AU2013202013A1 - Fuel compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract A diesel fuel composition comprising a performance enhancing additive, wherein the performance enhancing additive is the 5 product of a Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally phenol ; wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety .0 R1R2NCHR3CHR 4NR5 R6 wherein each of R1 , R2 R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl substituent; and wherein the diesel fuel composition includes an additive comprising a quaternary ammonium salt .5 which comprises the reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted acylating agent and a compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of condensing with said acylating agent and further having a tertiary amino group; and (b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary amino .0 group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein the quaternizing agent is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; hydrocarbyl epoxides in combination with an acid or mixtures thereof.

Description

1 Fuel Compositions The present application is a divisional application from Australian patent No. 2008303345, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by this reference, 5 The present invention relates to fuel compositions and additives thereto. In particular the invention relates to additives for diesel fuel compositions, especially those suitable for use in diesel engines with high pressure fuei 0 systems. Due to consumer demand and legislation, diesel engines have in recent years become much more energy efficient, show improved performance and have reduced emissions. These improvements in performance and emissions have been brought about by improvements in the combustion process. To achieve the fuel atomisation necessary for this improved combustion, fuel injection equipment has been developed which 0 uses higher injection pressures and reduced fuel injector nozle hole diameters. The fuel pressure at the injection nozzle is now commonly in excess of 1500 bar (1.5 x 108 Pa). To achieve these pressures the work that must be done on the fuel also increases the temperature of: the fuel These high 25 pressures and temperatures can cause degradation of the fuel. Diesel engines having high pressure fuel systems can include but are not limited to heavy duty diesel engines and smaller passenger car type diesel engines. Heavy duty diesel engines 30 can include very powerful engines such as the MTU series 4000 diesel having 20 cylinder variants with power output up to 4300 kW or engines such as the Renault dXi 7 having 6 cylinders and a power output around 240kW. A typical passenger car diesel engine is the 2 Peugeot DWI0 having 4 cylinders and a power output of 100 kW or less depending on the variant. In all of the diesel engines relating to this invention, a 5 common feature is a high pressure fuel system. Typically pressures in excess of 1350 bar (1.35 x 108 Pa) are used but often pressures of up to 2000 bar (2 x 10 Pa) or more may exist, 10 Two non-limiting examples of such high pressure fuel systems are: the common rail injection system, in which the fuel is compressed utilizing a high-pressure pump that supplies it to the fuel Injection vales through a common rail; and the unit injection system which intengrates the 15 high-pressure pump and fuel injection valve in one assembly, achieving the highest possible injection pressures exceeding 2000 bar (2 x 108 Pa). In both systems, in pressurizing the fuel, the fuel gets hot, often to temperatures around l00 C, or above. 20 In common rail systems, the fuel is stored at high pressure in the central accumulator rail or separate accumulators prior to being delivered to the injectors. Often, some of Une heated fuel is returned to the low 25 pressure side of the fuel system or returned to the fuel tank. I unit injection systems the fuel is compressed within the injectar in order to generate the high injection pressures. This in turn increases the temperature of the fuel. 30 In both systems, fuel is present in the injector body prior to injection where it is heated further due to heat 3 from the combustion chamber. The temperature Of the fuel at the tip of the injector can be as high as 250 - 350 0 C. Thus the fuel is stressed at pressures from 1350 bar (1.35 x 10 Pa) to over 000 bar (2 x 10 Pa) and temperatures 5 from around 100 0 C to 350* prior to injection, sometimes being recirculated back within the fuel system thus increasing the time for which the fuel experiences these conditions. 10 A cammon Problem with diesel engines is fouling of the in sector, particularly the injector body, and the injector nozzle. Fouling may also occur in the fuel filter. Injector nozzle fouling occurs when the nozzle becomes blocked with deposits from the diesel fuel. Fouling of 15 fu|el filters may be related to the recirculation of fuel back to the fuel tank, Deposits increase with degradation of the fuel. Deposits may take the form of carbonceous coke-like residues or sticky or gum-like residues. an some situations very high additive treat rates may lead to 20 increased deposits. Diesel fuels become more and more unstable the more they are heated, particularly if heated under pressure. Thus diesel engines having high pressure fuel systems may cause increased fuel degradation. 25 The problem of injector fouling may occur when using any type of diesel fuels. However, some fuels may be particularly prone to cause fouling or fouling may occur more quickly when these fuels are used, For example, fuels containing biodiesel have been found to produce injeCtor 30 fouling more readily. Diesel fuels containing metallic species may also lead to increased deposits. Metallic species may be deliberately added to a fuel in additive compositions or may be present as contaminant species.

4 Contamination occurs if metallic species from fuel distribution systems, vehicle distribution systems, vehicle fuel systems, other metallic components and lubricating oils become dissolved or dispersed in fuel. Transition metals in particular cause increased deposits, especially copper and zinc species. These may be typicaly present at l evels from a few ppb (parts per billion) up to 50 ppm, but It is belleyed that levels 10 likely to cause problems are from 0. to 50 ppm, for example 0.1 to 10 ppm. When injectors become blocked or partially blocked, the delivery of fuel is less efficient and there is poor 15 mixing of the fuel with the air. Over time this leads to a loss in power of the engine, increased exhaust emissions and poor fuel economy. As the size of the injector nozzle hole is reduced, the 20 relative iUpact of deposit build up becomes more significant. BEy simple arithmetic a 5 pm layer of deposit within a 500 pm hole reduces the flow area by 4% whereas the same 5 pm layer of deposit in a 200 pm hole edes the flow area by 9.8%. 25 At present, nitrogen-containing detergents may be added to diesel fuel to reduce coking. Typical nitrogen-containing detergents are those formed by the reaction of a polyisobutylene-subs Lituted succinic acid derivative with 30 a polyalkylene polyamine. However newer engines including finer injector nozzles are more sensitive and current diesel fuels may not be suitable for use with the new engines incorporating these smaller nozzle holes.

In ader to maintain performance with engines containing these smaller nozzle holes muon higher treat rates of existing additives would need to be used. This is inefficient and costly, and in some cases very high treat rates can also cause 5 fouling. The present inventor has developed diesel fuel compositions which when used in diesel engines with high pressure fuel systems provide improved performance compared with diesel fuel LO composition of the prior art. The discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like is included in this specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It -5 is not suggested or represented that any or all of these matters formed part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application, Where the terms "comprise', "comprises", "comprised" or "comprising" are used in this specification (including the claims) they are to be interpreted as specifying the presence of the stated features, integers, steps or components, but not 25 precluding the presence of one or more other features, integers, steps or components, or group thereof. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a diesel fuel composition comprising a performance 30 enhancing additive, wherein the performance enhancing additive is the product of a Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally substituted phenol; 5a wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety

R'R

2

NCHR$CHR

4

NR

5 RW wherein each of R, R 4 F, R 4 , R and R is independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or 5 arylalky substituent. Thus the polyamine reactants used to make the Mannich reaction products of the present invention include an optionally substituted ethylene diamine residue. Another aspect of the present invention provides a diesel fuel composition comprising a performance enhancing additive, wherein the performance enhancing additive is the product of a Mannich reaction between: 5 (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally phenol ; wherein the polyamine component Qb) includes the moiety

RIR

2

NOHRDCHR

4

NR

5 R wherein each of A, R 2 , R 3 , a, pR and is 0 independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, a!kenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl substituent; and wherein the diesel fuel composition includes an additive comprising a quaternary ammonium salt which comprises the reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl 25 substituted acylacing agent and a compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of condensing with said acylating agent and further having a tertiary amino group; and (b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary amino group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein the quaternizing agent 30 is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; hydrocarbyl epoxides in combination with an acid or mixtures thereof.

Sb Poyvamtne component |(b) may be selected from any compound which includes am ethylene diamine miety. Preferably the polyanine is a polyethylene polyamine. 5 6 Preferably the polyamine has 2 to 15 nitrogen atoms, preferably 2 to 10 nitrogen atoms, more preferably 2 to 8 nitrogen atoms or in some cases 3 to 8 nitrogen atoms. 5 Preferably at least one of R! and R 2 is hydrogen. Preferably both of R and P2 are hydrogen. Preferably at least two of R, R, R- and R 6 are hydrogen. 10 Preferably at least one of R 3 and P 4 is hydrogen. In some preferred embodiments each of R3 and R 4 is hydrogen. In some embodiments F' in hydrogen and p 4 is alkyl, for example Q to C alkyl, especially methyl. 15 Preferably at least one -f P and P :is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aikylaryl or a rylalkyI substituent. 20 in embdaiments in which at least one of R R2, F R" '. F and R is not hydrogen, each is independently selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl moiety. Preferably each is independently selected from hydrogen and an optionally 25 substituted 0(1%) alkyl moiety. In particularly preferred compounds each of I, R2, R3 and F is hydrogen and R 6 is an optionally substituted alkyl, akenyl, alkynyl, aryi, alkylarya or arylalkyl 30 substituent. Preferably B 6 is an optionally substituted C(1-6I) alkyl moiety.

7 Such an alkyl moiety may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxyl, amino (especially unsubstituted amino; -NH-. -NH) , sulpho, suiphoxy, C-4). alkoxy, nitro, halo (especially chloro or fluoro) and 5 mercapto. There may be one or more heteroatoms incorporated into the alkyl chain, for example 0, N or S, to provide an ether, amine or thioetner, 10 Especially preferred substituents R, R', R, R", R or F are hydroxy-C(1-4) alkyl and amino- (C(1-4) alkyl, especially HO-CH2-CH2- and H2N-CH 2 -CHA-. 15 Suitably the polyamine includes only amine functionality, or amine and alchol functionalities. The polyamine may, for example, be selected from ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, 20 tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, hexaethyleneheptamine, heptaethyleneoctamine, propane-1,2 diamine, 2(2-amino-ethylamino)ethanol? and N',N-bis (2 aminoethyl) ethylenediamine (N (CH-CHNH,) 3) . Most preferably the polyamine comprises tetraethylenepentamine 25 or especially ethylenediamine. Commercially available sources of polyamines typically contain mixtures of isomers and/or oligomers, and products prepared from these commercially available mixtures fall 30 within the scope of the present invention.

