Octane-boosting fuel additives, method of manufacture, and uses thereof

A method of manufacturing an octane-boosting fuel additive, the method comprises reacting n-butyraldehyde, iso-butyraldehyde, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing with glycerol in the presence of an acidic catalyst to obtain an octane-boosting product mixture comprising 2-propyl...

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Main Authors Al-Otaibi, Sultan Eid, Leal, Guillermo, Bodas, Vijay Dinkar, Al-Otaibi, Naif Mohammed Al Naddah, Ansari, Mohammed Bismillah
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.05.2021
Subjects
ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL
CHEMISTRY
FIRELIGHTERS
FUELS
FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
LUBRICANTS
METALLURGY
NATURAL GAS
PEAT
PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES
SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K
TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
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Summary:A method of manufacturing an octane-boosting fuel additive, the method comprises reacting n-butyraldehyde, iso-butyraldehyde, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing with glycerol in the presence of an acidic catalyst to obtain an octane-boosting product mixture comprising 2-propyl-5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxane, 2-isopropyl-5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxane, 2-propyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2-isopropyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816493203