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Storage-stabilizing additives for middle distillate fuels

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6069272
A middle distillate fuel oil composition is described characterized by improved storage stability which comprises a major portion of a middle distillate fuel oil; and a minor portion of a storage stabilizing additive prepared by reacting (i) one mole of a hydrocarbon-substituted mono primary ether amine at 100/sup 0/C at 2 hours with (ii) one mole of a diabisic acid anhydride to form maleamic acid and (iii) reacting the maleamic acid with one mole of an N-alkyl alkylene diamine at 100/sup 0/C for 2 hours to produce the storage stabilizing additive.
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4689051
OSTI ID:
6069272
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English