8 In preferred embodiments, the Mannich reaction products of the present invention are of relatively low molecular weight, 5 Preferably molecules of the performance enhancing additive product have an average molecular weight of less than 10000, preferably less than 7500, preferably less than 2000, more preferably less than 1500, preferably less than 1300, for example less than 1200, preferably less than 10 1100, for example less than 1000. Preferably the performance enhancing additive product has a molecular weight of less than 900, more preferably less than 850 and most preferably less than 800. 15 Any aldehyde may be used as aldehyde component (a). Preferably the aldehyde component (a) is an alophatic alIdehyde. Preferably the aldehyde has 1 to 0 carbon atoms, preferably I to 6 carbon atoms, mOre preferably 1 20 to 3 carbon atoms. Most preferably the aldehyde is formaldehyde. Commercially available sources of polyamines typically contain mixtures of isomers and/or oligomers, and products 25 prepared from t.ese commercially available mixtures fall within the scope of the present invention, Optionally substituted phenol component (c may be substituted with 0 to 4 groups on the aromatic ring (in 30 addition to the phenol OH) . For example it may be a tri or di- substituted phenol. Most preferably component () is a mno-substituted phenol. Sulstitution may be at the ortho, and/or meta, and/or para position(s).

9 Each phenol moiety may be ortho, meta or para substituted with the aldehyde/amine residue. Compounds in which the aldehyde residue is ortho or para substituted are most 5 commonly formed. Mixtures of compounds may result, in preferred embodiments the starting phenol is pare substituted and thus the ortho substituted product results. 10 The phenol may be substituted with any common group, for example one or more of an alkyl group, an aikenyl group, an alkyni group, a nitryl group, a caroxylic acid, an ester, an ether, an alkoxy group, a halo group, a further hydraxyl group, a mercapto group, an alkyl mercapto group, 15 an alkyl sulphoxy group, a sulphoxy group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group or a nitro group. Preferably the phenol carries one or more optionally 20 substituted alkyl substituents. The alkyl substituent may be optionally substituted with, for example, hydroxyl, halo, (especially chloro and fluoro), alkoxy, alkyl, meroapto, alkyl sulphoxy, aryl or amino residues. Preferably the alkyl group consists essentially of carbon 25 and hydrogen atoms. The substituted phenol may include a alkenyl or alkynyl residue including one or more double and/or triple bonds. Most preferably the component (c) is an alkyl substituted phenol group in which the alkyl chain is saturated. The alkyl chain may be linear or branched. 30 Preferably component (W) is a monolkyl phenol, especially a para-substituted monoalkyl phenol.

10 Preferably component (c) comprises an alkyl substituted phenol in which the phenol carries one or more alkyl chains having a total of less 28 carbon atoms, preferably less than 24 carbon atoms, more preferably less than 20 5 carbon atoms, preferably less than 18 carbon atoms, preferably less than 16 carbon atoms and most preferably less than 14 carbon atoms. Preferably the or each alkyl substituent of component (c) 10 has from 4 to 20 carbons atoms, preferably 6 to 13 more preferably 8 to 16, especially 10 to 14 carbon atoms. In a particularly preferred embodiment, component (c) is a phenol having a 012 alkyl substituent. 15 Preferably the or each substituent of phenol component (c) has a molecular weight of less than 400, preferably less than .350, preferably less than 300, more preferably less than 250 and most preferably less than 200. The or each substiLuent of phenol component () may suitably have a 20 molecalar weight of from 100 to 250, for example 150 to 200. Molecules of component (c) preferably have a molecular weight on average of less than 1800, preferably less than 25 800, preferably less than 500, more preferably less than 450, preferably less than 400, preferably less than 350, more preferably less than 325, preferably less than 300 and most preferably less than 275, 30 Components (a), (b) and 1c) may each comprise a mixture of compounds and/or a mixture of isomers.

The performance enhancing additive of the present invention is preferably the reaction product obtained by reacting components (a), (b) and (c) in a molar ratio of from 5:1:|5 to .1:1:01 more preferably from 3:1:3 to 5 O,5:10.5. To form the performance enhancing additive of the present invention components (a) and (b) are preferably reacted in a molar ratio of from 4:1 to 1:1 (aidehyde:poiyamlne) 10 preferably from 2:1 to 1:1. Components (a) and (c) are preferably reacted in a molar raUio of from 4:1 to 1:1. (aldehyde:phenoi), more preferably from 2:1 to 1:1, To form a preferred performance enhancing additive of the 15 present invention the molar ratio of component (a) to component (c) in the reaction mixture is preferably at least 0.15:1, preferably from C,75:1 to 4:1, preferably 1:1 to 4:1, more preferably from 1:1 to 2:1. There may be an excess of aidehyde. In preferred embodiments the molar 2Q ratio of component (a) to component (c) is approximately 1:1, for example from 0S:1 to 1,5:1 or from 0.9:1 to 1.25:1. To form a preferred performance enhancing additive of the 25 present invention the molar ratio of component (o) to component (b) in the reaction mixture used to prepare the performance enhancing additive is preferably at least S5:1, more preferably at least 1. 6:1, more preferably at least 1. 7:1 for example at least 1.8:1, preferably at 30 least 1.9:1. The molar ratio of component (C) to component (b) may be up to 5: 1; for example it may be up to 4:1, or up to 3-.5:1. Suitably it is up to 3.25:i, up to 3:1, up to 2.5:1, up to 2.3:1 or up to 2.1:1.

12 Preferred compounds used in the present invention are typically formed by reaching components (a), (b) and (c) in a molar ratio of 2 parts (A) to 1 part (b) ± 0.2 parts (b), to 2 parts (c) 0.4 parts (c) ; preferably 5 approximately 2:1:2 (a b ) These are comronly known in the art as bis-Mannich reaction products. The present invention thus provides a diesel fuel composition comprising a performance enhancing additive formed by the bis-Mannich reaction product of an aldehyde, a polyamine 10 and an optionally substituted phenol, in which it is believed that a valuable proportion of the molecules of the performance enhancing additive are in the form of a bis -Mannich reaction product. 15 In other preferred embodiments the performance enhancing additiave includes the reaction product of 1 moale of aldehyde with one mole of polyamine and one mole of phenol. The performance enhancing additive may contain a mixture of compounds resulting from the reaction of 20 components (a), (b), (c) in a 2:1:2 molar ra and a 1:1:1 molar ratio. Alternatively or additional the performance enhancing additive may include compounds resulting from the reaction of 1 mole of optionally substituted phenol with 2 moles of aldehyde and 2 moles of 25 polyamine. Reaction products of this invention are believed to be defined by the general formula X 13 OH 1 2 N 2N' p 3 1 x 5 where E represents a hydrogen atom or a group of formula OH QQ) where the/each Q is selected from an optionally 10 substituted alkyl ground, Q1 is a residue from the aldehyde component, n is from 0 to 4, p is from 0 to 1.2, Q2 is selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted alkyl Q3 is selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted alkyf group, and Q is selected from hydrogen 15 and an optionally substitoued alkyl group; provided that when p is 0 and E is an optionally substituted phenolic group Q 4 is an amino-substituted alkyl group, n may be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Preferably n is 1 or 2, most 20 preferably 1. Q is preferably an optionally substituted alkyl group having up to 30 carbons. Q may be substituted with halo, hydroxy, amino, sulphoxy, mercapto, nitro, aryl residues or may include one or more double bonds. Preferably Q is a simple alkyl group consisting essentially of carbon and hydrogen atoms and is predominantly saturated. Q preferably has 5 to 20, more preferably 10 to 15 carbon 5 atoms. Most preferably Q is an alkyl chain of 12 carbon atoms. CY may be any suitable group. It may be selected from an aryl, alkyl, or alkynyl group optionally substituted with 10 halo, hydroxy, nitro, amino, suiphoxy, mer capto alkyl, aryl or alkenyl. Preferably Q' is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl group, for example an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Most preferably Q' is hydrogen. 15 Preferably p is from 0 to 7 more preferably from 0 to 6, most preferably from 0 to 4 The polyamines used to form the Mannich reaction products 20 of the present invention may be straight chained or branched, although the straight chain version is shown in formula X. In reality it is likely that some branching will be present. The skilled person would also appreciate that although in the structure shown in formula X two 25 terminal nitrogen atoms may be bonded to phenol () via aldehyde residue (s), it is also possible that internala secondary amine moieties within the poLyamine chain could react with the aldehyde and thus a different isomerac product would result. When a group Q 2 is not hydrogen, it may be a straight chained or branched alky! group. The alkyl group may be i -15 optionally substituted. Such an alkyl group may typically include one or more amino and/or hydroxyl substituents. When Q" is not hydrogen, it may be a straight chained or 5 branched alkyl group, The alkyl group may be optionally substituted. Such an aikyl group may typical include one or more amino and/or hydroxyl substituents. When Q 4 is not hydrogen, it may be a straight chained or 10 branched alkyl group. The alkyl group may be optionally substitcuted. Such an akyl. group may typically include one or more amino and/or hydroxyl substituents. As noted above, however, when p is 0, Q4 is an amino-substituted 4 alkyl group. Suitably Q comprises the residue of a 15 polyamine, as defined herein as component (b) The performance enhancing additive of the present invention suitably includes compounds of formula X formed by the reaction of two moles of aldehyde with one mole of 20 polyamine and two moles Af optionally substituted phenol. Such compound s are believed to conform to the formula definition OH OH N -N 23 XI where Q 1 , Q Q Q n and p are as defined above, 16 Preferably compounds of formula X formed by Me reaction of two moles of aldehvde with one mole of polyamine and two moles of optionally substituted phenol provide at least 40 wt%, preferably at least 50 wt%, preferably at 5 least 60 wt%, preferably at least 70 wt%, and preferably at. least 0 wt%, of the performance enhancing additive. There may also be other compounds present, for example the reaction product of 1 mole of aldehyde with one mole of polyamine and one mole of phenol, or the reaction product 10 of 1 mole of phenol with 2 moles of aldehyde and 2 moles of polyamine. Suitably however such other compounds are present in a total amount of less than 60 wt%, preferably less than 50 wt%, preferably less than 50 wt%, preferably less than 40 wt%, preferably less than 30 wt%, preferably 15 less than 20 wt%, of the performance enhancing additive. One form of preferred bis-Mannich product is where two optionally substituted aldehyde-phenol resioues are connected to different nitroqen atoms which are part of a 20 chain between the optionally sunsUtuted aldehyde-phenol residues, as shown in Formula XI. OH OH 1 2 1 N / H P H (Cn XI 25 wherein Q, Q1, Q 2 and n are as defined above and p is irom 1 to 12, preferably from 1 to 7, preferably from 1 to 6, mos preferably from 1 to 4. Thus, compounds of formula I 17 are a sub-set of compounds of formula X in which Q) =Q = hydrogen, and p is not 0 (zero). A special class of bis-Mannich reaction products are 5 bridged bis-Mannich products, in which a single nitrogen atom links two optionally substituted aidehyde-phenol residues, for example optionally substiluted phenol-CR groups. Preferably the nitrogen atom carries the residues of an optionally substituted ethylene diamine group. 10 In graphical terms preferred resulting compounds are believed to be as shown in Figure XIII. 0H Q 0Q OH '41 Q 15 XIIT wherein Q Q and n are as defined above, and Q is preferably the residue of a polyamine, as described herein as component (b) ; preferably a polyethylene polyamine, 20 most preferably an optionally substituted ethylenediamine moiety, as described above. Thus, compounds of formula I1 are a sub-set of compounds of formula X, i n which p is 0 (zero). The primary nitrogen group which has reacted with aldehydes may or may not be part of the ethylenediamine 25 moiety; preferably, however, it is part of the ethylenediamine moiety. The present inventor has found that the use of an additive including significant amounts of bridged-Mannich reaction products provides particular benefit. In some preferred embodiments the bridged bis-Mannich reaction product s provide at least 20 wt% of the bis-Mannich reaction products, preferably at least 30 wt%, preferably at least 5 40 wt%, preferably at least 50 wt%, preferably at least 60 wt%, preferably at least 70 wt%, preferably at least 80 wt%, preferably at least 90 wt%. The formation of the preferred bridged-Mannich compounds 10 to a desired proportion may be promoted in several ways, including by any one or more of: selection of suitable reactants (including favoured amine reactants as defined above) ; selection of a favoured ratio of reactants, most preferably the molar ratio of approximately 2:1:2 (a:b:c); 15 selection of suitable reaction conditions; and/or by chemical protection of reactive site (s) of the amine leaving one primary nitrogen group free to react with the aldehydes, optionally followed, after reaction is complete, by deprotection. Such measures are within the 20 competence of the skilled person, In all such cases mixtures of isomers and/or oligomers are within the scope of the present invention, 25 In some alternative embodiments the molar ratio of polyamine to aldehyde to phenol may be in the region of 1:1:1 and the resulting performance enhancing additive of the present invention may include compounds of formula XTV: 30 19 OH Q' N 2 NH 2 / H p (Q)n X TV wherein Q, n and p are substantially as defined above, 5 in relation to figure XIV. in some embodiments the performance enhancing additive may include compounds of formula XI and/or XII and/or XTII and/or XIV. 10 in some cases in which the amine includes three primary or secondary amine groups, a tris Mannich reaction product could be formed. For example if 1 mole of N(CH 2 Ch 2

