WO2014096250A1 - Liquid fuel compositions comprising organic sunscreen compounds - Google Patents

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WO2014096250A1
WO2014096250A1 PCT/EP2013/077478 EP2013077478W WO2014096250A1 WO 2014096250 A1 WO2014096250 A1 WO 2014096250A1 EP 2013077478 W EP2013077478 W EP 2013077478W WO 2014096250 A1 WO2014096250 A1 WO 2014096250A1
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  • the present invention relates to a liquid fuel composition, in particular to a liquid fuel composition having improved power and/or acceleration properties.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of improving the power and/or acceleration properties of an internal combustion engine by fuelling the internal combustion engine with the liquid fuel composition described herein below.
  • Laminar burning velocity (also referred to as "flame speed”) is a fundamental combustion property of any fuel/air mixture. As taught in SAE 2012-01-1742
  • gasoline fuel blends having faster burning velocities can be an effective strategy for enhancing engine and vehicle performance.
  • Faster burning fuels can lead to a more optimum combustion phasing resulting in a more efficient energy transfer and hence a faster acceleration and better performance.
  • liquid fuel composition comprising:
  • a method of improving the acceleration of an internal combustion engine comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below.
  • a method of increasing the flame speed of an internal combustion engine comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below.
  • power output refers to the amount of resistance power required to maintain a fixed speed at wide open throttle conditions in Chassis
  • a method of improving the power output of an internal combustion engine comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described hereinbelow.
  • the term "improving” embraces any degree of improvement.
  • the improvement may for instance be 0.05% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, even more preferably 0.5% or more, especially 1% or more, more especially 2% or more, even more especially 5% or more, of the power output of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic
  • sunscreen compounds to it in accordance with the present invention.
  • the improvement in power output may be at most 10% of the power output of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic solvent
  • the power output provided by a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner .
  • acceleration refers to the amount of time required for the engine to increase in speed between two fixed speed conditions in a given gear.
  • a method of improving the acceleration of an internal combustion engine comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described hereinbelow.
  • the term "improving” embraces any degree of improvement.
  • the improvement may for instance be 0.05% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, even more preferably 0.5% or more, especially 1% or more, more especially 2% or more and even more especially 5% or more of the acceleration provided by an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreen compounds to it in accordance with the present invention.
  • the improvement in acceleration may be at most 10% of the acceleration provided by an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreens to it in accordance with the present
  • the power output and acceleration provided by a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner for instance using the standard test methods as set out in SAE Paper 2005- 01-0239 and SAE Paper 2005-01-0244.
  • flame speed refers to laminar burning velocity.
  • Laminar burning velocity is a fundamental property of a chemical component. It is defined as the rate (normal to the flame front, under laminar flow conditions) at which unburnt gas propagates to the flame front and reacts to form products.
  • a method of increasing the flame speed of an internal combustion engine comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below.
  • increasing embraces any degree of increase. The increase may for instance be 0.05% or more,
  • the increase in flame speed may be at most 10% of the flame speed of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreens to it in accordance with the present invention.
  • the flame speed of a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner, for instance measurement of SL can be performed in a constant volume combustion chamber
  • the liquid fuel composition of the present invention comprises a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine and one or more organic sunscreen compounds. Therefore the liquid fuel
  • composition of the present invention is a gasoline composition .
  • organic sunscreen compound which can be used in the present invention as long as it is suitable for use in a gasoline 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) and pages 9 to 26 and 67 to 177 of 'The Encyclopedia of Ultraviolet Filters' by Nadim A. Shaath, 1 st edition, published 2007, disclose numerous suitable actives .
  • Particularly preferred hydrophobic organic sunscreen actives useful in the composition of the present invention include: (i) alkyl ⁇ , ⁇ -diphenylacrylate and/or alpha-cyano-beta, beta-diphenylacrylate
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Phenethyl benzoate is commercially available under the tradename X-tend 229
  • the total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at most 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
  • the total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at least lOppmw, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
  • the total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at most 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
  • the total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at least lOppmw, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
  • compositions is 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
  • the organic sunscreen compound may be blended together with any other additives e.g. additive
  • the additive blend is then added to a base fuel to produce a liquid fuel composition.
  • the amount of organic sunscreen 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 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 of the present invention 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 of the present invention additionally accords with one or more of the parameters (i) to (xv) listed below :
  • the gasoline may be any gasoline suitable for use in an internal combustion engine of the spark- ignition (petrol) type known in the art, including automotive engines as well as in other types of engine such as, for example, off road and aviation engines.
  • the gasoline used as the base fuel in the liquid fuel composition of the present invention may conveniently also be referred to as 'base gasoline'.
  • Gasolines typically comprise mixtures of
  • hydrocarbons boiling in the range from 25 to 230 °C (EN- ISO 3405), the optimal ranges and distillation curves typically varying according to climate and season of the year.
  • the hydrocarbons in a gasoline may be derived by any means known in the art, conveniently the hydrocarbons may be derived in any known manner from straight-run gasoline, synthetically-produced aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures, thermally or catalytically cracked
  • the specific distillation curve, hydrocarbon composition, research octane number (RON) and motor octane number (MON) of the gasoline are not critical.
  • gasolines comprise components selected from one or more of the following groups; saturated hydrocarbons, olefinic hydrocarbons, aromatic
  • the gasoline may comprise a mixture of saturated
  • hydrocarbons and, optionally, oxygenated hydrocarbons.
  • the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 40 percent by volume based on the gasoline (ASTM D1319); preferably, the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 30 percent by volume based on the gasoline, more preferably, the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 20 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
  • the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 70 percent by volume based on the gasoline (ASTM D1319), for instance the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in - li the range of from 10 to 60 percent by volume based on the gasoline; preferably, the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 50 percent by volume based on the gasoline, for instance the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 10 to 50 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
  • the benzene content of the gasoline is at most 10 percent by volume, more preferably at most 5 percent by volume, especially at most 1 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
  • the gasoline preferably has a low or ultra low sulphur content, for instance at most 1000 ppmw (parts per million by weight), preferably no more than 500 ppmw, more preferably no more than 100, even more preferably no more than 50 and most preferably no more than even
  • the gasoline also preferably has a low total lead content, such as at most 0.005 g/1, most preferably being lead free - having no lead compounds added thereto (i.e. unleaded) .
