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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
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
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  • C10L1/14—Organic compounds
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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
  • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
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  • C10L1/14—Organic compounds
  • C10L1/22—Organic compounds containing nitrogen
  • C10L1/23—Organic compounds containing nitrogen containing at least one nitrogen-to-oxygen bond, e.g. nitro-compounds, nitrates, nitrites
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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
  • C10L10/12—Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes for improving the cetane number
• • 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
  • C10L2270/00—Specifically adapted fuels
  • C10L2270/02—Specifically adapted fuels for internal combustion engines
  • C10L2270/026—Specifically adapted fuels for internal combustion engines for diesel engines, e.g. automobiles, stationary, marine

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a liquid fuel composition, in particular to a liquid fuel composition having improved fuel combustion and increased cetane number.
• the cetane number of a fuel composition is a measure of its ease of ignition and combustion. With a lower cetane number fuel a compression ignition (diesel) engine tends to be more difficult to start and may run more noisily when cold; conversely a fuel of higher cetane number tends to impart easier cold starting, to lower engine noise, to alleviate white smoke ("cold smoke”) caused by incomplete combustion after.
• diesel fuel compositions there is a general preference, therefore, for a diesel fuel composition to have a high cetane number, a preference which has become stronger as emissions legislation grows increasingly stringent, and as such automotive diesel specifications generally stipulate a minimum cetane number.
• many diesel fuel compositions contain ignition improvers, also known as cetane boost additives or cetane (number) improvers/enhancers, to ensure compliance with such specifications and generally to improve the combustion characteristics of the fuel.
• Organic nitrates have been known for some time as ignition accelerants in fuels, and some are also known to increase the cetane number of diesel fuels.
• Perhaps the most commonly used diesel fuel ignition improver is 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (2-EHN), which operates by shortening the ignition delay of a fuel to which it is added.
• 2-EHN is also a radical initiator, and can potentially have an adverse effect on the thermal stability of a fuel. Poor thermal stability in turn results in an increase in the products of instability reactions, such as gums, lacquers and other insoluble species. These products can block engine filters and foul fuel injectors and valves, and consequently can result in loss of engine efficiency or emissions control.
• organic UV filter compounds can serve to modify the ignition delay and/or increase the cetane number and/or modify the burn period and/or modify the peak pressure in diesel fuel compositions.
• an organic UV filter compound selected from an oxanilide compound in a diesel fuel composition for the purpose of modifying the ignition delay of the diesel fuel composition.
• the organic UV filter compound has the effect of increasing the cetane number of the diesel fuel composition, such as to a desired or target cetane number.
• the diesel fuel composition has a cetane number of 40 or more, 50 or more, 60 or more, or 70 or more.
• an organic UV filter compound selected from an oxanilide compound in a diesel fuel composition for the purpose of increasing the cetane number of the diesel fuel composition.
• a method for increasing the cetane number of a diesel fuel composition comprises adding to the composition an amount of an organic UV filter compound selected from oxanilide compounds.
• the method may involve increasing the cetane number of the diesel fuel composition to achieve a target cetane number.
• the uses and methods of the present invention may additionally or alternatively be used to adjust any property of the fuel composition which is equivalent to or associated with cetane number, for example, to improve the combustion performance of the fuel composition, e.g. to modify/shorten ignition delays (i.e. the time between fuel injection and ignition in a combustion chamber during use of the fuel), to facilitate cold starting or to reduce incomplete combustion and/or associated emissions in a fuel-consuming system running on the fuel composition) and/or to improve fuel economy or exhaust emissions generally.
• modify/shorten ignition delays i.e. the time between fuel injection and ignition in a combustion chamber during use of the fuel
• fuel economy or exhaust emissions generally.
• a method for modifying the ignition delay of a diesel fuel composition comprises adding to the composition an amount of an organic UV filter compound selected from oxanilide compounds.
• a method of modifying the ignition delay of a liquid fuel composition in particular a diesel fuel composition, used to fuel an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine with a liquid fuel composition described herein.
• Still yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method of operating a compression ignition engine and/or a vehicle which is powered by such an engine, which method involves introducing into a combustion chamber of the engine a diesel fuel composition as described herein.