NH

2 3 is reacted with 3 moles of formaldehyde and 3 males of a 15 para-alkyl phenol, a product shown in structure XV could be formed. NH OH HN~ OH

XV

20 in some embodiments the performance enhancing additive may include oligomers resulting from the reaction of components (a) (b) and () . These oligomers may include molecules having the formulae shown in figure III: OH OH 1 2 1 Q Q 2 Q H NN H H (QX-~.(Q), III wherein Q, Q Q n and p are as described above and x 10 is from i to 12, for example from 1 to , more preferably from I to 4 Isomeric structures may also be formed and oligomers in which more than 2 aldehyde residues are connected to a 15 single phenol and/or amine residue may be present. The performance enhancing additive is preferably present in the diesel fuel composition in an amount of less than 5000 ppm, preferably less than 1000 ppm, preferably less an 500 ppm, more preferably less han 100 ppm, 20 preferably less than 75 ppm, preferably less than 60 ppm, more preferably less than 50 ppm, more preferably less than 40 ppm, for example less than 30 ppm such as 25 ppm or less, 25 As stated previously, fuels containing biodiesel or metals are known to cause fouling. Severe fuels, for example those containing high levels of metals and/or high levels of biodiesel may require higher treat rates of the 21 performance enhancing additive than fuels which are less severe, It is envisaged that some fuels may be less severe and 5 thus require lower treat rates of the performance enhancing additive for example less than 25 ppm, such as less than 20 ppm, for example less than 15 ppm, less than 10 ppm or less than 5 ppm. 10 In some embodiments, the performance enhancing additive ma' be present in an amount of from 0.1 to 100 ppm, for example 1 to 60 ppm or 5 to 50 ppm or 10 to 40 ppm or 20 to 30 ppm. 15 The diesel fuO composition of the present invention may include one or more frther additives such as those which are commonly found in diesel fuels. These include, ror example, antioxidants, dispersants, detergents, wax anti settling agents, cold flow improvers, cetane improvers, 20 dehazers, stabilisers, demulsifiers, antifoams, corrosion inhibitors, lubricity improvers, dyes, markers, combustion improvers, metal deactivators, odour masks, drag reducers and conductivity improvers. 25 As noted above the fuel composition may further comprise a nitrogencontaining detergent. The nitrogen-containing detergent may be selected from any suitable nitrogen containing ashless detergent or dispersant known in the art for use in lubricant or fuel oil; and suitably is not 30 itself the product as defined herein of a Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and 22 (c) an optionally substituted phenol; wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety iNCH;'CHR 4 NRP wherein R P R , R R ( and R are as defined above. Most preferably it is not itself the 5 product of any Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally substituted phenol, 10 Preferred nitragen-cantaining detergents are the reaction product of a carboxylic acid-derived acylating agent and an amine. Preferred nitrogen-containing detergents are the reaction 15 product of a carboxylic acid-derived acylating agent and an amine. A number of acylated, nitrogen-containing compounds having a hydrocarbvl substituent of at least 8 carbon atoms and 20 made by reacting a carboxylic acid acylating agent with an amino compound are known to those skllled in the art. In such compositions the acyling agent is linked to the amino compound through an imido, amido, amidine or acyloxy ammonium linkage. The hydrocarbyl substituent of at least 25 8 carbon atoms may be in either the carboxylic acid acylating agent derived portion of the molecule or in the amino compound derived portion of the mlecule, or both. Preferably, however, it is in the acylating agent portion. The acylating agent can Vary ffrom formic acid and its 30 acylating derivatives to acylauing agents having high molecular weight aliphatic substituents of up to 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 carbon atoms. The amino compounds can vary from amonia itself to amines typically having 2 aliphatic substituents of up to about 30 carbon atoms, and up to 11 nitrogen atoms. A preferred class of acylated amino compounds suitable for S use in the present invention are those formed by the reaction of an acylating agent having a hydrocarbyi substituent of at least u carbon atoms and a compound comprising at least one primary or secondary amine group. The acylating agent may be a mono- or polycarboxylic acid 10 (or reactive equivalent thereof) for example a substituted succinic, phthalic or propinnic acid and the amino compound may be a polyamine or a mixture-of polyamines, for example a mixture of ethylene polyamines. Mternatively the amine may be a hydroxyalkyl-substituted 15 polyamine. The hydrocarbyl substituent in such acyatinUg agents preferably comprises at least 10, more preferably at least 12, for example 30 or 50 carbon atoms. it may comprise up to about 200 carbon atoms. Preferably the hydrocarbyl substituent of the acylating agent has a 20 number average molecular weight (Mn) of between 170 to 2800, for example from 250 to 1500, preferably from 500 to 1500 and more preferably 500 to 1100. An Mn of 700 to 1300 is especially preferred. in a particularly preferred embodiment, the hydrocarbyl substituent has a number 25 average molecular weight of 700 - 1000, preferably 700 350 for example 750. illustrative of hydrocarbyl substituent based groups containing at least eight carbon atoms are n-octyl, n 30 decyl, n-dodecyl, tetrapropenyl, n-octadecyl, oleyl, chloroctadecyl, triicentanyl, etc. The hydrocarbyl based substituents may be made from homo- or interpolymers (e.g. copolymers, terpolymers) of mono- and di-olefins having 2 24 to 10 carbon atoms, for example ethylene, propylene, butane-l, isobutene, butadiene, isoprene, hexene, l octene, etc. Preferably these olefins are 1-monoolefins. The hydrocarbyl substituent may also be derived from the 5 halogenated (e.g. chirinated or brominated) analogs of such homo- or interpolymers. Alternatively the substituent may be made from other sources, for example monomeric high molecular weight alkenes (e .g. 1-tetra connene) and chlorinated analogs and bvdrochlorinated 10 analogs thereof, aliphatic petroleum fractions, for example paraffin waxes and cracked and chlorinated analogs and hydrochlorinated analogs thereof, white oils, synthetic alkenes for example produced by the Ziegler Natta process (e.g. poly (ethylene) greases) and other 15 sources known to those skied in the art. Any unsaturation in the substituent may if desired be reduced or eliminated by hydrogenation according to procedures known in the art. 20 The term "hydrocarbyl" as used herein denotes a group having a carbon atom directly attached to the remainder of the molecule and having a predominantly aliphatic hydrocarbon character. Suitable hydrocarbyl based groups may contain non-hydrocarbon moieties. For example they may 25 contain up to one non-hydrocarbyl group for every ten carbon atoms provided this non-hydrocarbyl group does not signirrcantly alter the predaminan& ly hydrocarbon character of the group. Those skilled in the art will be aware of such groups, which include for example hydroxyl, 30 halo (especially chloro and fluoro), alkoxyl, alkyl mercapto, alkyl sulphoxy, etc. Preferred nydrocarbyl based substituents are purely aliphatic hydrocarbon in character and do not contain such groups.

