Mesitylene As An Octane Enhancer For Automotive Gasoline, Additive For Jet Fuel, And Method Of Enhancing Motor Fuel Octane And Lowering Jet Fuel Carbon Emissions

a technology of automotive gasoline and octane, which is applied in the direction of biofuels, lubricant compositions, fuels, etc., can solve the problems of affecting our food supply and reducing the mileage per gallon of much of the tim

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-21
SWIFT FUELS
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[0011]The present inventors have conducted research in earnest to find a fuel additive which will provide all of the benefits of ethanol without being derived from foodstuffs such as corn. The present inventors unexpectedly discovered that a fuel additive comprising mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) can be employed in automotive gasoline in an amount of from abo

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There are at least two major problems with using ethanol as a fuel additive.
The first problem is that ethanol-infused automotive gasoline results in much reduced mileage per gallo

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[0042]A number of gasoline / mesitylene blends were prepared and tested as described hereinafter. The results of these tests are shown in Table 1, which describes tests of four fuels, and the research octane number (RON) and motor octane number (MON) for each fuel.

TABLE 1Wt % of N-87 (87 octane) gasoline100959085Wt % of mesitylene051015Research octane number91.693.394.696.1(BRE / 30.2in / 129F)Motor octane number83.484.384.584.8(BRE / 30.2in / 300F)

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[0043]A number of gasoline / mesitylene blends were prepared and tested as described hereinafter. The results of these tests are shown in Table 2 which describes tests of four fuels, and the research octane number (RON) and motor octane number (MON) for each fuel.

TABLE 2Wt % of regular gasoline (ethanol free)100959085Wt % of mesitylene051015Research octane number (RON)88.489.590.993.2(BRE / 30.2in / 129F)Motor octane number (MON)81.481.682.283.1(BRE / 30.2in / 300F)

[0044]It can be seen from the test results shown in Tables 1 and 2 above that the addition of various components of mesitylene to several grades of gasoline produced markedly improved research and motor octane numbers (RON and MON). Unlike general aviation, RON is just as important as MON in automotive fuel. Importantly, it has been found that the average of the MON and RON, listed at the pump as (R+M) / 2, increased to 87+, which is equivalent to regular unleaded gasoline. This is significant because it is the overall same increase ...

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Abstract

A motor fuel providing higher gas mileage comprising gasoline produced from petroleum and from about 1 to 30 wt % of mesitylene. This fuel can advantageously contain conventional additives used in gasoline. The use of mesitylene in gasoline blend yields a fuel blend with a higher research octane number and motor octane number. In addition, an improved jet fuel is provided, having from 1-10 wt % biomass-derived mesitylene added thereto, having improved carbon emission characteristics while maintaining required specifications. Further, an improved bio-fuel is provided, which may function as a replacement for conventional Jet A/JP-8 fuel and has lowered carbon emission specifications, the bio-fuel comprised of 75-90 wt % synthetic parafinnic kerosene (SPK) and 10-25 wt % mesitylene.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority of pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 243,699, filed Sep. 18, 2009, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates in general to fuels and fuel additives and, more particularly, to automotive gasoline and jet fuel, and additives for enhancing the octane number of automotive gasoline and lowering carbon emissions of jet fuel. In one aspect, the present invention is concerned with a fuel additive for automotive fuel for enhancing the research octane number, and in another aspect to a fuel additive for enhancing the motor octane number. Another aspect of the present invention is concerned with providing a replacement additive for alcohol in motor fuels. In addition, an improved jet fuel is provided, having biomass-based and / or petroleum-based mesitylene therein, which acts to lower c...

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IPC IPC(8): C10L1/222C10L1/10C10L1/185C10L1/12C10L1/16
CPCC10L1/026C10L1/04C10L1/1258C10L1/14C10L1/1608C10L1/1881C10L1/231C10L10/10C10L2200/024C10L2200/0423C10L2200/043C10L2200/0469C10L2230/22Y02E50/13Y02T50/678C10L1/10C10G2300/301C10G2300/305Y02E50/10Y02P30/20C10L1/06C10L2270/023
Inventor BOWER, DONALDCATANIA, PHILIPJOHNSON, EDWARDKASPER, KENNETHRUSEK, JOHN J.ZIULKOWSKI, JONATHON
Owner SWIFT FUELS
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