• Still yet another aspect of the present invention relates to the use of an organic UV filter compound selected from an oxanilide compound, in a diesel fuel composition for modifying the burn period of the diesel fuel composition.
• a method for modifying the burn period of a diesel fuel composition comprises adding to the composition an amount of an organic UV filter compound selected from an oxanilide compound.
• a method of modifying the burn period of a liquid fuel composition in particular a diesel fuel composition, used to fuel an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine with a liquid fuel composition described herein.
• the organic UV filter compound used herein also has the effect of increasing the power output and acceleration of an internal combustion engine fuelled by a diesel fuel composition as described herein.
• liquid fuel composition is a fuel composition in liquid form suitable for use in an internal combustion engine, preferably a diesel fuel composition.
• cetane (number) improver and “cetane (number) enhancer” are used interchangeably to encompass any component that, when added to a fuel composition at a suitable concentration, has the effect of increasing the cetane number of the fuel composition relative to its previous cetane number under one or more engine conditions within the operating conditions of the respective fuel or engine.
• a cetane number improver or enhancer may also be referred to as a cetane number increasing additive / agent or the like.
• the cetane number of a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner, for instance using the standard test procedure ASTM D613 (ISO 5165, IP 41) which provides a so-called “measured” cetane number obtained under engine running conditions. More preferably the cetane number may be determined using the more recent and accurate “ignition quality test” (IQT; ASTM D6890, IP 498), which provides a "derived” cetane number based on the time delay between injection and combustion of a fuel sample introduced into a constant volume combustion chamber. This relatively rapid technique can be used on laboratory scale (ca 100 ml) samples of a range of different fuels.
• cetane number or derived ignition quality of a fuel can be tested using a Combustion Research Unit (CRU) obtained from Fueltech Solutions AS/Norway. Fuels were injected into a constant volume combustion chamber preconditioned as set conditions.
• CRU Combustion Research Unit
• the Derived Ignition Quality can be determined as a function of Ignition Delay (ID) recorded as the time from start of injection (SOI) to the point where the chamber pressure has risen to 0.2bar above the pressure before SOI.
• the Derived Ignition Quality (DIQ) can also be determined as a function of Ignition Delay (ID) recorded as the time from start of injection (SOI) to the point where the chamber pressure equals its initial value plus 5% of maximum pressure increase (MPI).
• “Burn period” is measured as the time taken from (i) Start of Injection (SOI) to a first chamber pressure; or (ii) from a first chamber pressure to a second chamber pressure, where the pressures are a percentage of the maximum pressure increase (MPI).
• cetane number may be measured by near infrared spectroscopy (NIR), as for example described in US5349188 . This method may be preferred in a refinery environment as it can be less cumbersome than for instance ASTM D613. NIR measurements make use of a correlation between the measured spectrum and the actual cetane number of a sample. An underlying model is prepared by correlating the known cetane numbers of a variety of fuel samples with their near infrared spectral data.
• NIR near infrared spectroscopy
• the methods / uses encompass adding one or more organic UV filter compounds selected from oxanilide compounds, to a fuel composition so as to adjust the cetane number or to achieve or reach a desired target cetane number.
• a target cetane number can also embrace exceeding that number.
• the target cetane number may be a target minimum cetane number.
• the present invention suitably results in a fuel composition which has a derived cetane number (IP 498) of 50 or greater, more preferably of 51, 52, 53, 54 or 55 or greater.
• IP 498 derived cetane number
• the resultant fuel composition may have a cetane number of 60 or greater, 65 or greater or even 70 or greater.
• the present invention may additionally or alternatively be used to adjust any property of the fuel composition which is equivalent to or associated with cetane number, for example, to improve the combustion performance of the fuel composition, e.g. to shorten ignition delays (i.e. the time between fuel injection and ignition in a combustion chamber during use of the fuel), to facilitate cold starting or to reduce incomplete combustion and/or associated emissions in a fuel-consuming system running on the fuel composition) and/or to improve fuel economy or exhaust emissions generally.
• ignition delays i.e. the time between fuel injection and ignition in a combustion chamber during use of the fuel
• fuel economy or exhaust emissions generally.
