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US 4,289,501 AGranted
Hydrocarbon fuel additive
AssigneeBWM Corporation
InventorEugene C. Medcalf
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Abstract
A solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon when added in amounts of from about 1 to 2 parts per thousand by volume to hydrocarbon fuels improves combustion and increases fuel efficiency. The presence of a small amount of a hydroperoxide in combination with the halogenated hydrocarbon improves the starting characteristics of diesel fuel and further improves combustion efficiency.
Claims6
A clear liquid composition stable below 0.degree. C. which comprises:
- (a) about 1,000 parts by volume of a hydrocarbon fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine;
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- (b) from about 1 to about 2 parts by volume of a solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon and a compound selected from the group consisting of naphthalene and alkyl derivatives of naphthalene.
A gasoline additive comprising a solution in about 34 parts by weight of an organic solvent of about 44 parts by weight dichlorobenzene and about 22 parts by weight naphthalene.
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