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Use of selected beta-nitroalkenes as cetane number boosters for diesel fuel

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5698955

Disclosed is a diesel fuel comprising a base fuel selected from the group consisting of liquid hydrocarbons of the diesel boiling range, alcohols, and mixtures thereof, and an effective cetane number-increasing amount of at least one beta-nitroalkene wherein the components are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl groups having from 1 to about 13 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the sum of these components contains from 2 to about 13 carbon atoms.

Assignee:
Olin Corp.
Patent Number(s):
US 4561862
OSTI ID:
5698955
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English