25 The hydrocarbyl-based substituents are preferably preddoinantly saturated, that is, they contain no more than one carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond for every ten 5 carbon-to-carbon single bonds present. Most preferably they contain no more than one carbon-to-carbon non aromatic unsaturated bond for every 50 carbon-to-carbon bonds present. 10 Preferred hydrocarbyl-based substituents are poly (isobutene) s known in the art. Conventional polyisobutenes and so-called "highly reactive" polisobutenes are suitable for use in the 15 invention. Highly reactive polyisobutenes in this context are defined as polyisobutenes wherein at least 50%, preferably 30% or more, of the terminal olefinic double bonds are of the vinylidene type as described in EP0565235. Particularly preferred polyisobutenes are those 20 having more than 80 mol% and up to 100% of terminal vinylidene groups such as those described in EP1344785. Amino compounds useful for reaction with these acylating agents include the following: 25 (1) polyalkylene polyamines of the general formula: (R )3[ 3-N(R))] R wherein each R is independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group or a hydroxy-substituted 30 hydrocarbyl group containing up to about 30 carton atoms, with proviso that at least one R is a hydrogen atom, n is a whole number from 1 to 10 and U is a 01-18 alkyene 26 group. Preferably each 13 is independently selected from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl and isomers thereof. Most preferably each R is ethyl or hydrogen. U is preferably a 014 alkylene group, most 5 preferably ethylene. (2) heterocyclic-substituted polyamines including hdroxyalkyl-substituted polyamines wherein the polyamines are as described above and the heteroaycli c substituent is 10 selected from nitrogen-containing aliphatic and aromatic heterocycles, for example piperazines, imidazolines, pyrimidines, morpAhlines, etc (3) aromatic polyamines of the general formula: Ar(NF };Y wherein Ar is an aromatic nucleus of 6 to 20 carbon atoms, each R3 is as defined above and y is from 2 to a. Specific examples of polyalkylene polyamines (1) include 20 ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethyenepentamine, tri (t ri-methylene) tetramnte, pentaethylenehexamine, hexaethylene-heptamine, 1,2 propylenediamine, and other commercially available materials which comprise complex mixtures of polamines. 25 For example, higher ethylene polyamines optionally containing all or some of the above in addition to higher boiling fractions containing 8 or more nitrogen atoms etc. Specific examples of hydroxyalkyl-substituted polyamines include N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine, N,' -bis(2 30 hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine, N- (3-hydroxybutyl) tetramethylene diamine, etc. Specific examples of the heterocyclic-substituted polyamines (2) are N-2-aminoethyl 27 piperazine, N-2 and NB amino propyl morpholine, N 3 (dimethyl amino) propyl :±ierazrne, 2-heptvl -3-(2 aminopropyl) imidazoline, 1, 4-bis ( 2 -aminoethyl piperazine, 1-(2-hydroxy ethyl) piperazine, and 2 S neptadecyl-1- (2-hydroxyethyl i imida zoline, etc Specific examples of the aromatic polyamines (3) are the various isomeric phenylene diamines the various isomeriC naphthalene diamines, etc. 10 Many patents have descrinect useful acylatedi nmaraen compounds including U S. Pat. Nos, 3,172,392; 3,219,666; 3,272,74|6; 3,310,492; 3, 341,6 2; 3,444,170; 3,455,|331; ,455,232; 3,576,743 3,630,904 3,632,511; 3,304,763, 4234,435 and 6,821, 307. A typical aevlated nitrogen-containing compound of this class is that made by reacting a poly (isbutene) substituted succinic acid-derived acylating agent ene anhydride, acid, ester etc.) Where&ifl the poiy (isobutene) 20 substituent has between about 12 to about 200 carbon atoms with a mixture of ethylene polyamines having 3 to about 9 amino nitrogen atoms per ethylene polyamine and about I to about 3 ethylene groups Theaes aylated nitrogen compounds are formed by the reaction ot a molar ratio of| acylatigg 25 agent : amino compound of from 1.0:1 to 1:10, preferably from 5:1 to 1:5, more preferably from 2:1 to 1:2 and most preferably from 2:1 to 1:1. In especially preferred embodliments, the acylated nitrogen compounds are formed by the reaction of acvlatin g agent to amino compound in a 30 molar ratio off from 1.83:1 to 1:112, preferably from l>6:1 to 1:112, more preferably from 1.4:1 tio 1:111 and most prfeably from 1.2:1 to 1: 1 This type of acylated amino compound and the preparation thereof is well known to 2j those skilled in the art and are described in the above referenced US patents. Another type of acylated nitrogen compound belonging to 5 this class is that made by reacting the afore-described alkylene amines with the afore-described substituted succinic acids or anhydrides and aliphatic mono-carboxylic acids having from 2 to about 22 carbon atoms. In these types of acylated nitrogen compounds, the mole ratio of 10 succinic acid to mono-carboxylic acid ranges from about 1:0.1 to about 1:1. Typical of the monocarboxlyic acid are formic acid, acetic acid, dodecanoic acid, butanoic acd, oeic acid, stearic acid, the commercial mixture of stearic acid isomers known as isostearic acid, tolyl acid, 15 etc. Such materials are more fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,216,936 and 3,250,715. A further type of acylated nitrogen compound suitable for use in the present inuention is the product of the 20 reaction of a fatty monocarboxylic acid of about 12-30 carbon atoms and the afore-described alkylene amines, typically, ethylene, propylene or trimethylene polyamines containing 2 to 8 amino groups and mixtures thereof. The fatty mono-carboxylic acids are generally mixtures of 25 straight and branched chain fatty carboxylic acids containing 12-30 carbon atoms. Fatty dicarboxylic acids could also be used. A widely used type of acylated nitrogen compound is made by reacting the afore-described alkylene polvamines with a mixture of fatty acids having 30 from 5 to about 30 mole percent straight chain acid and abnt 70 to about 95 percent mole branched chain fatty acids. Among the commercially available mixtures are those known widely in the trade as isostearic acid. These 29 mixtures are produced as a by-product from the dimerization orf unsaturated fatty acids as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,812,342 and 3,260,671. 5 The branched chain fatty acids can also include those in which the branch man not be alkyl in nature, to example phenyl and cyciohexyl stearic acid and the chloro-steanzc acids. Branched chain fatty carboxylic acid/alkylene polyamine products have been described extensively in the 10 art. See for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,110,673; 3,251,853; 3,326,5 801; 3,337,459; 3,405,064; 3,429,674; 3,468,639; 3,857, 791 'These patents are referenced fro their disclosure of fatty acid/poiyamine condensates for their use in lubricating oil formulations. 15 The nitrogen-containing detergent is preferably present in the composition of the first aspect an amount up to 100 ppm, preferably up to 500 ppm, preferably up to 300 ppm, more preferably up to 200 ppm, preferably up to 100 ppm 20 and most preferably up to 70 ppm. The nitrocen-containing detergent is preferably present in an amount of at least I ppm, preferably at least 10 ppm, more prererably at least 20 ppm, preferably at least 30 ppm. 25 All vaUnsof ppm gien herein refer to parts per million by weight of the total composition. Preferably the weight ratio of nitrogen-containing detergent to performance enhancing additive is at least 30 0.5:1, preferably at least 1:1, more preferably at least 2:1. The weight ratio of nitrogen-containing detergent to performance enhancing additive may be up to 100:1, 30 preferably up to 30:1, suitably up to 10:1, for example up to 5:1. In some preferred embodiments the diesel fuel composition 5 of the present invention further comprises a metal deactivating compound, Any metal deactivating compound known to those skilled in the art may be used and include, for example, the substituted triazole compounds of figure IV wherein R and R' are independently selected from an 10 optionally substituted alkyl group or hydrogen. NR N N NRKR NW IV 15 Preferred metai deactivating compounds are those of formula Vi OH OH R2 R;R N N I V 1 3 R R wherein R, R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an optionally-subst icuted alkyl group or hydrogen, preferably an alkyl group from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydrogen. R' is 25 preferably hydrogen, R 2 is preferably hydrogen and R 3 is preferably methyl n is an integer from 0 to 5, most preferably 1. A particularly preferred metal deactivator is N,N' 5 disalicyclidene-l,2-diaminopropane, and has the formula shown in figure VI. N N VI 10 Another preferred metal deactivating compound is shown in figure VII: H N OH HO 15 VII The metal deactivating compound is preferably present in an amount of less than 100 ppm, and more preferably less than 50 ppm, preferably less than 30 ppm, more preferably 20 less than 20, preferably less than 15, preferably less than 10 and more preferably less than 5 ppm. The metal deactivator is preferably present as an amount of from 0.0001 to 50 ppm, preferably 0.001 to 20, more preferably 0.01 to 10 ppm and most preferably 0.1 to 5 ppm. 25U 32 The weight ratio of the performance enhancing additive to the metal deactivator is preferably from 100:1 to 1:1 00, more preferably from 50:1 to 1:50, preferably from 25:1 to ;25, more preferably from 10:1 to 1:10, preferably from 5 5:1 to 1:5, preferably from 3:1 to 1:3, more preferably from 2:1 to 1:2 and most preferably from 1.5:1 to 1:1.5. The diesel fuel composition of the present invention may include one or more further additives such as those which 10 are commonly found in diesel fuels. These include, for example, antioxidants, dispersants, detergents, wax anti settling agents, cold flow impress cetane improvers, dehazers, stabilisers, demulsilrers, antifoams, corrosion inhibitors, lubricity improvers, dyes, markers, combustin 15 improvers, odour masks, drag reducers and conductivity improvers. In particular, the composition of the present invention may further comprise one or more additives known to 20 iAmprove the performance of diesel engines having high pressure fuel systems. Such additives are known to those skilled in the art and include, for example, the compounds described in EP 1900795, EP 1887074 and EP 1884556. 25 Suitably the diesel fuel composition may include an additive comprising a salt formed by the reaction of a carnoxylic acid with a di-n-butylamine or ti-n butylamine. Suitably the fatty acad is of the formula [R' (COOH)] where each R is a independently a 30 hydrocarbon group of between 2 and 45 carbon atoms, and x is an integer between 1 and 4.