• burn period means the time between two points in the pressure curve obtained during combustion.
• burn period modification occurs between any of the following two points:
• the burn modification occurs between:
• Cetane number improvers of the invention may be used to increase the cetane number of a fuel composition.
• an "increase" in the context of cetane number embraces any degree of increase compared to a previously measured cetane number under the same or equivalent conditions.
• the increase is suitably compared to the cetane number of the same fuel composition prior to incorporation of the cetane number increasing (or improving) component or additive.
• the cetane number increase may be measured in comparison to an otherwise analogous fuel composition (or batch or the same fuel composition) that does not include the cetane number enhancer of the invention.
• an increase in cetane number of a fuel relative to a comparative fuel may be inferred by a measured increase in combustability or a measured decrease in ignition delay for the comparative fuels.
• the increase in cetane number (or the decrease in ignition delay, for example) may be measured and/or reported in any suitable manner, such as in terms of a percentage increase or decrease.
• the percentage increase or decrease may be at least 1%, such as at least 2%.
• the percentage increase in cetane number or modification in ignition delay is at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 15% or at least 20%.
• the increase in cetane number or modification in ignition delay may be at least 25%, or at least 30%.
• any measurable improvement in cetane number or modification of ignition delay may provide a worthwhile advantage, depending on what other factors are considered important, e.g. availability, cost, safety and so on.
• the engine in which the fuel composition herein is used may be any appropriate engine.
• the fuel is a diesel or biodiesel fuel composition
• the engine is a diesel or compression ignition engine.
• any type of diesel engine may be used, such as a turbo charged diesel engine, provided the same or equivalent engine is used to measure cetane number/ignition delay/burn period with and without the organic UV filter compound.
• the invention is applicable to an engine in any vehicle.
• the organic UV filter compounds used in the present invention are suitable for use over a wide range of engine working conditions.
• some organic UV filter compounds used in the present invention may provide optimal effects under a particular narrow range of engine working conditions, such as under mild conditions and more suitably under harsh conditions.
• the liquid fuel composition herein comprises a diesel base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine and one or more UV filter compounds selected from an oxanilide compound. Therefore the liquid fuel composition described herein is a diesel composition.
• the one or more organic UV filter compounds for use in the diesel composition herein is selected from an oxanilide compound, and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable oxanilide compounds include, but are not necessarily limited to, oxanilide (N,N'-diphenyl-ethanediamide) and substituted oxanilide derivatives such as N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-)2-ethylphenyl)ethanediamide, N,N'-di-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethanediamide (also known as 2,2',4,4'-tetra nitro oxanilide), and mixtures thereof.
• oxanilide N,N'-diphenyl-ethanediamide
• substituted oxanilide derivatives such as N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-)2-ethylphenyl)ethanediamide, N,N'-di-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethanediamide (also known as 2,2',4,4'-tetra nitro oxanilide),
• oxanilide derivatives disclosed in WO90/09369 are also suitable for use as the oxanilide compound in the liquid fuel compositions herein.
• a preferred oxanilide for use herein is N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(2-ethylphenyl)ethanediamide (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinuvin 312, or from Chitec under the tradename Chiguard 1033, or from Sabo under the tradename Sabostab UV312, or from Eutec under the tradename Eusorb VSU).
• the amount of the one or more organic UV filter compounds in the liquid fuel composition is preferably at most 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• the amount of the one or more organic UV filter compounds is preferably at least 10 ppmw, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• the amount of the one or more organic UV filter compounds is more preferably in the range of from 1 wt% to 0.005 wt%, more preferably in the range of from 0.5 wt% to 0.01 wt%, even more preferably in the range of from 0.05 wt% to 0.01 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• concentration ranges may apply to the total combination of organic UV filter compounds. It will be appreciated that amounts / concentrations may also be expressed as ppm, in which case 1% w/w corresponds to 10,000 ppm w/w.
• the organic UV filter compound may be blended together with any other additives e.g. additive performance package(s) to produce an additive blend.
• the additive blend is then added to a base fuel to produce a liquid fuel composition.
• the amount of organic UV filter compound in the additive blend is preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 99.8 wt%, more preferably in the range of from 5 to 70 wt%, by weight of the additive blend.
