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• the present invention is directed to a method of reducing combustion chamber deposit flaking, and consequently, reducing cold start emissions.
• the method includes combustion of a fuel having a fuel additive containing a metallic compound.
• the metallic compound is a manganese-containing compound.
• Spark ignited internal combustion engines (carbureted, port fuel injection “PFI”, multiple point injection “MPI”, direct-injection gasoline “DIG”, etc.) accumulate combustion chamber deposits (CCD) during operation.
• This deposit is a result of both inefficient combustion of the fuel during the power stroke, and thermal polymerization reactions of certain fuel components to give high molecular weight material that does not burn very well.
• the deposit layers both on cylinder head surfaces inside the combustion chamber and on piston tops.
• the piston top deposit in particular is fuel and moisture sensitive, and tends to curl and slough off when the deposit is fuel wetted and/or exposed to moisture. The symptoms of this flaking manifest themselves during cold start cranking when the combustion charge blows the sloughed off deposit from the combustion chamber and into the exhaust valve seats.
• the emission control changes being made have resulted in cold start difficulties ascribed to the higher fueling rates during cold start causing combustion chamber deposits to flake off and become lodged in the exhaust valve sealing band area, thereby preventing a good seal during compression and hence leading to misfires.
• the OBD system detects this immediately because of the subsequent elevated hydrocarbon emissions due to unburned fuel, and illuminates the malfunction indicator light (MIL) on the dashboard, necessitating a visit to the dealership for corrective repairs.
• Cold start difficulties due to CCD flaking tend to occur mainly in higher displacement engines with more cylinders (6, 8, and 10 cylinder engines) because in these bigger engines the cranking rate is lower, and it takes longer to blow the flaked deposits away from the exhaust valves.
• Combustion chamber deposit (CCD) flaking has been discovered to be reduced and even eliminated with the use of a fuel additive containing a metallic compound.
• a manganese-containing compound, MMT completely suppresses CCD flaking.
• a method of reducing combustion chamber deposit flaking in or of reducing cold start emissions from spark ignited internal combustion engines that experience combustion chamber deposits comprises the steps of supplying a fuel comprising an additive that includes a metal-containing compound to a spark ignited internal combustion engine, wherein the metal-containing compound is supplied in an amount effective to reduce combustion chamber deposit flaking.
• the metal-containing compound may be a compound containing one or more of the following metals: manganese, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iron, cerium, copper, nickel, silver, cobalt and molybdenum, and mixtures thereof.
• manganese platinum, palladium, rhodium, iron, cerium, copper, nickel, silver, cobalt and molybdenum, and mixtures thereof.
• An example of a manganese compound is described in detail herein, but other metal-containing additives may be used.
• the metal compound in the fuel is combusted in a spark ignited internal combustion engine. Use of the metal - containing additive reduces or eliminates CCD flaking.
• the fuels and additives herein are adapted to be combusted in any spark ignited internal combustion engine.
• Specific engines that will benefit include those having carbureted systems, port fuel injection systems, multi point injection systems, and direct injection gasoline systems. Also, turbocharged and supercharged versions of the foregoing will benefit. Other engines having advanced emissions controls, including for example exhaust gas recirculation, will benefit. Additionally, Otto cycle and two-stroke internal combustion engines will benefit.
• the nonleaded or unleaded gasoline bases in the present fuel composition are conventional motor fuel distillates boiling in the general range of about 70°F to 440°F. They include substantially all grades of unleaded gasoline presently being employed in spark ignition internal combustion engines. Generally they contain both straight runs and cracked stock, with or without alkylated hydrocarbons, reformed hydrocarbons and the like.
• Such gasolines can be prepared from saturated hydrocarbons, e.g., straight stocks, alkylation products and the like, with detergents, antioxidants, dispersants, metal deactivators, rust inhibitors, multi-functional additives, demulsifiers, fluidizer oils, antiicing, combustion catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, emulsifiers, surfactants, solvents or other similar and known additives. It is contemplated that in certain circumstances these additives may be included in concentrations above normal levels.
• the base gasoline will be a blend of stocks obtained from several refinery processes.
• the final blend may also contain hydrocarbons made by other procedures such as alkylates made by the reaction of C 4 olefins and butanes using an acid catalyst such as sulfuric acid or hydrofluoric acid, and aromatics made from a reformer.
• the motor gasoline bases used in formulating the fuel blends of this invention generally have initial boiling points ranging from about 70°F to about 100°F and final boiling points ranging from about 420°F to about 440°F as measured by the standard ASTM distillation procedure (ASTM D-86). Intermediate gasoline fractions boil away at temperatures within these extremes.
• base gasolines having a low sulfur content as the oxides of sulfur tend to contribute to the irritating and choking characteristics of smog and other forms of atmospheric pollution.
• Fuel sulfur also contributes significantly to the poisoning of exhaust aftertreatment catalysts.
• the base gasolines should contain not more than about 100 ppm of sulfur in the form of conventional sulfur-containing impurities.
• Another alternative includes fuels in which the sulfur content is no more than about 30 ppm.
• the gasoline bases which this invention employs should be lead-free or substantially lead-free.
• the gasoline may contain antiknock quantities of other agents such as cyclopentadienyl nickel nitrosyl, N-methyl aniline, oxygenates, and the like.
• Antiknock promoters such as 2.4 pentanedione may also be included.
• the gasoline may contain supplemental valve and valve seat recession protectants.
• Nonlimiting examples include; boron oxides, bismuth oxides, ceramic bonded CaF.sub.2, iron phosphate, tricresylphosphate, phosphorus and sodium based additives and the like.
