Liquid Carbonaceous Fuels TRIZ Cases

Liquid smoke blended with aliphatic lighter fluid helps ignite charcoal briquettes while masking unwanted hydrocarbon odor with a smoky aroma.

Selective separation concentrates sulfur, nitrogen, and metals into a small residue stream, enabling lower-emission marine fuel at lower refining cost.

Blending HVO-based paraffinic gasoil into diesel cuts EGR deposit buildup and helps maintain engine performance and NOx control.

A multi-component fuel additive absorbs water, improves combustion, and cuts emissions while boosting fuel economy in transport fuels.

Using anthocyanidin, amino acids, and a catalyst, this case shows how fuel chemistry is altered to cut combustion emissions and improve fuel efficiency.

Specific copolymer and amine-based additives cut filter blocking in renewable diesel-biodiesel blends, improving fuel flow after storage.

A Mannich-succinimide additive blend improves injector cleanliness, fuel flow, and engine efficiency across both PFI and GDI engines.

A mixed antioxidant and sulfur additive package helps turbine lubricants resist oxidation, corrosion, and water-related performance loss.

Specific cold-flow additives help renewable diesel resist low-temperature precipitation, improving filterability and pourability.

Quaternary ammonium compounds dissolve or disperse asphaltenes in marine fuels, cutting sediment buildup and equipment fouling.

Using alkoxylated alkyl amine polyesters, this case shows how fuel wax crystals are modified to improve cold flow at lower additive levels.

Selected alkyl benzenes and aromatic amines help unleaded avgas match 100LL detonation performance without engine modifications.

Organometallic catalyst complexes and cetane improvers help diesel fuel burn soot more completely at lower temperatures, improving engine performance.

A tetraalkylethane and alkylbenzene fuel blend raises flame speed and power while shortening burn duration without changing ignition delay.

Partial hydrotreatment controls oxygen content and acidity in renewable marine fuel, cutting hydrogen demand while maintaining engine performance.

A metal oxide core capped with cation-exchanged chlorophyll binds dioxygen to improve diesel combustion efficiency and cut carbon emissions.

Using low-molecular-weight polybutene and tetraalkylethane in gasoline raises engine power and shortens burn duration while staying compatible with standard fuel.

Low-molecular-weight vinylidene-rich polybutene in gasoline boosts engine power and acceleration while shortening burn duration in spark ignition engines.

Additives such as hindered phenols and chelating agents stabilize plastic liquefaction oils to suppress polymerization, gum buildup, and fouling.

A four-component alcohol fuel blend replaces leaded racing gasoline to boost power, improve charge cooling, and simplify small-batch blending.

Monochromatic light and a photosensitizer control polyisobutene oxidation to form hydroperoxides selectively while limiting polymer degradation.

A tuned avgas blend balances high MON, vapor pressure, and heat of combustion while reducing bladder delamination, elastomer swelling, and paint staining.

Ethyl cellulose mixed into gasoline improves combustion completeness, boosts fuel efficiency, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.

A DC electric field and fixed-bed adsorbents turn simple polar reactants into a low-toxicity fuel additive that cuts fuel use and emissions.

An alpha amino ether with a synergistic compound removes sulfur species in hot, viscous heavy oil while limiting fouling and downstream issues.

A quaternary ammonium internal salt and Mannich detergent blend cuts injector deposits at lower treat rates while improving fuel flow and engine efficiency.

Sweet hydrocracking followed by separation limits overcracking, preserving jet-range yield and cold-flow properties in renewable jet production.

Quaternary ammonium compounds keep asphaltenes dispersed in marine fuels, reducing equipment fouling with controlled fuel composition.

A branched surfactant package stabilizes diesel-water emulsions at high water content with low shear, reduced foaming, and better filterability.

Quaternary ammonium compounds keep asphaltenes dispersed in marine fuel, cutting fouling and improving compatibility across fuel blends.

Quaternary ammonium compounds keep asphaltenes dissolved or dispersed in low-aromatic marine fuels, reducing equipment fouling.

Controlled mixing of olefin-rich and olefin-free FT naphtha raises gasoline octane while avoiding hydrogenation and excess energy use.

A detergent plus quaternary ammonium salt fuel blend limits injector and filter deposits under high-pressure diesel operation, helping maintain efficiency.

Blending cyclooctane with n-alkanes and iso-alkanes delivers aromatic-free aviation fuel that meets density and cetane targets while reducing pollution.

A hydrocarbon-ether fuel blend balances lower CO2 impact with octane, cleanliness, and long-term storage stability for new engines.

A lubricity improver keeps nanosized minerals dispersed in diesel fuel, preventing large particles and supporting cleaner, more complete combustion.

Blending 1-30 vol% fatty acid alkyl esters into marine fuel oil lowers sulfur and greenhouse emissions while meeting ISO 8217-2017.

A multi-stage DSRU and catalytic process cuts sulfur and detrimental solids in heavy marine fuel while preserving residual fuel stability and compatibility.

Alcohol-dicarboxylic acid fuel additives reduce EGR and post-combustion deposits in diesel engines while improving deposit combustibility.

Blending paraffinic renewable fuel with hydrogenated C8-C16 naphthenes improves aircraft material compatibility while preserving density and combustion.

Mechanochemical biomass pulverization creates a water-dispersible suspension that avoids separate extraction while improving handling and transport.

Long-chain polyamide fuel additives form protective films on metal surfaces to cut friction, reduce wear, and limit corrosion in gasoline engines.

Quaternary ammonium salt and nitrogen-free detergent additives suppress IDIDs and injector fouling in high-pressure diesel systems.

Coprocessing biomass with fats, oils, and greases balances aromatics and n-paraffins to meet jet fuel standards without mineral-oil blending.

Nanosized minerals and a lubricity improver keep diesel additives dispersed, clean the combustion chamber, and support more complete combustion.

Small metal oxide catalyst particles shift lipid conversion toward 40-300°C fuel fractions while lowering oxygen and impurities in bio-oil.

Borohydride compositions with hydrazinium halide coatings enable lightweight hydrogen storage and rapid low-temperature release for fuel use.

Plant-derived decarboxylated rosin acid restores lubricity in low-sulfur diesel while protecting pumps and injectors and preserving cloud point.

Quaternary ammonium compounds, wax anti-settling improvers, and C8-C18 carboxylic acids stabilize diesel additive packages while cutting solvent use.

Nickel cobaltate nanoparticles with EVA reshape wax crystals and, under an alternating magnetic field, lower waxy crude oil viscosity and restart stress.

Blending two different monoalkyl alkenyl succinates in fuel creates a synergistic protective film that reduces engine wear and friction.

A fuel additive mixture combines fatty acid sorbitan esters with polyol monoesters to maintain friction reduction performance.

Mixed phenol aldehydes stabilize asphaltenes while maintaining moderate viscosity for easier handling.