S3 Preferably R' is a hydrocarbon group of 8 to 24 carbon atoms, more preferably 12 to 20 carbon atoms. Preferably, x is 1 or 2, more preferably x is 1. Preferably, y is 1, in which case the acid has a single R' group. 5 Alternatively, the acid may be a dimer 1 timer or higher oligomer acid, in which case y will be greater than 1 for example 2, 3 or 4 or more. R' is suitably an alkyl or a]kenyl group which may be linear or branched. Examples of carboxylic acids which may be used in the present 10 invention include lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, isosteariAc acid, neodecanc acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, ceratic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid, caproleic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, coconut oil 15 fatty so e f acid, tall oil fatty acid, sunflower oil fatty , fish oil fatty acid, rapeseed oil fatty acid, tallow oil fatty acid and palm oil fatty acid. Mixtures of two or more acids in any proportion are also suitable. Also suitable are the anhydrides of 20 carboxylic acids, their derivatives and mixtures thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the carboxylic acid comprises tall oil fatty acid (TOFA). has been found that TOFA with a saturate content of less than 5% by weight is especially suitable. When such additives are present in diesel fuel as the only means of reducing injector deposits they are typically added at treat rates of 20-400 ppm eg 20-200 ppm. 30 The treat rate of such additives would typically be less than the upper limit of these ranges eg less than 400 ppm or less than 200 ppm and possibly lower than the lower liit of this range eg less than 20 ppm, for example down 34 to 5 ppm or 2 ppm, when used in combination with the performance enhancing additives of the present invention. Suitably the diesel fuel composition may include an 5 additive comprising the reaction product between a hydrohaayl-substiLuted succainic acid or anhydride and hydrazine. Preferably, the hydrocarbyl group of the hydrocarbyl 10 substituted succinic acid or anhydride comprises a CrC group, preferably a 8

-C

1 8 group. Non-limiting examples include dodecyl, hexadecyl and octadecyl. Alternatively, the hydrocarbyl group may be a pulyisobutylene group with a number average molecular weight of between 200 and 2500, 15 preferably between 800 and 1200. Mintures of species with different length hydrocarbyl groups are also suitable, e.g. a mixture of Cj 6 q groups. The hydrar byl group is attached to a succanic acid or 20 anhydride moiety Using methods known in itne art. Additionally, or alternatively, suitable hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acids or anhydrides are commercially available e.g. dodecylsuccinic anhydride (DDSA), hexadecylsuccinic anhydride (M|A), octadecylsuccinic 25 anhydride (ODSA) and polyisobut ylsuccnic anhydr ide

(PIBSA)|

Hydrazine has the formula: 30 NH-NH 2 Hydrazine may be hydrated or non-hydrated. ydrazine monchydrate is preferred.

35 The reaction between the hydrocarbyl-substituted succini acid or anhydride and hydrazine produces a variety of products, such as is disclosed in ED 1887O74. it is 5 believed to be preferable for good detergency that the reaction product contains a signifi cant proportion of species with relatively high molecular weight. it is believed - without the matter having been definitively determined yet, to the best of our knowledge that a 10 major high molecular weight product of the reaction is an oligomeric species predominantly of the structure: 0 / N NH HN NH HN n 15 where n is an integer and greater than 1, preferably between 2 and 10, more preferably between 2 and 7, for example 3, 4 or 5. Each end of the oligomer may be capped g on; e or more of a variety of groups. Some possible examples of these terminal groups include: 20 1? 0 ~J1 >J-L.OH ,N-NH 2 H

N

N--

N-

H H 0 Alternatively, the oligqmia species may form a ring having no termnai groups: 5 ~-'--0 NH HN -N N H H H H N N NH HN o R' When such additives are present in diesel fuel as the only means of reducing injector deposits they are typically 10 added at treat rates of 10-500 ppm eg 20-100 ppm. The treat rate of such additives would typically be less than the upper limnit of these ranges eq less than 500 ppm or less than 100 ppm and possibly lower than the lower 15 limit of this range eq less than 20 ppm or ess than 10 ppm, for example hown to 5 ppm or 2 ppm, when used in combination with the perfornance enhancing additives cf this invention.

37 Suitably the diesel fuel composition may include an additive comprising at least one compound of formula (I) and/or formula (II): 5 Ar- (-Arm wherein each Ar independently represents an aromatic 10 moiety having 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aTkoxy, alkoxyalkyl aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, halo and combinations thereof; each L is independently a linking moiety comprising a 15 carbon-carbon single bond or a linking group; each Y is independently -P or a moiety of the formula H(O(CR')yX-, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of TRY 2 , 0 and S: R and R are each independently selected from H, C to C alkyi and aryl; H^ 20 is selected from Q to CHo alkyl and aryl; z is 1 to 10; n is 0 to 10 when X is CR' 2 ),n and 2 to 10 when X is 0 or S; and y is 1 to 30; eacn a is independently 0 to 3, with the proviso that at least one Ar moiety bears at least one group Y; and m is 1 25 to 100; (Y e ArC -L'-Ar) wherein, 38 each Ar' independently represents an aromatic moiety having 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, acyloxy, acytoxyalkyl, acyloxyaikoxv, 5 aryloxy aryloxyalkyl, aryloxyalkoxy, halo and combinations thereof; each ' is independently a linking moiety comprising a carbon-carbon single bond or linking ground; each Y is independently a moiety of the formula Zo- or l0 ZW( ') yX wherein XI is selected from the group consisting f (R , 0 and S; R and R" are each independently selected from H, CI to CQ alkyl and aryl z' is 1 to 10; n is 0 to 10 when X' is (0R'z) , and 2 to 10 when X' is 0 or S; y is 1 to 30; Z is H, an acyl group, a 15 polyacyl group, a lactone ester group, an acid ester group, an alkyl group or an aryl group; each a' is independently 0 to 3, with the proviso that at least one Ar' moiety bears at least one group Y in which Z is not H; and mV is i to 100. 20 When such additives are present in diesel fuel as the only means of reducing injector deposits they are typically added at treat rates of 50-300 ppm. 25 The treat rate of such additives would typically be less than the upper limit of these ranges eg less than 3|0 ppm and possibly lower than the lower limit of this range eog less than 50 ppm, for example down to 20 ppm or 10 ppm, when used in combination with the performance enhancing 30 additives of this invention. Suitably the diesel fuel composition may include an additive comprising a quaternary ammonium salt which 39 comprises the reaction product of (a) a hydrocarby substituted acylating agent and a compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of condensing with said acylating agent and further having a tertiary amino group; Sand (b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary amino group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein the quaterniAng agent is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; hydrocarbyl epoxides in 10 combination with an acid or mixtures thereof. Examples of quaternary ammonium salt and methods far preparing the same are desc:i.bed in the following patents, which are hereby incorporated by reference, US 4,253,980, 15 US 3,778,371, US 4,171,939, US 4,326,973, US 4,33,206, and us 5,254,138. Suitable acylating agents and hydrocarbyl substituents are as previously defined in this specification. Examples of the nitrogen or oxygen containing compounds capable of condensing with the aclating agent and further having a tertiary amino group can include but are rot limited to: NN-dimethvl- aminopropy!amine, , N-diethyl 25 aninopropylamine, N, N-dimethyl- amino ethylamine. The nitrogen or oxygen contaJiing compounds fpabre of condensing with the acylating agent and further .having a tertiary amino group can further include amino alkyl substituted heterocyclic compounds such as 1-(3 30 aminopropyl) imidazole and 4- (3-aminopropyljmorpholine, 1 (2-aminoethyl) piperidine, 3, 3-diamino-N- methyldi propylamine, and 3?3-aminobis (N,N-dimethylpropylamine). Other types of nitrogen or oxygen containing compounds 40 capable of condensing with the acylating agent and having a tertiary amino group include alkanolamines including but nor limited to triethanolamine, trimethanolamine, NN dimethylaminopropanol, N, N-diethylaminopropanol, N,N 5 diethylaminobutanol, N, NN-tris(hydroxyethyl amine and NNy N-itris (hydroxyme thyl) amnine The composition of the present invention may contain a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary 10 amino group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein te quaternizing agent is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, alkyl halides, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; and hydrocarbyl epox ides in combination with an acid or mixtures thereor 15 The quaternizing agent can include halides, such as chloride, iodide or bromide; hydroxides; sulphonates; bisulphites, alkyl sulphates, such as dimethyL sulphate; sulphones; phosphates; CM-12 alkyiphasphates; di 01-2 20 alkylphosphates; borates; 01-12 alkylborates; ritrites; nitrates; carbonates; bicarbonates; alkanoates; 0,0-di Cl 12 alkyldithiophosphates; or mixtures thereof. In one embodiment the quaternizing agent may be derived 25 from dialkyl sulphates such as dimethyl sulphate, Noxides, sulphones such as propane and butane sulphone; alkyl, acyl or aralkyl halides such as methyl and ethyl chloride, bromide or iodide or benzyl chloride, and a hydrocarbyl (or alkyl) substituted carbonates. If the acy! 30 halide is benzyl chloride, the aromatic ring is optionally further substituted with alkyl or alkenyl groups. The hydrocarbyl (or alkyl) groups of the hydrocarhyl substituted carbonates may contain 1 to 50, 1 to 20, 1 to 41 10 or I to 5 carbon atoms per group. In one embodiment the hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates contain two hydrocarbyl groups that may be the same or different. Examples of suitable hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates include 5 dimethyl or diethyl carbonate. in another embodiment the quaternizing agent can be a hydrocaerbyl epoxide, as represented by the following formula, in combination with an acid: 10 R 0 R3 R R4 wherein RI, R2, R! and R4 can be independently H1 or a Cl 50 hydrocarbyl group, 15 Examples of hydrocarbyl epoxides can include styrene oxide ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, stilbene oxide and 02-50 epoxide. 20 When such quaternary ammonium salt additives are present in diesel fuel as-,,the on 1 ly means of reducing injector deposits they are typically added at treat rates of 5-500 ppm eg 10-100 ppm. 25 The treat rate of such additives would typically be less than the upper limit of these ranges eg less than 50C ppm or less than 100 ppm and possibly lower than the lower limit of this range eg less than 10 ppm or lss than 5 ppm, for example down to 5 ppm or 2 ppm, when used in 42 combination with the performance enhancing additives of tnis nvreniaon The diesel fuel composition of the present invention may 5 comprise a petroleum-based fuel oil, especially a middle distillate fuel oil. Such distillate fuel oils generally boil within the range of from ll0*C to 500M, esg. 150*C to 40M. The diesel fuel may comprise atmospheric distillate or vacuum distillate, cracked gas oil, or a 10 blend in any proportion of straight run and refenry streams such as thermally and/or catalytically cracked and hydro-cracked distillates. The diesel fuel composition of the present invention may 15 comprise non-renewable Fischer-Tropsch fuels such as those described as GTL (gas-to-liquid) fuels, GTL (coal-to liquid) fuels and OIL (oil sands-to-liquid), The diesel fuel composition of the present invention may 20 comprise a renewable fuel such as a biofuel composition or biodiesel composition. The diesel fuel composition may comprise 1st generation bioiiesel. First generation biodiesel contains esters of, 25 for example, vegetable oils, animal fats and used cooking fats. This form of biodiesel may be obtained by transe sterification of oils, for example rapeseed oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, palm 25 oil, corn oil, peanut oil, cotton seed oil, tallow, coconut oil, physic nut oil 30 (Jatropha), sunflower seed oil, used cooking oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils or any mixture thereof , with an alcohol usually a monoalcohol, in the presence of a catalyst.

