Air pollution reduction

Patent · Tue Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5114769

Kanne, D D

This patent describes a method for reducing the levels of air pollution resulting at least in part from the combustion of diesel fuel in diesel engines. It comprises deriving, in an oil refinery, a diesel fuel from a whole crude or a fraction thereof; then blending at least 10 volume percent of the diesel fuel produced per day from the refinery with dimethyl carbonate so as to provide a diesel fuel composition containing dimethyl carbonate in a concentration of at least about 0.5 volume percent, followed by; delivering a major portion of the blended fuel composition to storage facilities supplying fuel for use with the diesel engines; and combusting the blended fuel in the engines.

• Assignee: Union Oil Co. of California, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5004480; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-200757
• OSTI ID: 5114769
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 31 May 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DIESEL ENGINES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
DIESEL FUELS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CARBONATES
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
EMISSION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
023000* - Petroleum- Properties & Composition
330102 - Internal Combustion Engines- Diesel
540120 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)