• the amount of performance package(s) in the additive blend is preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 99.8 wt%, more preferably in the range of from 5 to 50 wt%, by weight of the additive blend.
• the amount of the performance package present in the liquid fuel composition herein is in the range of 15 ppmw (parts per million by weight) to 10 %wt, based on the overall weight of the liquid fuel composition. More preferably, the amount of the performance package present in the liquid fuel composition herein additionally accords with one or more of the parameters (i) to (xv) listed below:
• the additive blend containing the organic UV filter compound and the additive (performance) package may additionally contain other additive components such as detergents, anti-foaming agents, corrosion inhibitors, dehazers etc.
• the organic UV filter compound may be blended directly with the base fuel.
• composition will typically consist of one or more automotive base fuels optionally together with one or more fuel additives, for instance as described in more detail below.
• the relative proportions of the one or more organic UV filter compounds, fuel components and any other components or additives present in a diesel fuel composition prepared according to the invention may also depend on other desired properties such as density, emissions performance and viscosity.
• the diesel fuel used as the base fuel herein includes diesel fuels for use in automotive compression ignition engines, as well as in other types of engine such as for example off road, marine, railroad and stationary engines.
• the diesel fuel used as the base fuel in the liquid fuel composition herein may conveniently also be referred to as 'diesel base fuel'.
• the diesel base fuel may itself comprise a mixture of two or more different diesel fuel components, and/or be additivated as described below.
• Such diesel fuels will contain one or more base fuels which may typically comprise liquid hydrocarbon middle distillate gas oil(s), for instance petroleum derived gas oils.
• base fuels which may typically comprise liquid hydrocarbon middle distillate gas oil(s), for instance petroleum derived gas oils.
• Such fuels will typically have boiling points within the usual diesel range of 150 to 400°C, depending on grade and use. They will typically have a density from 750 to 1000 kg/m 3 , preferably from 780 to 860 kg/m 3 , at 15°C (e.g. ASTM D4502 or IP 365) and a cetane number (ASTM D613) of from 35 to 120, more preferably from 40 to 85. They will typically have an initial boiling point in the range 150 to 230°C and a final boiling point in the range 290 to 400°C. Their kinematic viscosity at 40°C (ASTM D445) might suitably be from 1.2 to 4.5 mm 2 /s.
• An example of a petroleum derived gas oil is a Swedish Class 1 base fuel, which will have a density from 800 to 820 kg/m 3 at 15°C (SS-EN ISO 3675, SS-EN ISO 12185), a T95 of 320°C or less (SS-EN ISO 3405) and a kinematic viscosity at 40°C (SS-EN ISO 3104) from 1.4 to 4.0 mm 2 /s, as defined by the Swedish national specification EC1.
• non-mineral oil based fuels such as biofuels or Fischer-Tropsch derived fuels
• Fischer-Tropsch fuels may for example be derived from natural gas, natural gas liquids, petroleum or shale oil, petroleum or shale oil processing residues, coal or biomass.
• the amount of Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel used in the diesel fuel may be from 0% to 100%v of the overall diesel fuel, preferably from 5% to 100%v, more preferably from 5% to 75%v. It may be desirable for such a diesel fuel to contain 10%v or greater, more preferably 20%v or greater, still more preferably 30%v or greater, of the Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel. It is particularly preferred for such diesel fuels to contain 30 to 75%v, and particularly 30 to 70%v, of the Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel. The balance of the diesel fuel is made up of one or more other diesel fuel components.
• Such a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel component is any fraction of the middle distillate fuel range, which can be isolated from the (optionally hydrocracked) Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product. Typical fractions will boil in the naphtha, kerosene or gas oil range. Preferably, a Fischer-Tropsch product boiling in the kerosene or gas oil range is used because these products are easier to handle in for example domestic environments. Such products will suitably comprise a fraction larger than 90 wt% which boils between 160 and 400°C, preferably to about 370°C.
• Fischer-Tropsch derived kerosene and gas oils are described in EP-A-0583836 , WO-A-97/14768 , WO-A-97/14769 , WO-A-00/11116 , WO-A-00/11117 , WO-A-01/83406 , WO-A-01/83648 , WO-A-01/83647 , WO-A-01/83641 , WO-A-00/20535 , WO-A-00/20534 , EP-A-1101813 , US-A-5766274 , US-A-5378348 , US-A-5888376 and US-A-6204426 .