43 The diesel fuel composition may comprise second generation biodiesel. Second generation biodiesel is derived from renewable resources such as vegetable oils and animal fats and processed, often in the refinery, often using 5 hydroproressing sucn as the H-1-Bi process developed by Petrobras. Second generation biodiesel may be similar in properties and quality to petroleum based fuel oil streams, for example renewable diesel produced from vegetable oils, animal fats etc. and marketed by 10 ConocoPhillips as Renewable Diesel and by Neste as NExBTL. The diesel fuel composi tion of the present invention may comprise third generation ciodiesel. Third generation biodiesel utilises gasification and Fischer-Tropsch 15 technology including those described as BTL (biomass- toliquid) fuels. Third generation biodiesel does not differ widely from some second generation biodiesel, but aims to exploit the whole plant (biomass) and thereby widens the feedstock base. 20 The diesel fuel composition may contain blends of any or all of the above diesel fuel compositions, In some embodiments the diesel fuel composition of the 25 presents invention may be a blended diesel fuel comprising bio-diesel. In such blends the bo-diesel may be present in an amount of, for example up to 0.5%, up to l%, up to 2%, up to 3%, up to 4%, up to 5%, up to 10%, up to 20%, up to 30%, up to 40%, up to 50%, up to 60%, up to 70%, up to 30 30%, up to 90%, up to 95% or up to 99% In some embodiments the diesel fuel composition may comprise a secondary fuel, for example ethanol. Preferably 44 however the diesel fuel composition does not contain ethanol. Preferably, the diesel fuel has a sulphu content of at 5 most 0.05% by weight, more preferably of at most 0.035% by weight, especially of at most 0.015%. Fuels with even lower levels of sulphur are also suitable such as, fuels with less than 50 ppm sulphur by weight, preferably less than 20 ppm, for example 10 ppm or iess. 10 Commonly when present, metal-containing species will be present as a contaminant, for example through the corrosion of metal and metal oxide surfaces by acidic species present in the fuel or from lubricating oil. In 15 use, fuels such as diesel fuels routinely come into contact with metal surfaces for example, in vehicle fuelling systems, fuel tanks, fuel transportation means etc. Typically, metal-containing contamination will comprise transition metals such as zinc, iron and copper 20 and others such as lead. In addition to metal-containing contamination which may be pesent in diesel fuels there are circumstances where metal-containng species may deliberately be added to the 25 fuel. For example, as is known in the art, metal containing fuel-borne catalyst species may be added to aid with the regeneration of particulate traps. Such catalysts are often based on metals such as iron, cerium, Group I and Group II metals e.g., calcium and strontium, either as 30 mixtures or alone. Also used are platinum and manganese. The presence of such catalysts may also give rise to injector deposits when the fuels are used in diesel engines having high pressure fuel systems.

