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US 4,300,912 AGranted
Synthetic fuel containing methanol and butanol
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorDavid J. Townsend
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Abstract
A long chain macro-molecule synthetic fuel derived by distillation-linking methanol, butanol and a kerosene type oil with a colloid stabilizer. The synthetic fuel, when mixed with conventional fuels, substantially reduces the generation of carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons and nitrous oxides as combustion products.
Claims12
A synthetic fuel comprising
- 20 to 40 percent by volume butanol,
- 10 to 40 percent by volume methanol,
- 20 to 60 percent by volume heavy hydrocarbon, and
- 0.0001 to 0.001 pound of a colloid stabilizer per gallon of the remaining constituents.
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The method of preparing a synthetic fuel, said method comprising the steps
- preparing a mixture of 20 to 40 percent by volume butanol, 10 to 40 percent by volume methanol, and 20 to 60 percent by volume heavy hydrocarbon;
- adding to said mixture 0.0001 to 0.001 pound of a colloid stabilizer per gallon of said mixture;
- heating said mixture to a temperature sufficient to vaporize said mixture;
- condensing said vaporized mixture to a liquid state;
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- collecting the condensed mixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.