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Cetane number of diesel fuel by incorporating polynitrate esters and stabilizers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5751259

A liquid fuel composition adapted for use in a diesel engine is described comprising diesel fuel boiling within the range of 200/sup 0/-850/sup 0/F containing a cetane number-increasing amount of a mixture of fuel-soluble polynitrate esters and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of diphenyl amine, diethyl diphenylurea and 2-dinitrodiphenylamine.

Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4705534
OSTI ID:
5751259
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English