Engine fuel based on a mixture of alcohol and water and containing a combustion improver additive
AssigneeVeryone
InventorsAnne-Gaëlle BATAILLE MORIN, Richard SAMSON, Fabrice FOUCHER
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Abstract
A fuel for a combustion engine includes from about 95.0% to about 99.9% by weight of a liquid water/alcohol mixture, in which water makes up from about 1% to about 15% by weight of the mixture, and from about 0.01% to about 5.0% by weight of an alkyl nitrate.
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A fuel for a combustion engine, comprising from about 95.0% to about 99.9% by weight of a liquid water/alcohol mixture, in which water makes up from about 1% to about 15% by weight of the mixture, and from about 0.01% to about 5.0% by weight of an alkyl nitrate.
A method for improving the ignition, in a combustion engine, of a fuel comprising from about 95.0% to about 99.9% by weight of a liquid water/alcohol mixture, in which water makes up from about 1% to about 15% by weight of the mixture, the method comprising adding to the said mixture from about 0.01% to about 5.0% by weight of an alkyl nitrate.
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