reaction product of an aminotriazole, isatoic anhydride and an N-alkyl propylene diamine.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rodney L. Sung

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:14
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L1/14; C10L1/22; C10L1/232; C10L1/02; C10L1/023; C10L1/221

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines comprising (a) a major portion of a fuel containing (i) at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol and methanol and (ii) gasoline in amount of 0-50 volumes per volume of alcohol; and (b) a minor corrosion inhibition amount of, as a corrosion inhibiting agent, a reaction product of (i) an aminotriazole, (ii) an isatoic anhydride, and (iii) a C 3 -C 12 poly-primary amine bearing at least one free --NH 2 group and at least one --NHR' group wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 hydrocarbon group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 99 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines comprising (a) a major portion of a fuel containing (i) at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol and methanol and (ii) gasoline in amount of 0-50 volumes per volume of alcohol; and (b) a minor corrosion inhibition amount of, as a corrosion inhibiting agent, a reaction product of (i) an aminotriazole, (ii) an isatoic anhydride, and (iii) a C 3 -C 12 poly-primary amine bearing at least one free --NH 2 group and at least one --NHR' group wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 hydrocarbon group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is an alcohol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is methanol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is ethanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is a commercial ethanol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is a commercial ethanol containing acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 22 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is a commercial ethanol containing acetic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is a gasohol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel is substantially anhydrous.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuel contains less than 0.3 v % water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,3-triazole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said amine is a diamine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said amine is a diamine containing an --NHR' group.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 42 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said amine is R'--NH--R"--NH 2 , R" is alkylene, arylene, alkarylene, arylene, or cycloalkylene hydrocarbon and R is C 12 -C 18 alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl hydrocarbon.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 32 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said amine is R'--NH--CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 and R' is C 12 -C 18 alkyl.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 43 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,3-triazole, said isatoic anhydride is isatoic anhydride se, and said amino is R'NHCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , and R' is oleoyl or tallowyl.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 34 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines as claimed in claim 1 wherein said corrosion inhibiting agent is present in minor corrosion inhibiting amount of 0.0001 w %-0.005 w % of said fuel composition.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 64 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines comprising (a) a major portion of a fuel containing absolute ethanol; and (b) a minor corrosion inhibiting amount, 0.0001 w %-0.005 w % of said fuel composition, of as a corrosion inhibiting agent, a reaction product of 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole, isatoic anhydride and R'NHCH 2 CH 2 NH 2 wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 alkyl hydrocarbon.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 64 words
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines comprising (a) a major portion of a fuel containing absolute ethanol; and (b) a minor corrosion inhibiting amount, 0.0001 w %-0.005 w % of said fuel composition, of as a corrosion inhibiting agent, a reaction product of 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole, isatoic anhydride and R'NHCH 2 CH 2 NH 2 wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 alkyl hydrocarbon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 47 words
A composition comprising a reaction product of (i) an aminotriazole, (ii) an isatoic anhydride, and (iii) a C 3 -C 12 poly-primary amine bearing at least one free --NH 2 group and at least one --NHR' group wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 hydrocarbon group.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 47 words
A composition comprising a reaction product of (i) an aminotriazole, (ii) an isatoic anhydride, and (iii) a C 3 -C 12 poly-primary amine bearing at least one free --NH 2 group and at least one --NHR' group wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 hydrocarbon group.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 12 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,3-triazole.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 12 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said amine is a diamine.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said amine is a diamine containing an --NHR group.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 37 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said amine is R'--NH--R"--NH 2 , R" is alkylene, arylene, alkarylene, arylene, or cycloalkylene hydrocarbon and R is C 12 -C 18 alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl hydrocarbon.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 27 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said amine is R'--NH--CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 and R' is C 12 -C 18 alkyl.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 38 words
A composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein said aminotriazole is 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole, said isatoic anhydride is isatoic anhydride se, and said amine is R'NHCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , and R' is oleoyl or tallowyl.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 11 words
##STR3## wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 n-alkyl hydrocarbon.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim 11 words
##STR3## wherein R' is a C 12 -C 18 n-alkyl hydrocarbon.

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