• the fuel may further contain antioxidants such as 2,6 di-tert-butylephenol, 2,6-di-tert-buyl-p-cresol, phenylenediamines such as N-N.sup.1 -di-sec-butyl-p-pheylenediamine, N-isopropylphenylenediamine, and the like.
• the gasoline may contain dyes, metal deactivators, or other additives recognized to serve some useful purpose.
• the descriptive characteristics of one common base gasoline is given as follows. Obviously many other standard and specialized gasolines can be used in Applicants' fuel blend.
• One metal that may be used includes elemental and ionic manganese, precursors thereof, and mixtures of metal compounds including manganese. These manganese compounds may be either inorganic or organic. Also effective is the generation, liberation or production in situ of manganese or manganese ions.
• Inorganic metallic compounds in an example can include by example and without limitation fluorides, chlorides, bromides, iodides, oxides, nitrates, sulfates, phosphates, nitrides, hydrides, hydroxides, carbonates and mixtures thereof.
• Metal sulfates and phosphates will be operative and may, in certain fuels and combustion applications, not present unacceptable additional sulfur and phosphorus combustion byproducts.
• Organometallic compounds in an example include alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, anhydrides, sulfonates, phosphonates, chelates, phenates, crown ethers, carboxylic acids, amides, acetyl acetonates, and mixtures thereof.
• Exemplary manganese containing organometallic compounds are manganese tricarbonyl compounds. Such compounds are taught, for example, in US Patent Nos. 4,568,357; 4,674,447; 5,113,803; 5,599,357; 5,944,858 and European Patent No. 466 512 B1.
• Suitable manganese tricarbonyl compounds which can be used include cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, dimethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, trimethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, tetramethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, pentamethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, ethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, diethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, propylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, isopropylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, tert-butylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, octylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, do
• cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyls which are liquid at room temperature such as methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, ethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, liquid mixtures of cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl and methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, mixtures of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl and ethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, etc.
• the metal-containing compound When formulating additives to be used in the methods herein, the metal-containing compound must be employed in amounts sufficient to reduce or eliminate CCD flaking in the spark ignited internal combustion engine.
• the amounts will vary according to the particular metal or mixture of metals and metal-containing compounds.
• the amount of manganese added can be about 1 to about 50 mg manganese per liter.
• the metal-containing compounds are believed to act as both a free radical sink and a combustion catalyst.
• a radical sink the compounds may be inhibiting radical initiated fuel polymerization reactions hence limiting contribution to hydrocarbonaceous CCD by this route.
• the manganese for instance, catalytically participates in the CCD removal mechanism by promoting carbon oxidation at lower temperatures.
• cold start emissions refers to and is defined herein in accordance with the industry definition.
• the industry recognized definition of cold-start emissions can be found in the FTP-75 (Federal Test Procedure). Details of the test procedure are described in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 40, Part 86). Briefly, the test procedure consists of the following three phases: 1) Cold-start, 2) Transient, and 3) Hot-start.
• the FTP-75 emissions cycle simulates 11.04 miles (17.77 km) distance of travel in a time of 1874 seconds at an average speed of 21.2 mph (34.1 km/h). Before the test, the vehicle is conditioned overnight at 25 +/- 5 C to assure cold start conditions. The cold start is initiated followed by the transient phase.
• the vehicle is shut down for a hot soak of 10 minutes before being restarted to perform the hot phase.
• the emissions from each phase are collected in a separate Teflon bag for each test phase, and analyzed. Quantities of each emission component (HC, CO, CO 2 , NO x , etc) are expressed in g/mile (g/km) for each phase.
• HC hydrocarbon emissions
• the cold-start phase is the most important because it contributes 80 - 90% of the total from the three phases.
• Fuels that included and did not include a metal-containing compound were compared in an engine test.
• Manganese in MMT® was the additive used at a treat rate 8.25 mg. of manganese per liter of fuel.
• the vehicle used in this study was a Dodge Intrepid with a six cylinder engine. It was operated for 3000 miles on the test cycle described below while fueled with non additized CITGO RUL gasoline. At the end of the test the engine was dismantled and rated for CCD flaking according to a procedure adapted from that published by Gautam T. Kalghatgi in the SAE Paper Series 2002-01-2833. Then the test was repeated with the additive treated fuel.
• the use of the specific metal-containing additive noted completely eliminated flaking of combustion chamber deposits. In other words, no CCD flaked off when the additive was used.
• Other metal-containing additives known to be radical sinks (anti-knocks) and/or combustion improvers such as those that enhance carbon burnout at lower temperatures may be used, and the treat rate of any additive may be varied. By changing the selection of additive and/or the treat rate of the additive, the amount of reduction in flaking may be controlled. It is believed that, in the case of a manganese-containing additive, a treat rate of about two mg. of manganese per liter of fuel will achieve up to about a 50% reduction in CCD flaking.
• the reactants and components are identified as ingredients to be brought together either in performing a desired chemical reaction (such as formation of the organometallic compound) or in forming a desired composition (such as an additive concentrate or additized fuel blend).
• a desired chemical reaction such as formation of the organometallic compound
• a desired composition such as an additive concentrate or additized fuel blend
• the additive components can be added or blended into or with the base fuels individually per se and/or as components used in forming preformed additive combinations and/or sub-combinations.
• the claims hereinafter may refer to substances, components and/or ingredients in the present tense ("comprises”, "is”, etc.), the reference is to the substance, components or ingredient as it existed at the time just before it was first blended or mixed with one or more other substances, components and/or ingredients in accordance with the present disclosure.
• the fact that the substance, components or ingredient may have lost its original identity through a chemical reaction or transformation during the course of such blending or mixing operations or immediately thereafter is thus wholly immaterial for an accurate

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