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US 4,539,014 AGranted
Low flash point diesel fuel of increased conductivity containing amyl alcohol
AssigneeTexaco Inc.
InventorWilliam M. Sweeney
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Abstract
Conductivity of a low flash point diesel fuel containing diluent naphtha is increased by addition thereto of an amyl alcohol, typically a fusel oil.
Claims11
The method of increasing the conductivity of a single phase extended hydrocarbon fuel heavier than gasoline which comprises
- mixing (i) an extended hydrocarbon fuel heavier than gasoline and (ii) a conductivity-improving amount of 0.01-5 parts, per 100 parts of base fuel, of as a conductivity additive, at least one pentanol selected from the group consisting of 3-methyl-1-butanol and 2-methyl-1-butanol thereby forming a single phase high conductivity hydrocarbon fuel heavier than gasoline;
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- recovering said single phase high conductivity hydrocarbon fuel heavier than gasoline.
The method of increasing the conductivity of single phase extended diesel oil which comprises
- mixing (i) an extended diesel oil and (ii) a conductivity-improving amount of 0.01-5 parts per 100 parts of diesel oil, of at least one pentanol selected from the group consisting of 3-methyl-1-butanol and 5-methyl-1-butanol thereby forming a single phase high conductivity diesel oil product;
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- recovering said single phase high conductivity diesel oil product.
The method of increasing the conductivity of a single phase hydrocarbon base diesel oil which has been extended by a petroleum naphtha which comprises
- mixing said hydrocarbon base diesel oil which has been extended by a petroleum naphtha and, per 100 parts of hydrocarbon base diesel oil, 0.01-5 parts of a fusel oil thereby forming a single phase high conductivity diesel oil product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.