  • the gasoline comprises oxygenated hydrocarbons
  • at least a portion of non-oxygenated hydrocarbons will be substituted for oxygenated hydrocarbons.
  • the oxygen content of the gasoline may be up to 35 percent by weight (EN 1601) (e.g. ethanol per se) based on the gasoline.
  • the oxygen content of the gasoline may be up to 25 percent by weight, preferably up to 10 percent by weight.
  • the oxygenate concentration will have a minimum concentration selected from any one of 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 percent by weight, and a maximum concentration selected from any one of 5, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, and 2.7 percent by weight.
  • oxygenated hydrocarbons that may be incorporated into the gasoline include alcohols, ethers, esters, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and oxygen containing heterocyclic
  • the oxygenated hydrocarbons that may be incorporated into the gasoline are selected from alcohols (such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, 2- propanol, butanol, tert-butanol, iso-butanol and 2- butanol), ethers (preferably ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule, e.g., methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl tert-butyl ether) and esters (preferably esters containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule); a particularly preferred oxygenated hydrocarbon is ethanol.
  • alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, 2- propanol, butanol, tert-butanol, iso-butanol and 2- butanol
  • ethers preferably ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule, e.g., methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl tert
  • oxygenated hydrocarbons When oxygenated hydrocarbons are present in the gasoline, the amount of oxygenated hydrocarbons in the gasoline may vary over a wide range.
  • gasolines comprising a major proportion of oxygenated hydrocarbons are currently commercially available in countries such as Brazil and U.S.A., e.g. ethanol per se and E85, as well as gasolines comprising a minor
  • the gasoline may contain up to 100 percent by volume oxygenated hydrocarbons. E100 fuels as used in Brazil are also included herein.
  • the amount of oxygenated hydrocarbons present in the gasoline is selected from one of the following amounts: up to 85 percent by volume; up to 70 percent by volume; up to 65 percent by volume; up to 30 percent by volume; up to 20 percent by volume; up to 15 percent by volume; and, up to 10 percent by volume, depending upon the desired final formulation of the gasoline.
  • the gasoline may contain at least 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 percent by volume oxygenated hydrocarbons .
  • gasolines which have an olefinic hydrocarbon content of from 0 to 20 percent by volume (ASTM D1319), an oxygen content of from 0 to 5 percent by weight (EN 1601), an aromatic hydrocarbon content of from 0 to 50 percent by volume
  • gasoline blending components which can be derived from a biological source.
  • gasoline blending components can be found in WO2009/077606, WO2010/028206, WO2010/000761, European patent application nos . 09160983.4, 09176879.6, 09180904.6, and US patent application serial no.
  • the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention may conveniently include one or more optional fuel additives, in addition to the essential one or more organic sunscreen compounds mentioned above.
  • concentration and nature of the optional fuel additive (s) that may be included in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention is not critical.
  • suitable types of fuel additives that can be included in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention include
  • the fuel additives can be blended with one or more solvents to form an additive concentrate, the additive concentrate can then be admixed with the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention .
  • the (active matter) concentration of any optional additives present in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention is preferably up to 1 percent by weight, more preferably in the range from 5 to 2000 ppmw, advantageously in the range of from 300 to 1500 ppmw, such as from 300 to 1000 ppmw.
  • gasoline composition may also contain synthetic or mineral carrier oils and/or
  • suitable mineral carrier oils are fractions obtained in crude oil processing, such as brightstock or base oils having viscosities, for example, from the SN 500 - 2000 class; and also aromatic
  • hydrocarbons paraffinic hydrocarbons and alkoxyalkanols .
  • mineral carrier oil also useful as a mineral carrier oil is a fraction which is obtained in the refining of mineral oil and is known as "hydrocrack oil” (vacuum distillate cut having a boiling range of from about 360 to 500 °C, obtainable from natural mineral oil which has been catalytically hydrogenated under high pressure and isomerized and also deparaffinized) .
  • suitable synthetic carrier oils are: polyolefins (poly-alpha-olefins or poly (internal olefin) s), (poly) esters , (poly) alkoxylates, polyethers, aliphatic polyether amines, alkylphenol-started
  • polyethers alkylphenol-started polyether amines and carboxylic esters of long-chain alkanols.
  • polystyrene resins examples include olefin
  • polymers in particular based on polybutene or
  • polyisobutene hydrohalogenated or nonhydrogenated
  • suitable polyethers or polyetheramines are preferably compounds comprising polyoxy-C2 ⁇ C4- alkylene moieties which are obtainable by reacting C2- Cgg-alkanols, Cg-C3o-alkanediols, mono- or di-C2-C3Q- alkylamines, C]_-C3o-alkylcyclohexanols or C]_-C3Q- alkylphenols with from 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide per hydroxyl group or amino group, and, in the case of the polyether amines, by subsequent reductive amination with ammonia, monoamines or polyamines.
  • polyether amines used may be poly-C2-Cg-alkylene oxide amines or
  • Typical examples thereof are tridecanol butoxylates or isotridecanol butoxylates, isononylphenol butoxylates and also polyisobutenol butoxylates and propoxylates , and also the corresponding reaction products with ammonia.
  • carboxylic esters of long-chain alkanols are in particular esters of mono-, di- or tricarboxylic acids with long-chain alkanols or polyols, as described in particular in DE-A-38 38 918.
  • the mono-, di- or tricarboxylic acids used may be aliphatic or aromatic acids; suitable ester alcohols or polyols are in
  • esters are adipates, phthalates, isophthalates , terephthalates and trimellitates of isooctanol, isononanol, isodecanol and isotridecanol, for example di-(n- or isotridecyl) phthalate .
  • suitable synthetic carrier oils are alcohol-started polyethers having from about 5 to 35, for example from about 5 to 30, C3-Cg-alkylene oxide units, for example selected from propylene oxide, n-butylene oxide and isobutylene oxide units, or mixtures thereof.
  • suitable starter alcohols are long-chain alkanols or phenols substituted by long-chain alkyl in which the long-chain alkyl radical is in particular a straight-chain or branched Cg-C]_g- alkyl radical.
  • Preferred examples include tridecanol and nonylphenol .
