Zirconium-cerium additives for residual fuel oil

Patent · Tue Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6482153

Jessup, P J; Feldman, N

A composition for reducing the amount of particulate matter formed during the combustion of residual fuel oil, particularly No. 6 fuel oil, comprises a residual fuel oil and an effective amount of a combination of zirconium and cerium salts of carboxylic acids, alcohols, phenols or sulfonates. Another embodiment involves a process for reducing the amount of particulate matter formed during combustion of a residual fuel oil which comprises combustion of a residual fuel which contains an effective amount of said selected combination of zirconium and cerium salts.

• Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 4462810
• OSTI ID: 6482153
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020500* -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
ADDITIVES
ALCOHOLS
AROMATICS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CERIUM
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
METALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHENOLS
RARE EARTHS
RESIDUAL FUELS
SULFONATES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZIRCONIUM