Automotive additive composition
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMark Alexander, Edward Turner, Colin Dilley
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Abstract
An automotive additive composition comprising an automotive additive ingredient and a matrix is described. The automotive additive ingredient may be a fuel additive ingredient such as a detergent. The matrix may comprise a gel composition, a solid water removal agent, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing matrices. The automotive additive composition may be in the form of a capsule, a gel capsule, or a tablet. Also disclosed is a method of delivering an additive ingredient to a functional fluid of a motor vehicle.
Claims28
An automotive additive composition, comprising:
- an automotive additive ingredient;
- and
- a matrix, wherein the composition is in solid or gel form, and wherein the matrix comprises a gel composition, a solid water removal agent, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing matrices.
A packaged automotive additive composition comprising:
- an automotive additive composition in gel or solid form disposed within a receptacle,
- wherein the automotive additive composition comprises an automotive additive ingredient and a matrix;
- wherein the matrix comprises a gel composition, a solid water removal agent, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing matrices.
A method of forming a gel automotive additive composition, comprising:
- heating a hydrocarbon-based solvent to a temperature greater than or equal to about the melting temperature of a thermoplastic elastomer;
- adding the thermoplastic elastomer to the hydrocarbon-based solvent;
- mixing the thermoplastic elastomer and the hydrocarbon-based solvent to form a molten gel;
- mixing an automotive additive ingredient and the molten gel to form a molten fuel additive composition;
- and
- cooling the molten fuel additive composition to form the gel automotive additive composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.