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Middle distillate fuel additive

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6447606

Middle distillate fuel additives, especially diesel fuel additives, are disclosed which improve one or more cold flow properties of said fuel such as cetane, pour point, wax formation and anti-icing characteristics. The additives comprise a cold flow improver, preferably a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer, a cetane improver comprising paraffinic nitrate or a mixture of nitrates, an anti-icer comprising an aliphatic alcohol or a cyclic aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof and an oil soluble aromatic solvent.

Assignee:
Union Oil Co of California
Patent Number(s):
US 4365973
OSTI ID:
6447606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
ADDITIVES
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
COPOLYMERS
DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS