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  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L10/00—Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes
  • C10L10/02—Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes for reducing smoke development
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
  • C10L1/10—Liquid carbonaceous fuels containing additives
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L10/00—Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes
  • C10L10/06—Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes for facilitating soot removal
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
  • C10L1/10—Liquid carbonaceous fuels containing additives
  • C10L1/12—Inorganic compounds
  • C10L1/1233—Inorganic compounds oxygen containing compounds, e.g. oxides, hydroxides, acids and salts thereof
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
  • C10L1/10—Liquid carbonaceous fuels containing additives
  • C10L1/14—Organic compounds
  • C10L1/16—Hydrocarbons
  • C10L1/1616—Hydrocarbons fractions, e.g. lubricants, solvents, naphta, bitumen, tars, terpentine
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
  • C10L1/10—Liquid carbonaceous fuels containing additives
  • C10L1/14—Organic compounds
  • C10L1/18—Organic compounds containing oxygen
  • C10L1/182—Organic compounds containing oxygen containing hydroxy groups; Salts thereof
  • C10L1/1822—Organic compounds containing oxygen containing hydroxy groups; Salts thereof hydroxy group directly attached to (cyclo)aliphatic carbon atoms
  • C10L1/1824—Organic compounds containing oxygen containing hydroxy groups; Salts thereof hydroxy group directly attached to (cyclo)aliphatic carbon atoms mono-hydroxy

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an additive for increasing the rate of burning of a liquid hydrocarbon material, (such as petrol) that contributes greatly to the completeness of burning of the material and to a method of manufacturing such an additive.
• a liquid hydrocarbon material such as petrol
• added oxidizer or atomized water enhances the combustion rate by supplying an appropriate additional quantity of oxygen.
• the present invention sets out to solve the above problems by producing a uniform admixture of a solution containing an organo germanium oxide and alcohols and liquid hydrocarbon materials as well as a surface active agent.
• the invention consists in an additive for increasing the rate of burning of a liquid hydrocarbon material characterised by comprising a uniform mixture of a solution in water of an organo germanium oxide, at least one liquid alcohol, and liquid hydrocarbon material together with a surface active agent.
• the liquid hydrocarbon material can be a heating oil or a fuel for a vehicle engine e.g. marine fuel oil, aviation fuel, diesel oil of differing grades or, most especially, leaded or unleaded petrol for automobiles.
• a heating oil or a fuel for a vehicle engine e.g. marine fuel oil, aviation fuel, diesel oil of differing grades or, most especially, leaded or unleaded petrol for automobiles.
• the alcohol is preferably an alkanol, and more especially those alcohols of lower molecular weight e.g. the C1 to C6 alkanols, preferably methanol and ethanol.
• those alcohols of lower molecular weight e.g. the C1 to C6 alkanols, preferably methanol and ethanol.
• a mixture of a major volume proportion of ethanol and a minor volume proportion of methanol e.g. 80:20 is particularly valuable.
• a quantity of an organo germanium 32 oxide down to 1mg/l can be effective for the purpose of the invention. As the quantity is increased, it provides a corresponding effect. For practical purposes, however, the quantity may be increased up to 1000mg/l. The range between 50mg/l and 500mg/l is preferred in terms of cost efficiency.
• the alcohol e.g. 20% of methyl alcohol and 80% of ethyl alcohol
• the alcohol are preferably present in amounts from 900ml/ld to 300ml/l .
• the preferred quantity may range from 50ml/l to 400ml/l, and for the surface active agent from 50ml/l and to 300ml/l.
• the quantity of water is usually sufficient to allow the organo germanium oxide to be dissolved in the water. It may depend upon the quantity of the organic germanium, but usually ranges between 5ml/land 20ml/l.
• the alcohols are added to increase the affinity of the mixture with the organo germanium.
• the liquid hydrocarbon material is added to facilitate the admixture of the additive of the invention with the fuel.
• the surface active agent is provided to improve the diffusion of the accelerator throughout the fuel, thereby allowing it to be mixed with the fuel rapidly and uniformly.
• the amount of the additive actually to be used depends upon the kind or nature of the fuel. Usually the value of 100 ppm to 1000 ppm provides a satisfactory effect.For gasoline (petrol) to be used in a gasoline engine, an amount of approximately 500 ppm provides the desired effect.
• the invention provides a method of increasing the rate of burning leaded or unleaded petrol for an automobile characterised in that it involves the essential step of adding to the petrol from 100 to 1000 ppm of the additive as described above.
• the invention provides a method of manufacture of such an additive characterised in that (a) the organogermanium oxide is dissolved in the water (b) the alcohol or alcohols are added and mixed and (c) the liquid hydrocarbon material and surface active agent are added and uniformly mixed.
• the organo germanium used in the present invention appears to contribute to reducing the fuel oil particles into finer particles, and thus increases the contact area between the fuel particles and oxygen.
• the active oxygen contained in the organo germanium appears to lower the flash or firing point of the fuel,thereby accelerating the burning rate.
• the additive can also improve the rates of atomizing, vaporization, and diffusion of the fuel.
• the organo germanium oxide in the additive according to the present invention is easily dissolved in the water, and the resultant solution can uniformly diffuse throughout liquid hydrocarbon material without risk of segregation.
• organo germanium oxide 100 mg is dissolved in 10ml of water, and 770ml of alcohol (20% v/v of methyl alchol and 80% of ethyl alcohol) is added to the resultant solution while it is being stirred. A uniform mixture is obtained. Then, 100ml of petrol and 100ml of a surface active agent are gradually added to that uniform mixture with stirring. The result is an additive according to the present invention, in an amount of 1000ml.
• the present invention provides for easy admixture.
• the additive incorporating the uniform mixture of the organo oxide can rapidly diffuse throughout the fuel whatever its quantity may be.
• Fuel oil Gas oil No. 1 offered by Esso Oil. Calorie of 10,800: specific gravity of 0.8326.
• Engine Model 6BD offered by Isuzu Motors Co. Capacity of 5785 c.c Output of 85ps/2100 rpm Maximum torque of 31 kgm/1500 rpm Test mode: conforms with JIS-D-1005

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• 1986
  • 1986-03-14 EP EP86301887A patent/EP0237658A1/fr not_active Withdrawn

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