  • Mixtures of mineral carrier oils, synthetic carrier oils, and mineral and synthetic carrier oils may also be used .
  • any solvent and optionally co-solvent suitable for use in fuels may be used.
  • suitable solvents for use in fuels include: non-polar hydrocarbon solvents such as kerosene, heavy aromatic solvent ("solvent naphtha heavy", “Solvesso 150"), toluene, xylene, paraffins, petroleum, white spirits, those sold by Shell companies under the trademark "SHELLSOL", and the like.
  • suitable co-solvents include: polar solvents such as esters and, in particular, alcohols (e.g.
  • LINEVOL LINEVOL 79 alcohol which is a mixture of 0 .9 primary alcohols, or a C]_2-i4 alcohol mixture which is commercially available
  • Dehazers/demulsifiers suitable for use in liquid fuels are well known in the art.
  • Non-limiting examples include glycol oxyalkylate polyol blends (such as sold under the trade designation TOLADTM 9312), alkoxylated phenol formaldehyde polymers, phenol/formaldehyde or Cl-18 alkylphenol/-formaldehyde resin oxyalkylates modified by oxyalkylation with C ] __ ] _g epoxides and diepoxides (such as sold under the trade designation
  • glycol oxyalkylate polyol blends may be polyols oxyalkylated with C ] __4 epoxides.
  • the C ] __ ] _g alkylphenol phenol/-formaldehyde resin oxyalkylates modified by oxyalkylation with C ] __ ] _g epoxides and diepoxides may be based on, for example, cresol, t-butyl phenol, dodecyl phenol or dinonyl phenol, or a mixture of phenols (such as a mixture of t-butyl phenol and nonyl phenol) .
  • the dehazer should be used in an amount sufficient to inhibit the hazing that might otherwise occur when the gasoline without the dehazer contacts water, and this amount will be referred to herein as a "haze-inhibiting amount.” Generally, this amount is from about 0.1 to about 20 ppmw
  • corrosion inhibitors for example based on ammonium salts of organic carboxylic acids, said salts tending to form films, or of heterocyclic aromatics for nonferrous metal corrosion protection; antioxidants or stabilizers, for example based on amines such as phenyldiamines, e.g. p- phenylenediamine, N, ' -di-sec-butyl-p-phenyldiamine , dicyclohexylamine or derivatives thereof or of phenols such as 2 , 4-di-tert-butylphenol or 3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxy-phenylpropionic acid; anti-static agents;
  • amines such as phenyldiamines, e.g. p- phenylenediamine, N, ' -di-sec-butyl-p-phenyldiamine , dicyclohexylamine or derivatives thereof or of phenols such as 2 , 4-
  • metallocenes such as ferrocene; methylcyclo- pentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl; lubricity additives, such as certain fatty acids, alkenylsuccinic esters, bis (hydroxyalkyl ) fatty amines, hydroxyacetamides or castor oil; and also dyes (markers) .
  • Amines may also be added, if appropriate, for example as described in
  • anti valve seat recession additives may be used such as sodium or potassium salts of polymeric organic acids .
  • the gasoline compositions herein can also comprise a detergent additive.
  • Suitable detergent additives include those disclosed in WO2009/50287, incorporated herein by reference.
  • Preferred detergent additives for use in the gasoline composition herein typically have 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:
  • solubility in the base fluid has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of from 85 to 20 000, especially from 113 to 10 000, in particular from 300 to 5000.
  • Typical hydrophobic hydrocarbon radicals especially in conjunction with the polar moieties (Al), (A8) and (A9), include polyalkenes (polyolefins ) , such as the
  • polypropenyl, polybutenyl and polyisobutenyl radicals each having Mn of from 300 to 5000, preferably from 500 to 2500, more preferably from 700 to 2300, and especially from 700 to 1000.
  • Non-limiting examples of the above groups of detergent additives include the following:
  • Additives comprising mono- or polyamino groups are preferably polyalkenemono- or polyalkenepolyamines based on polypropene or conventional (i.e. having predominantly internal double bonds) polybutene or polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000.
  • polypropene or conventional (i.e. having predominantly internal double bonds) polybutene or polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000 When polybutene or polyisobutene having predominantly internal double bonds (usually in the beta and gamma position) are used as starting materials in the preparation of the additives, a possible preparative route is by
  • the amines used here for the amination may be, for example, ammonia, monoamines or polyamines, such as
  • Further preferred additives comprising monoamino groups (Al) are the hydrogenation products of the reaction products of polyisobutenes having an average degree of polymerization of from 5 to 100, with nitrogen oxides or mixtures of nitrogen oxides and oxygen, as described in particular in WO-A-97/03946.
  • additives comprising monoamino groups (Al) are the compounds obtainable from
  • polyisobutene epoxides by reaction with amines and subsequent dehydration and reduction of the amino alcohols, as described in particular in DE-A-196 20 262.
  • (A6) are preferably polyethers or polyetheramines which are obtainable by reaction of C 2 - to Cgg-alkanols, Cg- to
  • Additives comprising moieties derived from succinic anhydride and having hydroxyl and/or amino and/or amido and/or imido groups are preferably corresponding derivatives of polyisobutenylsuccinic anhydride which are obtainable by reacting conventional or highly reactive polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000 with maleic anhydride by a thermal route or via the chlorinated polyisobutene .
  • derivatives with aliphatic polyamines such as ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine , triethylenetetramine or
  • Additives comprising moieties obtained by Mannich reaction of substituted phenols with aldehydes and mono- or polyamines are preferably reaction products of polyisobutene-substituted phenols with formaldehyde and mono- or polyamines such as ethylenediamine,
  • the polyisobutenyl-substituted phenols may stem from
  • polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000.
  • polyisobutene-Mannich bases are described in particular in EP-A-831 141.
  • the detergent additive used in the gasoline compositions of the present invention contains at least one nitrogen-containing detergent, more
  • the nitrogen-containing detergent preferably at least one nitrogen-containing detergent containing a hydrophobic hydrocarbon radical having a number average molecular weight in the range of from 300 to 5000.
  • the nitrogen-containing detergent is selected from a group comprising polyalkene monoamines, polyetheramines , polyalkene Mannich amines and polyalkene succinimides .