• the Fischer-Tropsch product will suitably contain more than 80 wt% and more suitably more than 95 wt% iso and normal paraffins and less than 1 wt% aromatics, the balance being naphthenics compounds.
• the content of sulphur and nitrogen will be very low and normally below the detection limits for such compounds. For this reason the sulphur content of a diesel fuel composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch product may be very low.
• the diesel fuel composition preferably contains no more than 5000 ppmw sulphur, more preferably no more than 500 ppmw, or no more than 350 ppmw, or no more than 150 ppmw, or no more than 100 ppmw, or no more than 70 ppmw, or no more than 50 ppmw, or no more than 30 ppmw, or no more than 20 ppmw, or most preferably no more than 10 ppmw sulphur.
• diesel fuel components for use herein include the so-called “biofuels” which derive from biological materials. Examples include fatty acid alkyl esters (FAAE). Examples of such components can be found in WO2008/135602 .
• the diesel base fuel may itself be additivated (additive-containing) or unadditivated (additive-free). If additivated, e.g. at the refinery, it will contain minor amounts of one or more additives selected for example from anti-static agents, pipeline drag reducers, flow improvers (e.g. ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers or acrylate/maleic anhydride copolymers), lubricity additives, antioxidants and wax anti-settling agents.
• additives selected for example from anti-static agents, pipeline drag reducers, flow improvers (e.g. ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers or acrylate/maleic anhydride copolymers), lubricity additives, antioxidants and wax anti-settling agents.
• Detergent-containing diesel fuel additives are known and commercially available. Such additives may be added to diesel fuels at levels intended to reduce, remove, or slow the build-up of engine deposits.
• detergents suitable for use in diesel fuel additives for the present purpose include polyolefin substituted succinimides or succinamides of polyamines, for instance polyisobutylene succinimides or polyisobutylene amine succinamides.
• Succinimide dispersant additives are described for example in GB-A-960493 , EP-A-0147240 , EP-A-0482253 , EP-A-0613938 , EP-A-0557516 and WO-A-98/42808 .
• Particularly preferred are polyolefin substituted succinimides such as polyisobutylene succinimides.
• detergents suitable for use in diesel fuel additives for the present purpose include compounds having at least one hydrophobic hydrocarbon radical having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of from 85 to 20 000 and at least one polar moiety selected from:
• detergents suitable for use in diesel fuel additives for the present purpose include quaternary ammonium salts such as those disclosed in US2012/0102826 , US2012/0010112 , WO2011/149799 , WO2011/110860 , WO2011/095819 and WO2006/135881 .
• the diesel fuel additive mixture may contain other components in addition to the detergent.
• lubricity enhancers e.g. alkoxylated phenol formaldehyde polymers
• anti-foaming agents e.g. polyether-modified polysiloxanes
• ignition improvers cetane improvers
• cetane improvers e.g. 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN), cyclohexyl nitrate, di-tert-butyl peroxide, those peroxide compounds disclosed in WO96/03397 and WO99/32584 and those ignition improvers disclosed in US-A-4208190 at column 2, line 27 to column 3, line 21
• anti-rust agents e.g.
• a propane-1,2-diol semi-ester of tetrapropenyl succinic acid, or polyhydric alcohol esters of a succinic acid derivative the succinic acid derivative having on at least one of its alpha-carbon atoms an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 20 to 500 carbon atoms, e.g. the pentaerythritol diester of polyisobutylene-substituted succinic acid); corrosion inhibitors; reodorants; anti-wear additives; anti-oxidants (e.g.
• phenolics such as 2,6-di-tertbutylphenol, or phenylenediamines such as N,N'-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine); metal deactivators; combustion improvers; static dissipator additives; cold flow improvers; organic sunscreen compound, and wax anti-settling agents.
• the diesel fuel additive mixture may contain one or more organic sunscreen compounds, such as those disclosed in European patent application no. 12199119.4 .
• organic sunscreen compound which can be used in the diesel fuel additive mixture as long as it is suitable for use in a diesel composition.
