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Diesel fuel additive
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-28
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-03-28
Abstract
Abstract An additive composition for use in Diesel fuel to be combusted in a Diesel engine, the composition comprising, in admixture form: (a) about 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) about 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) about 0.5 weight percent neo decanoic acid, (d) the balance being a hydrocarbon solvent carrier thoroughly mixed with the peroxide, imidazoline, and acid.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcel Vataru
- 👤 Mark S. Filowitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 15:33
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L10/00; C10L10/02; C10L1/14; C10L1/143; C10L1/16; C10L1/1616; C10L1/18; C10L1/1811; C10L1/188; C10L1/1881; C10L1/22; C10L1/222; C10L1/2222; C10L1/2225; C10L1/224; C10L1/232; C10L1/234; C10L1/238; C10L1/2383
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A Diesel fuel additive composition comprising: (a) about 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) about 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) about 0.5 weight percent neo decanoic acid, (d) the balance being a hydrocarbon solvent carrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A Diesel fuel additive composition comprising: (a) about 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) about 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) about 0.5 weight percent neo decanoic acid, (d) the balance being a hydrocarbon solvent carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The additive composition of claim 1 wherein the solvent is a low odor paraffin solvent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved Diesel fuel composition comprising Diesel fuel in admixture with from 0.58 to 0.68 percent, by volume, of the additive composition of claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An improved Diesel fuel composition comprising Diesel fuel in admixture with about 0.60 percent, by volume, of the additive composition of claim 2,
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A Diesel fuel additive composition comprising: (a) 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) 0.5 weight percetn neo decanoic acid, (d) the balance being a hydrocarbon solvent carrier thoroughly mixed with the peroxide, imidazoline, and acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A Diesel fuel additive composition comprising: (a) 6.0 weight percent di-tertiary butyl peroxide, (b) 1.0 weight percent tall oil fatty imidazoline, (c) 0.5 weight percetn neo decanoic acid, (d) the balance being a hydrocarbon solvent carrier thoroughly mixed with the peroxide, imidazoline, and acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The additive composition of claim 5 wherein the solvent is a low odor paraffin solvent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved Diesel fuel composition comprising Diesel fuel in admixture with from 0.58 to 0.68 percent, by volume, of the additive composition of claim 5.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An improved Diesel fuel composition comprising Diesel fuel in admixture with about 0.60 percent, by volume of the additive composition of claim 6.
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