  • the nitrogen- containing detergent may be a polyalkene monoamine.
  • quaternary ammonium salts for use in gasoline fuel compositions include those disclosed in WO2006/135881, WO2011/149799, GB-A-2493377, US2013/296210 and US2013/225463.
  • gasoline fuel compositions The gasoline fuel compositions and gasoline
  • performance packages can also comprise friction
  • % wt) of components are of active matter, i.e. exclusive of volatile solvents/diluent materials.
  • the liquid fuel composition of the present invention can be produced by admixing the essential one or more organic sunscreen compounds with a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine. Since the base fuel to which the essential fuel additive is admixed is a gasoline, then the liquid fuel composition produced is a gasoline composition.
  • a number of fully formulated fuel compositions were subjected to an automated power and acceleration Chassis Dynamometer test.
  • the vehicle used was a 2.0 litre Hyundai Coupe with a multi-point injection (MPI) engine.
  • MPI multi-point injection
  • engine performance was recorded to determine acceleration and power output under fixed conditions.
  • sunscreen/UV absorber additives used in this example are detailed in Table 1 below.
  • Step 1 30 minutes minimum vehicle warm up at lOOkph 4 gear .
  • Step 2 Three EUDC cycles were conducted to
  • Step 3 Fifteen consecutive accelerations were performed, from 30 to 120 kph in 4 th gear. The final five accelerations were measured and the average
  • Step 4 Following the acceleration phase three steady state power measurements were performed at 50, 80 and 105 kph.
  • Step 5 The fuel was flushed/changed .
  • the base fuel was an unleaded gasoline fuel meeting EN228, containing no ethanol and no performance additive.
  • the properties of the base fuel are set out in Table 2 below.
  • the sunscreen additives were individually added into the base fuel at treat rates of 0.5% and 1%.
  • Table 3 below shows the % increase in acceleration over the base fuel for each of the fuel compositions tested.
  • Table 3 also shows the % increase in power over the base fuel at various kph .
  • a negative number means that a decrease in acceleration/power over the base fuel was observed.

Abstract

A liquid fuel composition comprising:(a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; (b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds. The liquid fuel composition of the present invention provides benefits in terms of improved acceleration and/or power output of an internal combustion engine fuelled by said fuel as well as an increase in flame speed.

Description

LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ORGANIC SUNSCREEN COMPOUNDS
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid fuel composition, in particular to a liquid fuel composition having improved power and/or acceleration properties. The present invention also relates to a method of improving the power and/or acceleration properties of an internal combustion engine by fuelling the internal combustion engine with the liquid fuel composition described herein below.
Background of the Invention
Laminar burning velocity (also referred to as "flame speed") is a fundamental combustion property of any fuel/air mixture. As taught in SAE 2012-01-1742
formulating gasoline fuel blends having faster burning velocities can be an effective strategy for enhancing engine and vehicle performance. Faster burning fuels can lead to a more optimum combustion phasing resulting in a more efficient energy transfer and hence a faster acceleration and better performance.
It has now surprisingly been found that the use of organic sunscreen compounds in liquid fuel compositions can provide benefits in terms of increased flame speed, improved power output and improved acceleration
performance .
Summary of the Invention
According to the present invention there is provided a liquid fuel composition comprising:
(a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine;
(b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds. According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of improving the power output of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below .
According to yet another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of improving the acceleration of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of increasing the flame speed of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below.
Detailed Description of the Invention
In order to assist with the understanding of the invention several terms are defined herein.
The term "power output" as used herein refers to the amount of resistance power required to maintain a fixed speed at wide open throttle conditions in Chassis
Dynomometer testing.
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of improving the power output of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described hereinbelow. In the context of this aspect of the invention, the term "improving" embraces any degree of improvement. The improvement may for instance be 0.05% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, even more preferably 0.5% or more, especially 1% or more, more especially 2% or more, even more especially 5% or more, of the power output of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic
sunscreen compounds to it in accordance with the present invention. The improvement in power output may be at most 10% of the power output of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic
sunscreens to it in accordance with the present
invention .
In accordance with the present invention, the power output provided by a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner .
The term "acceleration" as used herein refers to the amount of time required for the engine to increase in speed between two fixed speed conditions in a given gear.
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of improving the acceleration of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described hereinbelow. In the context of this aspect of the invention, the term "improving" embraces any degree of improvement. The improvement may for instance be 0.05% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, even more preferably 0.5% or more, especially 1% or more, more especially 2% or more and even more especially 5% or more of the acceleration provided by an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreen compounds to it in accordance with the present invention. The improvement in acceleration may be at most 10% of the acceleration provided by an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreens to it in accordance with the present
invention .
In accordance with the present invention, the power output and acceleration provided by a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner for instance using the standard test methods as set out in SAE Paper 2005- 01-0239 and SAE Paper 2005-01-0244.
The term "flame speed" as used herein refers to laminar burning velocity. Laminar burning velocity (SL) is a fundamental property of a chemical component. It is defined as the rate (normal to the flame front, under laminar flow conditions) at which unburnt gas propagates to the flame front and reacts to form products.
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of increasing the flame speed of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition described herein below. In the context of this aspect of the invention, the term "increasing" embraces any degree of increase. The increase may for instance be 0.05% or more,
preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 1% or more, and especially 5% or more of the flame speed of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreen compounds to it in accordance with the present invention. The increase in flame speed may be at most 10% of the flame speed of an analogous fuel formulation, prior to adding one or more organic sunscreens to it in accordance with the present invention.
In accordance with the present invention, the flame speed of a fuel composition may be determined in any known manner, for instance measurement of SL can be performed in a constant volume combustion chamber
(spherical bomb), ref Gillespie, L.L., M.; Sheppard, C.G.; Wooley, R, Aspects of laminar and turbulent burning velocity relevant to spark ignition engines, Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers, 2000 (2000-01-0192) .
However, it should be appreciated that any
measurable improvement in power output, acceleration and flame speed may provide a worthwhile advantage, depending on what other factors are considered important, e.g.
availability, cost, safety and so on.
The liquid fuel composition of the present invention comprises a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine and one or more organic sunscreen compounds. Therefore the liquid fuel
composition of the present invention is a gasoline composition .
