Low emissions diesel fuel
Abstract
A method and matter of composition for controlling NO.sub.x emissions from existing diesel engines. The method is achieved by adding a small amount of material to the diesel fuel to decrease the amount of NO.sub.x produced during combustion. Specifically, small amounts, less than about 1%, of urea or a triazine compound (methylol melamines) are added to diesel fuel. Because urea and triazine compounds are generally insoluble in diesel fuel, microemulsion technology is used to suspend or dissolve the urea or triazine compound in the diesel fuel. A typical fuel formulation includes 5% t-butyl alcohol, 4.5% water, 0.5% urea or triazine compound, 9% oleic acid, and 1% ethanolamine. The subject invention provides improved emissions in heavy diesel engines without the need for major modifications.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Farragut, TN
- Kingston, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871519
- Patent Number(s):
- 5746783
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- emissions; diesel; fuel; method; matter; composition; controlling; existing; engines; achieved; adding; amount; material; decrease; produced; combustion; specifically; amounts; urea; triazine; compound; methylol; melamines; added; compounds; insoluble; microemulsion; technology; suspend; dissolve; typical; formulation; t-butyl; alcohol; water; oleic; acid; ethanolamine; subject; provides; improved; heavy; major; modifications; diesel engines; diesel engine; provides improved; diesel fuel; oleic acid; /44/
Citation Formats
Compere, Alicia L, Griffith, William L, Dorsey, George F, and West, Brian H. Low emissions diesel fuel. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Compere, Alicia L, Griffith, William L, Dorsey, George F, & West, Brian H. Low emissions diesel fuel. United States.
Compere, Alicia L, Griffith, William L, Dorsey, George F, and West, Brian H. Tue .
"Low emissions diesel fuel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871519.
@article{osti_871519,
title = {Low emissions diesel fuel},
author = {Compere, Alicia L and Griffith, William L and Dorsey, George F and West, Brian H},
abstractNote = {A method and matter of composition for controlling NO.sub.x emissions from existing diesel engines. The method is achieved by adding a small amount of material to the diesel fuel to decrease the amount of NO.sub.x produced during combustion. Specifically, small amounts, less than about 1%, of urea or a triazine compound (methylol melamines) are added to diesel fuel. Because urea and triazine compounds are generally insoluble in diesel fuel, microemulsion technology is used to suspend or dissolve the urea or triazine compound in the diesel fuel. A typical fuel formulation includes 5% t-butyl alcohol, 4.5% water, 0.5% urea or triazine compound, 9% oleic acid, and 1% ethanolamine. The subject invention provides improved emissions in heavy diesel engines without the need for major modifications.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 05 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue May 05 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}
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