METHOD FOR IMPROVING LOW TEMPERATURE STABILITY OF A FRICTION MODIFIER ADDITIVE

Disclosed herein is a method comprising the steps of (a) providing a fuel additive concentrate comprising (i) from about 5 to about 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel additive concentrate, of one or more fatty acid sorbitan esters, and (ii) about 10 to about 95 wt. %, based on the total...

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Main Author Gunawan Theresa Liang
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.04.2018
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:Disclosed herein is a method comprising the steps of (a) providing a fuel additive concentrate comprising (i) from about 5 to about 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel additive concentrate, of one or more fatty acid sorbitan esters, and (ii) about 10 to about 95 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel additive concentrate, of a fuel carrier fluid, and (b) storing the fuel additive concentrate at a low temperature environment. Also disclosed is a method operating an internal combustion engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) a major amount of a fuel, and (b) a minor amount of one or more fatty acid sorbitan esters in a low temperature environment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615281360