Fuel additive composition for stabilising blends of ethanol and a hydrocarbon

• Main Authors: SWAMI KRISHAN KUMAR, SARIN RAKESH, TULI DEEPAK KUMAR, RAJE NIRANJAN RAGHUNATH, PARKASH SHANTI, BHATNAGAR AKHILESH KUMAR, RANJAN RAJEEV, VERMA RAM PRAKASH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.01.2009
• 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

The present invention provides a fuel additive composition for stabilizing blends of ethanol and a hydrocarbon boiling in the gasoline or diesel range, comprising: a) 0.1-10% of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) derivative(s) or mixtures thereof of formula (I) where m=0-12, n=0, 2, 4 & 6 and b) 0.1...