There is no particular limitation on the type of organic sunscreen compound which can be used in the present invention as long as it is suitable for use in a gasoline composition.
A wide variety of conventional organic sunscreen actives are suitable for use herein. Sagarin, et al . , at Chapter VIII, pages 189 et seq., of Cosmetics Science and Technology (1972) and pages 9 to 26 and 67 to 177 of 'The Encyclopedia of Ultraviolet Filters' by Nadim A. Shaath, 1st edition, published 2007, disclose numerous suitable actives . Particularly preferred hydrophobic organic sunscreen actives useful in the composition of the present invention include: (i) alkyl β , β-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 .
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.
A preferred phenalkyl benzoate derivatives for use herein is phenethyl benzoate. Phenethyl benzoate is commercially available under the tradename X-tend 229
(RTM) from Ashland Specialty Ingredients.
The total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at most 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition. The total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is preferably at least lOppmw, by weight of the liquid fuel composition. The total level of the one or more organic sunscreen
compositions is 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 . The organic sunscreen 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 sunscreen 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 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.
Preferably, the amount of the performance package present in the liquid fuel composition of the present invention 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 of the present invention additionally accords with one or more of the parameters (i) to (xv) listed below :
(i) at least 100 ppmw
(ii) at least 200 ppmw
(iii) at least 300 ppmw
(iv) at least 400 ppmw
(v) at least 500 ppmw
(vi) at least 600 ppmw
(vii ) at least 700 ppmw
(viii ) at least 800 ppmw
(ix) at least 900 ppmw
(x) at least lOOC ppmw
(xi) at least 250C ppmw
(xii ) at most 5 000 ppmw (xiii) at most 10000 ppmw
(xiv) at most 2 %wt .
(xv) at most 5 %wt .
In the liquid fuel compositions of the present invention, the gasoline may be any gasoline suitable for use in an internal combustion engine of the spark- ignition (petrol) type known in the art, including automotive engines as well as in other types of engine such as, for example, off road and aviation engines. The gasoline used as the base fuel in the liquid fuel composition of the present invention may conveniently also be referred to as 'base gasoline'.
Gasolines typically comprise mixtures of
hydrocarbons boiling in the range from 25 to 230 °C (EN- ISO 3405), the optimal ranges and distillation curves typically varying according to climate and season of the year. The hydrocarbons in a gasoline may be derived by any means known in the art, conveniently the hydrocarbons may be derived in any known manner from straight-run gasoline, synthetically-produced aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures, thermally or catalytically cracked
hydrocarbons, hydro-cracked petroleum fractions,
catalytically reformed hydrocarbons or mixtures of these.
The specific distillation curve, hydrocarbon composition, research octane number (RON) and motor octane number (MON) of the gasoline are not critical.
Conveniently, the research octane number (RON) of the gasoline may be at least 80, for instance in the range of from 80 to 110, preferably the RON of the gasoline will be at least 90, for instance in the range of from 90 to 110, more preferably the RON of the gasoline will be at least 91, for instance in the range of from 91 to 105, even more preferably the RON of the gasoline will be at least 92, for instance in the range of from 92 to 103, even more preferably the RON of the gasoline will be at least 93, for instance in the range of from 93 to 102, and most preferably the RON of the gasoline will be at least 94, for instance in the range of from 94 to 100 (EN 25164); the motor octane number (MON) of the gasoline may conveniently be at least 70, for instance in the range of from 70 to 110, preferably the MON of the gasoline will be at least 75, for instance in the range of from 75 to 105, more preferably the MON of the gasoline will be at least 80, for instance in the range of from 80 to 100, most preferably the MON of the gasoline will be at least 82, for instance in the range of from 82 to 95 (EN 25163) .
Typically, gasolines comprise components selected from one or more of the following groups; saturated hydrocarbons, olefinic hydrocarbons, aromatic
hydrocarbons, and oxygenated hydrocarbons. Conveniently, the gasoline may comprise a mixture of saturated
hydrocarbons, olefinic hydrocarbons, aromatic
hydrocarbons, and, optionally, oxygenated hydrocarbons.
Typically, the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 40 percent by volume based on the gasoline (ASTM D1319); preferably, the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 30 percent by volume based on the gasoline, more preferably, the olefinic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 20 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
Typically, the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 70 percent by volume based on the gasoline (ASTM D1319), for instance the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in - li the range of from 10 to 60 percent by volume based on the gasoline; preferably, the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 0 to 50 percent by volume based on the gasoline, for instance the aromatic hydrocarbon content of the gasoline is in the range of from 10 to 50 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
The benzene content of the gasoline is at most 10 percent by volume, more preferably at most 5 percent by volume, especially at most 1 percent by volume based on the gasoline.
The gasoline preferably has a low or ultra low sulphur content, for instance at most 1000 ppmw (parts per million by weight), preferably no more than 500 ppmw, more preferably no more than 100, even more preferably no more than 50 and most preferably no more than even
10 ppmw .
The gasoline also preferably has a low total lead content, such as at most 0.005 g/1, most preferably being lead free - having no lead compounds added thereto (i.e. unleaded) .
When the gasoline comprises oxygenated hydrocarbons, at least a portion of non-oxygenated hydrocarbons will be substituted for oxygenated hydrocarbons. The oxygen content of the gasoline may be up to 35 percent by weight (EN 1601) (e.g. ethanol per se) based on the gasoline.
For example, the oxygen content of the gasoline may be up to 25 percent by weight, preferably up to 10 percent by weight. Conveniently, the oxygenate concentration will have a minimum concentration selected from any one of 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 percent by weight, and a maximum concentration selected from any one of 5, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, and 2.7 percent by weight. Examples of oxygenated hydrocarbons that may be incorporated into the gasoline include alcohols, ethers, esters, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and oxygen containing heterocyclic
compounds . Preferably, the oxygenated hydrocarbons that may be incorporated into the gasoline are selected from alcohols (such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, 2- propanol, butanol, tert-butanol, iso-butanol and 2- butanol), ethers (preferably ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule, e.g., methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl tert-butyl ether) and esters (preferably esters containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule); a particularly preferred oxygenated hydrocarbon is ethanol.
