Methods to improve lubricity of fuels and lubricants
AssigneeUchicago Argonne, LLC
InventorAli Erdemir
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Abstract
A method for providing lubricity in fuels and lubricants includes adding a boron compound to a fuel or lubricant to provide a boron-containing fuel or lubricant. The fuel or lubricant may contain a boron compound at a concentration between about 30 ppm and about 3,000 ppm and a sulfur concentration of less than about 500 ppm. A method of powering an engine to minimize wear, by burning a fuel containing boron compounds. The boron compounds include compound that provide boric acid and/or BO3 ions or monomers to the fuel or lubricant.
Claims3
A composition, comprising a diesel fuel, lubricant and a boron compound wherein the boron compound is present as a nanometer-sized powder at a concentration of from about 30 to about 3000 ppm,
- wherein,
- the fuel has a sulfur concentration of less than about 500 ppm;
- and
- the boron compound is selected from the group consisting of a trialkylborate, a boroxin, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.