45 Metal-containing contamination, depending on Its source, may be in the form of insoluble particulate or soluble compounds or complexes. Metal-containing fuel-borne 5 catalysts are often soluble compounds or complexes or colloidal species. In some embodiments, the metal-containing species comprises a fuel-borne catalyst. 10 In some embodiments, the metal-containina species comprises zinc. Typically, the amount of metal-containing species in the 15 diesel fuel, expressed in terrs af the total weight of metal in the species, is between 0.1 and 50 ppm by weight, for example between 01 and 10 ppm by weight, based on the weight of the diesel fuel. 20 The fuel compositions of the present invention show improved performance when used in diesel engines subjected to high pressures and temperatures compared with diesel fuels of the prior art. 25 According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided an additive package which upon addition to a diesel fuel provides a fuel composition of the first aspect. 30 The additive package may comprise a mixture of neatb performance enhancing additive and optionally further additives, for example those described above. Alternatively the additive package may comprise a solution 46 of additives, for example in a mixture of hydrocarbon and/or aromatic solvents. According to a third aspect of the present invention there 5 is provided the use of a performance enhancing additive in a diesel fuel composition co improve the engine performance of a diesel engine having a high pressure fuel system using said diesel fuel composition, wherein the performance enhancing additive is the product of a Mannich 10 reaction between, (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (C) an optionally substituted phenol; wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety 15 R&NCHPCHRNWR wherein each of R, R R 4 , R0, R and R is independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or a rylal kyl substituent. 20 Preferred aspects of the second and third aspects are as defined in relation to the first aspect. Thus the additive may be regarded as a performance enhancing additive. The improvement in performance of the diesel engine having a high pressure fuel system may be measured by a number of ways. 30 One of the ways in which the improvement in performance can be measured is by measuring the power loss in a controlled engine test, for example as described in relation to example 4. Use of the performance enhancing 47 additives of the present invention in this test provdes a fuel giving a power loss of less than 10 %, preferably less than 5%, preferably less than 4% for example less than 3%, less than 2% or less than 1%. Preferably the use of a fuel composition cf the first aspect in a diesel engine having a high pressure fuel system reduces the power loss of that engine by at least 2%, preferably at least 10%, preferably at least 25%, 1.0 more preferably at least 50% and most preferably at least 80% compared to the base fuel, The improvement in performance of the diesel engine having a high pressure fuel system may be measured by an 15 improvement in fuel economy, Improvement in performance may also be assessed by considering the extent to which the use of the performance enhancing additive preferably reduces the amount of 20 deposit on the injector of an engine having a high pressure fuel system. Direct measurement of deposit build up is not usually undertaken, but is usually inferred from the power loss 25 mentioned earlier a fuel flow rates through the injector, An alternative measure of deposits can be obtained by removing the injectors from the engine and placing in a test rig. A suitable test rig is the DIT 31. The DIT31 has three methods of testing a fouled injector: by measuring 30 the back pressure, the pressure drop or the injector time. To measure the back pressure, the injector is pressurised to 1000 bar (i0" Pa) . The pressure is allowed to fall and 48 the time taken for the pressure to drop between 2 set points is measured. This tests the integrity of the injector which should maintain the pressure for a set period. If there is any failure in performance, the 5 pressure will fall more rapidly. This is a good indication of internal fouling, particularly by gums. For example, a typical passenger car injector may take a minimum of 10 seconds for the pressure to drop between the two set points, 10 To measure the pressure drop, the injector is pressurised to 1000 bar (109 Pa). The pressure is allowed to fall and at a set point (750 bar - 7.5 x 10' Pa) fires. The drop in pressure during the firing period is measured and is 15 compared to a standard. For a typical passenger car nijector this may be 80 bar (8 x 100 Pa) Any blockage in the injector will cause a lower pressure drop than the standard, 20 During the pressure drop measurement tne time that the injector opens for is measured. For typical passenger car inlectars this may be 10 msti ms. Any deposit may impinge this opening time causing the pressure drop to be affected. Thus a fouled injector may have a shortened 25 opening time as well as a lower pressure drop, The present invention is particularly useful in the reduction of deposits on inectors of engines operating at high pressures and temperatures in which fuel may be 30 recirculated and which comprise a plurality of fine apertures through which the fuel is delivered to the engine. The present invention finds utility in engines for heavy duty vehicles and passenger vehicles. Passenger 49 vehicles incorporating a high speed direct injection (or HSDI) engine may for example benefit from the present invention. 5 The use of the second aspect may Improve the performance of the engine by reducing the deposits on an injector having an aperture with a diameter of less than 500 pm, preferably less than 200 pm, more preferably less than 150 pm. In some embodiments the use may improve the 10 performance of the engine by reducing deposits on an injector with an aperture having a diameter less than 100 pm, preferably less than 80 pm. The use may improve the performance of an engine in which the injector has more than one aperture, for example more than 4 apertures, for 15 example 6 or more apertures. Within the injector body, clearances of only 12 um exist between moving parts and there have been reports of engine problems n the field caused by injectors sticking and 20 particularly in ectors stiaking open. Central af deposits in this area can be very important. Thes use of thes scond aspect may impre the peformance of the eng-ine by reducing deposits including gums and 25 lacquers within the injector body. The use of the second aspect may also improve the performance of the engine by reducing deposits in the vehicle fuel filter. 30 A reduction of deposits in a vehicle fuel filter may be measured quantitatively or qualitatively. in some cases this may only be determined by inspection of the filter 50 once the filter has been removed. In other cases, the level of deposits may be estimated during use. Manys vehicles are fitted with a fuel filter which may be 5 visually inspected during use to determine the leve of solids build up and the need for filter replacement. For example, one such system uses a filter canister within a transparent housing allowing the filter, the fuel level within the filter and the degree of filter blocking to be 10 observed, it has been surprisingly been found that when using the fuel compositions of the present invention the level of deposits in the fuel filter are considerably reduced 15 compared with fuel compositions which do not contain the performance enhancing additive of the invention. This allows the filter to be changed much less frequently and can ensure that fuel filters do not fail between service intervals. Thus the use of he present invention may lead 20 to reduced maintenance costs. Suitably the use of the performance enhancing additive of the present invention allows the interval between filter replacement to he extended, suitably by at least 5%, 25 preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 20%, for example at least- 30% or at least 50%. In Europe the Co -ordinating European Council for the development of performance tests for transportation fuels, 30 lubricants and other fluids (the industry body known as CEC), has developed a new test, named CEO F--9-03 to assess whether diesel fuel is suitable for use in engines meeting new European Union emissions regulations known as 51 the "'Euro 5" regulations. The test is based on a Peugeot DWO engine using Euro 5 injectors, and will hereinafter be referred to as the DWI test. It will be further described in the context of the examples. Preferably the use of the performance enhancing additives of the present invention leads to reduced deposits in the DWlO test. 10 Before the priority date of this application, the inventor used the basic procedure fo. the DWIO test as available at that time and found that the use of the performance enhancing additives of the invention in a diesel fuel composiion resulted in a reduction in power loss compared 1 wit h the same fuel not ontaining the performance enhancing additive. Details of the test method are given in Example 4 In addition to the prevention or reduction of the 20 occarence of inJ ctor fouling as described above, the present inventor has alsEo found that compositions of the present invention may be used to remove some or all of the deposits which have already formed on injectors. This is a further way by which an improvement in performance may 25 be measured. Thus, the present invention further provides the use of a diesel fuel composition of the first aspect to remove deposits formed in a high pressure diesel engine. 30 Deposits on injectors of an engine having a high pressure fuel system may also be measured using a hot liquid process simulator (or HEPS) . This equipment allows the 52 fouling of a metallic component, typically a steel or aluminium rod to be measured. The HLPS equipment, which is generally known to those skilled in the art, includes a fuel reservoir from which o fuel is pumped under pressure and passed over a heated stainless steel tube. The level of deposit on the rube after a certain period can then be measured. This is considered a good way of predicting how a much fuel would deposit on an injector. The equipment was modified to 1O allow fuel to recirculate. Thus the present invention provides the use of a performance enhancing additive as defined in relia|tion to the first aspect to reduce the deposits from a diesel 15 fuel. This may be measured with a hot liquid process simulator for example using the method as defined in Example 3. Although the diesel fuel compositions of the present 20 invention provide improved performance of engines operating at high temperature and pressures, they may also be used with traditional diesel engines. This is important because a single fuel must be provide that can be used in new engines and older vehicles. Any feature of any aspect of the invention may be combined with any other feature, where appropriate. The invention will now be further defined with reference S0 to the following non-limiting examples. In these examples the terms "Ors" denotes examples in accordance with the invention, "ref" denotes an example showing the properties of a base fuel and wcomp" denotes comparative examples, 53 not of the invention. However it should be noted that this is for assistance of the reader only and that the final estn is whether examples fall within the scope of any actual or potential claim herein. in the examples which follow the values given in parts per million (ppma for treat rates denote active agent amount, not the amount of a formulation as added, and containing an active agent. Example 1 10 Additive C was prepared by mixing 0.0287 mol eq 0 (equivalents) 4-dodecylphenol, 0.0286 mol eq. paraformaldehyde, 0.0143 mol eq. tetraethylenepeuamine and 0.1085 mol eq. toluene. The mixture was heated to 15 110C and refluxed for 6 hours. The solvent and water of reaction were then removed under vacuum. in this example the molar ratio of aldehyde(a) : polyamine (b) phenol(c) was 2:l:2. 20 Example 2 Further compounds were prepared using analogous methods to that described in Example i. Compound 1 is Additive C above and is shown for completeness. 25 In each case, a Mannich reaction was carried out by reacting formaldehyde and para-dodecyl phenol with the amines listed in Table 1 in the ratio stated.

5 4 Table 1 - -- - - - - --- - --- - - - - - - - - -- - H H27: HH 2 H 3 H 2 N 2212 H

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2 N NNH H.'2 H N~'-'-' OH2 2 H N:: 22: -N O NH LH NH

H

2 N 31 HN H N - -2:2 ------ ----- 16 HO 0 H:: 0 8 j NH 2 1L

NH

2 56 Fuel compositions containing compounds 1-10 are in accordance with the invention. Fuel compost ions containing compounds 11-19 are comparative examples. 5Example 3 Diesel fuel compositions were prepared comprising the additives listed in Table i above, added to aliquots all drawn from a common batch of RF06 base fuel containing I ppm zinc (as zinc neodecanoate). Table 2 below shows the specification for REOG base fuel 57 Table 2 Property units Lmits Method Min Max Cetane Number 52.0 54.0 EN ISO 515 Density at 15 0 C kg/m& 63 S EN IO 3675 Distillation 50% v/v Point "C 245 95% v/v Point "C 345 350 FBP 0C 370 Flash Point DC 55 EN 22719 Cold Filter Plugging C -5 EN 116 Point Viscosity at 40 0 C mm/sec 2.3 3.3 EN ISO 3104 Polycyclic Aromatic % m/rn 30 6.0 IP 391 Hydrocarbons Sulphur Content Mg/kg 10 ASTM 0 5413 Copper Corrosion 1 EN ISO 2160 Conradson Carbon Residue % mn/ - 0.2 EN ISO 10370 on 10% Dist, Residue Ash Content % nr. - 0.01 EN ISO 6245 Water Content % m/r - 0.02 EN ISO 12937 Neutralisation (Strong mg KOH/g - 002 A|STM 974 Acid) Number Oidation Stability mg/mL - 0.025 EN ISO 12205 HFPR (WSDI 4) p wn 400 CEC F-06-A % Fatty Acid Menhyl Ester prnhibited In each case, 12 ppm of the additive compound listed in 5 Table 1 was added to the RFG base fuel. Each of the fuel compositions prepared was tested using the Hot Lquid Process Simulator (HLPS) equipment. In this test 800 ml of fuel is pressurised toe 500 psi (3.44 x i 0 Pa) and flowed over a steel tube heated to 2'70 0 C The test 10 duration is 5 hours. The test method has been modified, by removal of the piston within the fuel reservoir, to allow the degraded fuel to return to the reservoir and mix 58 with the fresh fuel. At the end of test the steel tube is removed and the level of deposit measured as surface carbon. 5 Fuel I below contains 12 ppm of compound 1; fuel 2 below contains 12 ppm of compound 2; and so on. The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3 Fue composition containing Surface Carbon (pg/cm) 12 ppm of compound 1 (Inv) 8 2 (inv) 23 5 (Inv) 3$ 6 (inv) 3 7 (inn 9 (mmn 34 10 (inv) 1 5 1 (camp) 79 12 (camp) 156 13 (camp) 65 14 (camp) 63 15 Compp) 70 16 (camp) 63 17 (camp 47 18 (COmp) 2 19 (comp) 65 These results show that additives of the present invention including an optionally substituted ethylene diamine 5 moiety can lead to reduced deposits compared with additives not of the present invention.