When oxygenated hydrocarbons are present in the gasoline, the amount of oxygenated hydrocarbons in the gasoline may vary over a wide range. For example, gasolines comprising a major proportion of oxygenated hydrocarbons are currently commercially available in countries such as Brazil and U.S.A., e.g. ethanol per se and E85, as well as gasolines comprising a minor
proportion of oxygenated hydrocarbons, e.g. E10 and E5. Therefore, the gasoline may contain up to 100 percent by volume oxygenated hydrocarbons. E100 fuels as used in Brazil are also included herein. Preferably, the amount of oxygenated hydrocarbons present in the gasoline is selected from one of the following amounts: up to 85 percent by volume; up to 70 percent by volume; up to 65 percent by volume; up to 30 percent by volume; up to 20 percent by volume; up to 15 percent by volume; and, up to 10 percent by volume, depending upon the desired final formulation of the gasoline. Conveniently, the gasoline may contain at least 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 percent by volume oxygenated hydrocarbons . Examples of suitable gasolines include gasolines which have an olefinic hydrocarbon content of from 0 to 20 percent by volume (ASTM D1319), an oxygen content of from 0 to 5 percent by weight (EN 1601), an aromatic hydrocarbon content of from 0 to 50 percent by volume
(ASTM D1319) and a benzene content of at most 1 percent by volume .
Also suitable for use herein are gasoline blending components which can be derived from a biological source. Examples of such gasoline blending components can be found in WO2009/077606, WO2010/028206, WO2010/000761, European patent application nos . 09160983.4, 09176879.6, 09180904.6, and US patent application serial no.
61/312307.
Whilst not critical to the present invention, the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention may conveniently include one or more optional fuel additives, in addition to the essential one or more organic sunscreen compounds mentioned above. The concentration and nature of the optional fuel additive (s) that may be included in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention is not critical. Non-limiting examples of suitable types of fuel additives that can be included in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention include
anti-oxidants , corrosion inhibitors, detergents,
dehazers, antiknock additives, metal deactivators, valve-seat recession protectant compounds, dyes,
solvents, carrier fluids, diluents and markers. Examples of suitable such additives are described generally in
US Patent No. 5,855,629.
Conveniently, the fuel additives can be blended with one or more solvents to form an additive concentrate, the additive concentrate can then be admixed with the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention .
The (active matter) concentration of any optional additives present in the base gasoline or the gasoline composition of the present invention is preferably up to 1 percent by weight, more preferably in the range from 5 to 2000 ppmw, advantageously in the range of from 300 to 1500 ppmw, such as from 300 to 1000 ppmw.
As stated above, the gasoline composition may also contain synthetic or mineral carrier oils and/or
solvents .
Examples of suitable mineral carrier oils are fractions obtained in crude oil processing, such as brightstock or base oils having viscosities, for example, from the SN 500 - 2000 class; and also aromatic
hydrocarbons, paraffinic hydrocarbons and alkoxyalkanols . Also useful as a mineral carrier oil is a fraction which is obtained in the refining of mineral oil and is known as "hydrocrack oil" (vacuum distillate cut having a boiling range of from about 360 to 500 °C, obtainable from natural mineral oil which has been catalytically hydrogenated under high pressure and isomerized and also deparaffinized) .
Examples of suitable synthetic carrier oils are: polyolefins (poly-alpha-olefins or poly (internal olefin) s), (poly) esters , (poly) alkoxylates, polyethers, aliphatic polyether amines, alkylphenol-started
polyethers, alkylphenol-started polyether amines and carboxylic esters of long-chain alkanols.
Examples of suitable polyolefins are olefin
polymers, in particular based on polybutene or
polyisobutene (hydrogenated or nonhydrogenated) . Examples of suitable polyethers or polyetheramines are preferably compounds comprising polyoxy-C2~C4- alkylene moieties which are obtainable by reacting C2- Cgg-alkanols, Cg-C3o-alkanediols, mono- or di-C2-C3Q- alkylamines, C]_-C3o-alkylcyclohexanols or C]_-C3Q- alkylphenols with from 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide per hydroxyl group or amino group, and, in the case of the polyether amines, by subsequent reductive amination with ammonia, monoamines or polyamines. Such products are described in particular in EP-A-310 875, EP-A-356 725, EP-A-700 985 and US-A-4, 877, 416. For example, the polyether amines used may be poly-C2-Cg-alkylene oxide amines or
functional derivatives thereof. Typical examples thereof are tridecanol butoxylates or isotridecanol butoxylates, isononylphenol butoxylates and also polyisobutenol butoxylates and propoxylates , and also the corresponding reaction products with ammonia.
Examples of carboxylic esters of long-chain alkanols are in particular esters of mono-, di- or tricarboxylic acids with long-chain alkanols or polyols, as described in particular in DE-A-38 38 918. The mono-, di- or tricarboxylic acids used may be aliphatic or aromatic acids; suitable ester alcohols or polyols are in
particular long-chain representatives having, for example, from 6 to 24 carbon atoms. Typical
representatives of the esters are adipates, phthalates, isophthalates , terephthalates and trimellitates of isooctanol, isononanol, isodecanol and isotridecanol, for example di-(n- or isotridecyl) phthalate .
Further suitable carrier oil systems are described, for example, in DE-A-38 26 608, DE-A-41 42 241, DE-A-43 09 074, EP-A-0 452 328 and EP-A-0 548 617, which are incorporated herein by way of reference .
Examples of particularly suitable synthetic carrier oils are alcohol-started polyethers having from about 5 to 35, for example from about 5 to 30, C3-Cg-alkylene oxide units, for example selected from propylene oxide, n-butylene oxide and isobutylene oxide units, or mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of suitable starter alcohols are long-chain alkanols or phenols substituted by long-chain alkyl in which the long-chain alkyl radical is in particular a straight-chain or branched Cg-C]_g- alkyl radical. Preferred examples include tridecanol and nonylphenol .
Further suitable synthetic carrier oils are
alkoxylated alkylphenols, as described in
DE-A-10 102 913.6.
Mixtures of mineral carrier oils, synthetic carrier oils, and mineral and synthetic carrier oils may also be used .