• organic sunscreen actives are suitable for use herein. Sagarin, et al., at Chapter VIII, pages 189 et seq., of Cosmetics Science and Technology (1972 ), discloses numerous suitable actives.
• Particularly preferred hydrophobic organic sunscreen actives useful in the composition herein include: (i) alkyl ß,ß-diphenylacrylate and/or alpha-cyano-beta,beta-diphenylacrylate derivatives; (ii) salicylic derivatives; (iii) cinnamic derivatives; (iv) dibenzoylmethane derivatives; (v) camphor derivatives; (vi) benzophenone derivatives; (vii) p-aminobenzoic acid derivatives; and (viii) phenalkyl benzoate derivatives; and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred alpha-cyano-beta, beta-diphenylacrylate derivatives include ethyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate, and mixtures thereof. More preferably the alpha-cyano-beta,beta-diphenylacrylate derivative is 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate, of which the International Non Proprietary Name is Octocrylene. 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate is commercially available under the tradename Parsol 340 (RTM) from DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
• RTM Parsol 340
• Preferred salicylate derivatives include ethylhexyl salicylate (octyl salicylate), triethanolamine salicylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexylsalicylate, homomenthyl salicylate, and mixtures thereof. More preferably, the salicylate derivative is ethylhexyl salicylate.
• Ethylhexyl salicylate is commercially available under the tradename Parsol EHS (RTM) from DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
• Preferred cinnamic derivatives are selected from octylmethoxy cinnamate, diethanolamine methoxycinnamate, and mixtures thereof.
• a particularly preferred cinnamic derivative for use herein is octylmethoxy cinnamate.
• Octylmethoxy cinnamate is commercially available under the tradename Parsol MCX (RTM) from DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
• Preferred dibenzoylmethane derivatives for use herein are selected from butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane, isopropyl dibenzoylmethane, and mixtures thereof.
• a particularly preferred dibenzoylmethane derivative for use herein is butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane.
• Butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane is commercially available under the tradename Parsol 1789 (RTM) from DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
• a preferred camphor derivative for use herein is 4-methylbenzylidene camphor.
• 4-methylbenzylidene camphor is commercially available under the tradename Parsol 5000 (RTM) from DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
• Preferred benzophenone derivatives for use herein are selected from benzophenone-1, benzophenone-2, benzophenone-3, benzophenone-4, benzophenone-5, benzophenone-6, benzophenone-7, benzophenone-8, benzophenone-9, benzophenone-10, benzophenone-11, benzophenone-12, and mixtures thereof.
• a particularly preferred benzophenone derivative for use herein is benzophenone-3.
• Benzophenone-3 is commercially available under the tradename Escalol 567(RTM) from Ashland Specialty Ingredients.
• Phenethyl benzoate is commercially available under the tradename X-tend 229 (RTM) from Ashland Specialty Ingredients.
• the amount of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds in the liquid fuel composition is preferably at most 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• the amount of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at least 10 ppmw, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• the amount of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is more preferably in the range of from 1 wt% to 0.005 wt%, more preferably in the range of from 0.5 wt% to 0.01 wt%, even more preferably in the range of from 0.05 wt% to 0.01 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
• organic UV sunscreen compounds are also suitable for use herein, in combination with the oxanilide compound(s): imidazoles, triazines, triazones and triazoles, and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred imidazoles include, but are not necessarily limited to, disodium phenyl dibenzylimidazole tetrasulfonate, (commercially available from Symrise under the tradename Neoheliopan AP), ethyl hexyl dimethoxybenzylidene dioxoimidazoline propionate, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (commercially available from DSM under the tradename Parsol HS), and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred triazines include, but are not necessarily limited to, phenyl triazines such as bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinasorb S), bis benzoxazoyl phenyl ethylhexyl aminotriazine (commercially available from 3V Sigma under the tradename Uvasorb K2A), and mixtures thereof.