60 Example 4 Diesel fuel compositions were prepared comprising the additives listed in Table 4 below, added to aliquots all 5 drawn from a common batch of RF06 base fuel, and containing 1 ppm zinc (as zincneodecaroate) and tested according to the CEC DW 10 method. included in the tests were Additive A and Additive B. Additive A is a 60% active ingredient solution (in aromatic solvent) of a 10 polyisobutenyl succinimide obtained from the condensation reaction of a polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride derived from polyisobutene of Mn approximately 750 with a polyethylene polyamine mixture of average composition approximating to tetraethylene pentamine. Additive B is 15N W -disaicyclidene, 2-diaminopropane The engine of the injector fouling test is the PSA DW10BTED4. In summary, the engine characteristics are: 20 Design: Four cylinders in line, overhead camshaft, turbocharged with EGR Capacity 1993 cm 3 Combustion chamber: Four valves, bowl in piston, wall guided direct inj ection 25 Power: 100 kW at 4000 rpm Torque: 320 Nm at 2000 rpm Injection system: Common rail with piez electronically controlled 6-hole injectors, Max. pressure: 1600 bar (1. 6 x 1 0 8 Pa) . Proprietary design 30 by SIEMENS VDO Emissions control: Conforms with Euro IV limit values when combined with exhaust gas pos-treatment system (DP) 61 This engine was chosen as a design representative of the modern European high-speed direct injection diesel engine capable of conforming to present and future European emissions requirements. The common rail injection system 5 uses a highly efficient nozzle design with rounded inlet edges and conical spray holes for optimal hydraulic flow. This type of nozzle, when combined with high fuel pressure has allowed advances to be achieved in combustion efficiency, reduced noise and reduced fuel consumption, 10 but are sensitive to influences that can disturb the fuel flow, such as deposit formation in the spray holes. The presence of these deposits causes a significant loss or engine power and increased raw emissions. 15 The tesnt is run with a future injector design representative of anticipated Euro V injector technology. it is considered necessary to establsh a reliable baseline of injector condition before beginning fouling 20 tests, so a sixteen hour running-in schedule for the test injectors is specified, using non-fouling reference fuel. Pll details of the CEC FA-S960 test method can be obtained from the CECO. The caking cycle is summarised 25 below. 1. A warm up cycle (12 minutes) according to the following regime: 30 62 Step Duration Engine Speed Torque (Nm (minutes) (rpm) 2 idle <5 2 3 2000 50 3 4 3500 75 4 3 4000 100 2. 8 hrs of engine operation consising of B repeats of the following cycle Step Duration Engine speed Load Torque Boos Ai (minutes) (rpm) (%) (Nm) After IC ( 0 C) 1 2 1750 (20) 62 2 73000 (GO) 173 5 3 12 1750 (20) 62 45 4 / 3500 (80) 212 50 5 21750 (20) 62z 4 ------- --- - 4 -------- ------ 1- 6 10 4000 100 * 50 2 1250 0) 2u 43 S 7 3000 100 *50 9 1250 (0) 20 43 0 10 2000 100 J* 53: B 20(10)j 20 4 2 7 4000 100 * 50 Sfor expected range see CEC netod CEC-F 98-08 3. Cool down to idle in 60 seconds and idle for 10 second's 63 4. 8 tars soak pencio 0he standard DEC F-98-O8 test method consists of 32 hours engine operation corresponding to 4 repeats of steps 1-3 5 above, and 3 repeats of step 4. ie 56 hours total test time excluding warm ups and cool downs, Where we have reported results after 24 hours engine operation; this corresponds to 3 repeats of steps 1-3 10 above, and 2 repeats o4f sep 4. Where we have re ported results after 48 hours engine operation, this corresponds to a modification to the standard procedure invoking 6 repeats of steps 1=3 above, 15 and 5 repeats or step 4. Table 4 Additive Additive Additive Power Loss % following A B c engine operation of X Fuel (ppm (ppm (ppm hours Comp'n active) active) active) X = 24 X = 32 X = 48 20 (ref) - - 9 10.9 13 21 Compp) 28 2 3.1 8 22 (comp) 96 - 6.6 23 (iv) 192 5 25 3 3.0 2.5 24 (in) 96 - 25 3.0 25 (inv) 48 25 3 3.4 3.5 20 Example 5 Diesel fuel compositions were prepped composing the additives listed in Table 5 below, added to aliquots al 64 drawn from a common batch of RF06 base fuel containing 1 ppm zinc (as zinc neodecanoate) The test included Additive A and Additive B mentioned 5 above, and Additive D. Additive D was prepared by mixing 0.0311 mol eq. 4-dadecylphenol, V0309 mo1 eq, paraformaldehyde, 0.0306 mol eq. tetraethienepenamine and 0.1085 ol eq. toluene. The reaction was heated to 110"C and refluxed for 6 hours. The solvent and water of 10 reaction were then removed under vacuum. In the case of Additive D the molar ratio of aldehyde (a) : polyamine (b) phenol(c was 1:101. The results are shown in Table 5. Table 5 Fuel' A > B C D ISurface] comp' n (ppm (ppm (ppm (ppm carbon active) active) active) active) (pg/cm 2 ) ------ ---------- __ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ (ref) 117 (comp) 124 28 96_ (Comp) 101 Compp) 49 30 192 (comp) 2 31 (inv) 43 2 30 32 (nv) 48 20 16 33 (inv) 48 2 25 34 (itnv) 482 2 4 3 (i-2 --------- -- nv ------ 2--2 ------ 24 65 Example 6 Diesel fuel compositions were prepared comprising the additives listed in Table 6 below, added to aliquots all drawn from a common batch of RFOG base fuel containing 10% of bio diesel in the form of Rapeseed Oil Methyl Ester and tested according to the DWl0 method. Power loss was recorded after periods of 24 hours, 32| hours and 48 hours of engine operating time corresponding respectively to 3, 10 4 and 6 operating cycles. Table 6 A C Power Loss % following engine Fuel (ppm (ppm operation of X hours composition active) active) X = 24 X = 32 X = 48 36 (nef) 8 10.2 13 37 Compp) 192 15 38 Compp) 384 4.5 39 Compp) 576 -0 - 40 (inv) 384 100 0 0.5 1 41 (inv) 192 100 -1.0 42 (in) 96 100 2 2 2.5 43 (iv) 96 50 2 2.5 4 Example 7 15 Unlike the tests described above, which are all quantitative tests, this example relates to qualitative tests, undertaken to prOvide a visual deteriiation of the cond|tion of fuel filters present under two different test 20 regimes, a) comparative and b) in accordance with the invent ion.

66 a) The DWI0 test method was applied, for 32 hours engine running time, using a batch of RFG6 base fuel containing I ppm zinA (as zinc neodecanoate) A new fuel filter was used. At the end of the test period the fuel filter was 5 removed and inspected, and was found to be heavily discoloured, with a coating of black residue on the filter surface. b) The method was repeated, also for 32 hours engine running time, with a new fuel filter (but with the fuel 10 injectors unchanged) The fuel was the same batch of RE06 diesel fuel, but contalnel 1 ppm zinc (as zinc neodecanoate) , Additive A (192 ppm active) and Additive C (50 ppm) . At the end of the test period the fuel filter was removed and inspected, and was found to be barely 15 discoloured, with a cream colour filter surface, Example 8 Diesel fuel compositions were prepared comprising the 20 additives listed in Table 7, added to aliquots all drawn from a common batch of RF06 base fuel, and containing 1 ppm zin (as zinc needecanoate) . These were tested according to the CEC DW 10 method, as detailed in relation to example 4. The power loss after running the engine for 25 32 hours was measured, Additive E corresponds to compound 3 of example 2, that is the reaction product obtained by reacting 2 equivalents of 4-dodecyl phenol with I equivalent of ethylene diamine and 30 2 equivalents of formaldehyde. Additive F corresponds to compound 8 of example 2, that is the reaction product obtained by reacting 2 equivalents of 67 4-dodecyl phenol with 1 equivalent of aminoethvl ethanolamine and 2 equivalents of formaldehyde Table 7 5 - - --------------- - -------- -- ----

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Fuel Additive A Additive E Additive F % power composition (ppm (ppm (ppm loss at active) active) active) 32 h 43 (comp) 96 6.6 4- (inv) - j 121- -2.0 42 (inv) I 96 25 3.9 43(n)96 50 -0.3 44 (inv) 96 j -50 0.2

Claims (16)

1. A diesel fuel composition comprising a performance enhancing additive, wherein the performance enhancing additive is the 5 product of a Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally phenol ; wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety .0 R'R

2 NCHR 3 CHR 4 NR 5 R 6 wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl substituent; and wherein the diesel fuel composition includes an additive comprising a quaternary ammonium salt .5 which comprises the reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted acylating agent and a compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of condensing with said acylating agent and further having a tertiary amino group; and (b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary amino 0 group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein the quaternizing agent is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; hydrocarbyl epoxides in combination with an acid or mixtures thereof. 25 2. A diesel fuel composition according to claim 1 wherein component (b) is a polyalkylene polyamine.

3. A diesel fuel composition according to claim 2 wherein component (b) is a polyethylene polyamine having between 2 and 30 6 nitrogen atoms. 69

4. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the additive product has a molecular weight of less than 1000.

5 5. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein component (a) comprises formaldehyde.

6. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein component (c) is an alkyl-substituted phenol which .0 is monosubtituted at the para-position.

7. A diesel fuel composition according to claim 6 wherein the phenol is substituted with a polyisobutene residue. .5

8. A diesel fuel composition according to claim 4 wherein the phenol is substituted at the para position with an alkyl substituent having 10 to 15 carbon atoms.

9. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 .0 to 8 wherein the metal-containing species is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 ppm.

10. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 9 which further comprises a nitrogen-containing detergent. 25

11. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein the nitrogen-containing detergent is the product of a polyisobutene-substituted succinic acid-derived acylating agent and a polyethylene polyamine. 30

12. A diesel fuel composition according to any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein the metal containing species is zinc. 70

13. The use of an additive in a diesel fuel composition to improve the engine performance of a diesel engine with a high pressure fuel system having a pressure in excess of 1.35 x 108 Pa using said diesel fuel composition, wherein the additive is 5 the product of a Mannich reaction between: (a) an aldehyde; (b) a polyamine; and (c) an optionally substituted phenol, wherein the polyamine component (b) includes the moiety 12 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 56 .0 R R 2 NCHR 3 CHR NR R wherein each of R1, R R , R , R and R, is independently selected from hydrogen, and an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl substituent; and wherein the diesel fuel composition includes an additive comprising a quaternary ammonium salt .5 which comprises the reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted acylating agent and a compound having an oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of condensing with said acylating agent and further having a tertiary amino group; and (b) a quaternizing agent suitable for converting the tertiary amino 10 group to a quaternary nitrogen wherein the quaternizing agent is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulphates, benzyl halides, hydrocarbyl substituted carbonates; hydrocarbyl epoxides in combination with an acid or mixtures thereof; 25

14. The use according to claim 13 wherein the improvement in performance may be measured by one or more of: - a reduction in power loss of the engine; - a reduction in deposits on the injectors of the engine; - a reduction in deposits in the vehicle fuel filter; and 30 - an improvement in fuel economy. 71

15. A diesel fuel composition according to claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to any of the Examples. 5

16. The use according to claim 13, substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to any of the Examples.