Any solvent and optionally co-solvent suitable for use in fuels may be used. Examples of suitable solvents for use in fuels include: non-polar hydrocarbon solvents such as kerosene, heavy aromatic solvent ("solvent naphtha heavy", "Solvesso 150"), toluene, xylene, paraffins, petroleum, white spirits, those sold by Shell companies under the trademark "SHELLSOL", and the like. Examples of suitable co-solvents include: polar solvents such as esters and, in particular, alcohols (e.g. t- butanol, i-butanol, hexanol, 2-ethylhexanol , 2-propyl heptanol, decanol, isotridecanol, butyl glycols, and alcohol mixtures such as those sold by Shell companies under the trade mark "LINEVOL", especially LINEVOL 79 alcohol which is a mixture of 0 .9 primary alcohols, or a C]_2-i4 alcohol mixture which is commercially available) .
Dehazers/demulsifiers suitable for use in liquid fuels are well known in the art. Non-limiting examples include glycol oxyalkylate polyol blends (such as sold under the trade designation TOLAD™ 9312), alkoxylated phenol formaldehyde polymers, phenol/formaldehyde or Cl-18 alkylphenol/-formaldehyde resin oxyalkylates modified by oxyalkylation with C]__]_g epoxides and diepoxides (such as sold under the trade designation
TOLAD™ 9308), and C]__4 epoxide copolymers cross-linked with diepoxides, diacids, diesters, diols, diacrylates, dimethacrylates or diisocyanates , and blends thereof. The glycol oxyalkylate polyol blends may be polyols oxyalkylated with C]__4 epoxides. The C]__]_g alkylphenol phenol/-formaldehyde resin oxyalkylates modified by oxyalkylation with C]__]_g epoxides and diepoxides may be based on, for example, cresol, t-butyl phenol, dodecyl phenol or dinonyl phenol, or a mixture of phenols (such as a mixture of t-butyl phenol and nonyl phenol) . The dehazer should be used in an amount sufficient to inhibit the hazing that might otherwise occur when the gasoline without the dehazer contacts water, and this amount will be referred to herein as a "haze-inhibiting amount." Generally, this amount is from about 0.1 to about 20 ppmw
(e.g. from about 0.1 to about 10 ppm) , more preferably from 1 to 15 ppmw, still more preferably from 1 to 10 ppmw, advantageously from 1 to 5 ppmw based on the weight of the gasoline.
Further customary additives for use in gasolines are corrosion inhibitors, for example based on ammonium salts of organic carboxylic acids, said salts tending to form films, or of heterocyclic aromatics for nonferrous metal corrosion protection; antioxidants or stabilizers, for example based on amines such as phenyldiamines, e.g. p- phenylenediamine, N, ' -di-sec-butyl-p-phenyldiamine , dicyclohexylamine or derivatives thereof or of phenols such as 2 , 4-di-tert-butylphenol or 3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxy-phenylpropionic acid; anti-static agents;
metallocenes such as ferrocene; methylcyclo- pentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl; lubricity additives, such as certain fatty acids, alkenylsuccinic esters, bis (hydroxyalkyl ) fatty amines, hydroxyacetamides or castor oil; and also dyes (markers) . Amines may also be added, if appropriate, for example as described in
WO 03/076554. Optionally anti valve seat recession additives may be used such as sodium or potassium salts of polymeric organic acids .
The gasoline compositions herein can also comprise a detergent additive. Suitable detergent additives include those disclosed in WO2009/50287, incorporated herein by reference.
Preferred detergent additives for use in the gasoline composition herein typically have 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:
(Al) mono- or polyamino groups having up to 6 nitrogen atoms, of which at least one nitrogen atom has basic properties;
(A6) polyoxy-C2~ to -Czj-alkylene groups which are terminated by hydroxyl groups, mono- or polyamino groups, in which at least one nitrogen atom has basic properties, or by carbamate groups; (A8) moieties derived from succinic anhydride and having hydroxyl and/or amino and/or amido and/or imido groups; and/or
(A9) moieties obtained by Mannich reaction of substituted phenols with aldehydes and mono- or
polyamines .
The hydrophobic hydrocarbon radical in the above detergent additives, which ensures the adequate
solubility in the base fluid, has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of from 85 to 20 000, especially from 113 to 10 000, in particular from 300 to 5000.
Typical hydrophobic hydrocarbon radicals, especially in conjunction with the polar moieties (Al), (A8) and (A9), include polyalkenes (polyolefins ) , such as the
polypropenyl, polybutenyl and polyisobutenyl radicals each having Mn of from 300 to 5000, preferably from 500 to 2500, more preferably from 700 to 2300, and especially from 700 to 1000.
Non-limiting examples of the above groups of detergent additives include the following:
Additives comprising mono- or polyamino groups (Al) are preferably polyalkenemono- or polyalkenepolyamines based on polypropene or conventional (i.e. having predominantly internal double bonds) polybutene or polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000. When polybutene or polyisobutene having predominantly internal double bonds (usually in the beta and gamma position) are used as starting materials in the preparation of the additives, a possible preparative route is by
chlorination and subsequent amination or by oxidation of the double bond with air or ozone to give the carbonyl or carboxyl compound and subsequent amination under
reductive (hydrogenating) conditions. The amines used here for the amination may be, for example, ammonia, monoamines or polyamines, such as
dimethylaminopropylamine, ethylenediamine, diethylene- triamine, triethylenetetramine or tetraethylenepentamine . Corresponding additives based on polypropene are
described in particular in WO-A-94/24231.
Further preferred additives comprising monoamino groups (Al) are the hydrogenation products of the reaction products of polyisobutenes having an average degree of polymerization of from 5 to 100, with nitrogen oxides or mixtures of nitrogen oxides and oxygen, as described in particular in WO-A-97/03946.
Further preferred additives comprising monoamino groups (Al) are the compounds obtainable from
polyisobutene epoxides by reaction with amines and subsequent dehydration and reduction of the amino alcohols, as described in particular in DE-A-196 20 262.