• phenyl triazines such as bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinasorb S), bis benzoxazoyl phenyl ethylhexyl aminotriazine (commercially available from 3V Sigma under the tradename Uvasorb K2A), and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred triazoles include, but are not necessarily limited to, drometrizole, (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinuvin P) and ethylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinosorb M), and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred triazones include, but are not necessarily limited to, diethyl hexyl butamido triazone (commercially available from 3V Sigma under the tradename Uvasorb HEB), ethyl hexyl triazone (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Uvinul T150), and mixtures thereof.
• the diesel fuel additive mixture may contain a lubricity enhancer, especially when the diesel fuel composition has a low (e.g. 500 ppmw or less) sulphur content.
• the lubricity enhancer is conveniently present at a concentration of less than 1000 ppmw, preferably between 50 and 1000 ppmw, more preferably between 70 and 1000 ppmw.
• Suitable commercially available lubricity enhancers include ester- and acid-based additives.
• Other lubricity enhancers are described in the patent literature, in particular in connection with their use in low sulphur content diesel fuels, for example in:
• the diesel fuel composition may also be preferred for the diesel fuel composition to contain an anti-foaming agent, more preferably in combination with an anti-rust agent and/or a corrosion inhibitor and/or a lubricity enhancing additive.
• the (active matter) concentration of each such optional additive component in the additivated diesel fuel composition is preferably up to 10000 ppmw, more preferably in the range from 0.1 to 1000 ppmw, advantageously from 0.1 to 300 ppmw, such as from 0.1 to 150 ppmw.
• the (active matter) concentration of any dehazer in the diesel fuel composition will preferably be in the range from 0.1 to 20 ppmw, more preferably from 1 to 15 ppmw, still more preferably from 1 to 10 ppmw, and especially from 1 to 5 ppmw.
• the (active matter) concentration of any ignition improver (e.g. 2-EHN) present will preferably be 2600 ppmw or less, more preferably 2000 ppmw or less, even more preferably 300 to 1500 ppmw.
• the (active matter) concentration of any detergent in the diesel fuel composition will preferably be in the range from 5 to 1500 ppmw, more preferably from 10 to 750 ppmw, most preferably from 20 to 500 ppmw.
• the fuel additive mixture will typically contain a detergent, optionally together with other components as described above, and a diesel fuel-compatible diluent, which may be a mineral oil, a solvent such as those sold by Shell companies under the trade mark "SHELLSOL", a polar solvent such as an ester and, in particular, an alcohol, e.g. hexanol, 2-ethylhexanol, decanol, isotridecanol and alcohol mixtures such as those sold by Shell companies under the trade mark "LINEVOL”, especially LINEVOL 79 alcohol which is a mixture of C 7-9 primary alcohols, or a C 12-14 alcohol mixture which is commercially available.
• a diesel fuel-compatible diluent which may be a mineral oil, a solvent such as those sold by Shell companies under the trade mark "SHELLSOL”, a polar solvent such as an ester and, in particular, an alcohol, e.g. hexanol, 2-ethylhexanol, decan
• the total content of the additives in the diesel fuel composition may be suitably between 0 and 10000 ppmw and preferably below 5000 ppmw.
• amounts (concentrations, % vol, ppmw, % wt) of components are of active matter, i.e. exclusive of volatile solvents/diluent materials.
• the liquid fuel composition herein is produced by admixing the essential one or more organic UV filter compounds with a diesel base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine. Since the base fuel to which the essential fuel additive is admixed is a diesel, then the liquid fuel composition produced is a diesel composition.
• one or more organic UV filter compounds selected from oxanilide compounds in liquid fuel compositions provides benefits in terms of increased cetane number, modified ignition delay and/or modified burn period.
• organic UV filter compounds are blended at 5000ppm and 500ppm into a standard low sulphur diesel fuel compliant with EN590.
• the organic UV filter compound used in the examples is oxanilide derivative N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(2-ethylphenyl)ethanediamide (commercially available from BASF under the tradename Tinuvin 312, or from Chitec under the tradename Chiguard 1033, or from Sabo under the tradename Sabostab UV312, or from Eutec under the tradename Eusorb VSU).
• Each diesel fuel composition contains this organic UV filter compound at a treat rate of 5000ppm and 500ppm.
• the organic UV filter compound can provide an increase in cetane number and can modify the ignition delay, peak pressure and/or burn period of a diesel base fuel.

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