Additives comprising polyoxy-C2-C4-alkylene moieties
(A6) are preferably polyethers or polyetheramines which are obtainable by reaction of C 2 - to Cgg-alkanols, Cg- to
C3Q-alkanediols, mono- or di-C2-C3o- lkylamines, C ]_ -C3Q - alkylcyclohexanols or C]_-C3Q-alkylphenols with from 1 to
30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide per hydroxyl group or amino group and, in the case of the polyether-amines, by subsequent reductive amination with ammonia, monoamines or polyamines. Such products are described in particular in EP-A-310 875, EP- A-356 725, EP-A-700 985 and US-A-4 877 416. In the case of polyethers, such products also have carrier oil properties. Typical examples of these are tridecanol butoxylates, isotridecanol butoxylates, isononylphenol butoxylates and polyisobutenol butoxylates and propoxylates and also the corresponding reaction products with ammonia.
Additives comprising moieties derived from succinic anhydride and having hydroxyl and/or amino and/or amido and/or imido groups (A8) are preferably corresponding derivatives of polyisobutenylsuccinic anhydride which are obtainable by reacting conventional or highly reactive polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000 with maleic anhydride by a thermal route or via the chlorinated polyisobutene . Of particular interest are derivatives with aliphatic polyamines such as ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine , triethylenetetramine or
tetraethylenepentamine . Such additives are described in particular in US-A-4 849 572.
Additives comprising moieties obtained by Mannich reaction of substituted phenols with aldehydes and mono- or polyamines (A9) are preferably reaction products of polyisobutene-substituted phenols with formaldehyde and mono- or polyamines such as ethylenediamine,
diethylenetriamine , triethylenetetramine,
tetraethylenepentamine or dimethylaminopropylamine . The polyisobutenyl-substituted phenols may stem from
conventional or highly reactive polyisobutene having Mn of from 300 to 5000. Such "polyisobutene-Mannich bases" are described in particular in EP-A-831 141.
Preferably, the detergent additive used in the gasoline compositions of the present invention contains at least one nitrogen-containing detergent, more
preferably at least one nitrogen-containing detergent containing a hydrophobic hydrocarbon radical having a number average molecular weight in the range of from 300 to 5000. Preferably, the nitrogen-containing detergent is selected from a group comprising polyalkene monoamines, polyetheramines , polyalkene Mannich amines and polyalkene succinimides . Conveniently, the nitrogen- containing detergent may be a polyalkene monoamine.
The above nitrogen containing detergents /amine detergents can be reacted to form quaternary ammonium salts which can themselves be used as alternative detergents. Suitable quaternary ammonium salts for use in gasoline fuel compositions include those disclosed in WO2006/135881, WO2011/149799, GB-A-2493377, US2013/296210 and US2013/225463.
The gasoline fuel compositions and gasoline
performance packages can also comprise friction
modifiers, viscosity control agents, and mixtures thereof, such as those disclosed in WO2012163935.
In the above, amounts (concentrations, % vol, ppmw,
% wt) of components are of active matter, i.e. exclusive of volatile solvents/diluent materials.
The liquid fuel composition of the present invention can be produced by admixing the essential one or more organic sunscreen compounds with a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine. Since the base fuel to which the essential fuel additive is admixed is a gasoline, then the liquid fuel composition produced is a gasoline composition.
It has surprisingly been found that the use of one or more organic sunscreen compounds in liquid fuel compositions provides benefits in terms of improved power, improved acceleration and increased flame speed of an internal combustion engine being fuelled by the liquid fuel composition containing said organic sunscreen, relative to the internal combustion engine being fuelled by the liquid base fuel. The present invention will be further understood from the following examples. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts and concentrations disclosed in the examples are based on weight of the fully formulated fuel
composition .
Examples
A number of fully formulated fuel compositions were subjected to an automated power and acceleration Chassis Dynamometer test. The vehicle used was a 2.0 litre Hyundai Coupe with a multi-point injection (MPI) engine. For each fuel composition tested, engine performance was recorded to determine acceleration and power output under fixed conditions.
The sunscreen/UV absorber additives used in this example are detailed in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Chemical Name : Trade Name :
Octocrylene Escalol 597; Parsol
340
Ethylhecyl Salicylate Escalol 587; Parsol
EHS
Ethylhexyl Escalol 557; Parsol
Methoxycinnamate MCX
Butyl Escalol 517; Parsol
Methoxydibenzoylmetha 1789
ne
4-methylbenzylidene Parsol 5000
camphor
Oxybenzone Escalol 567
Ethylhexyl Dimethyl Escalol 507
PABA
Phenethyl Benzoate X-tend 226
All compounds with Parsol tradenames are supplied by DSM International. All compounds with Escalol and X-tend tradenames are supplied by Ashland.
Each test consisted of the following steps:
Step 1: 30 minutes minimum vehicle warm up at lOOkph 4 gear . Step 2: Three EUDC cycles were conducted to
stabilize operating temperatures.
Step 3: Fifteen consecutive accelerations were performed, from 30 to 120 kph in 4th gear. The final five accelerations were measured and the average
acceleration time calculated.
Step 4: Following the acceleration phase three steady state power measurements were performed at 50, 80 and 105 kph.
Step 5: The fuel was flushed/changed .
All fuel blends used the same base fuel (Fuel A in the tables below) . The base fuel was an unleaded gasoline fuel meeting EN228, containing no ethanol and no performance additive. The properties of the base fuel are set out in Table 2 below.
Table 2
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The sunscreen additives were individually added into the base fuel at treat rates of 0.5% and 1%. Table 3 below shows the % increase in acceleration over the base fuel for each of the fuel compositions tested. Table 3 also shows the % increase in power over the base fuel at various kph . In Table 3 below a negative number means that a decrease in acceleration/power over the base fuel was observed.
There were 2 fuel blends prepared which contained a combination of 2 sunscreen additives. Table 4 shows the results for these 2 fuel blends, in terms of % increase in acceleration and power over the base fuel.
Table 3
Figure imgf000028_0001
ND = not determined
Table 4
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Discussion
As can be seen from the overall results in Tables 3 and 4, the inclusion of organic sunscreens at treat rates of 0.5wt% and lwt% in a base fuel provides benefits in terms of increased acceleration over a base fuel not containing any organic sunscreens . In addition, it can also be seen from the overall results in Tables 3 and 4 that the inclusion of organic sunscreens at treat rates of 0.5 wt% and 1 wt% in a base fuel provides benefits in terms of increased power output at various kphs compared to a base fuel not containing organic sunscreens .

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1. A liquid fuel composition comprising:
(a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine;
(b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds.
2. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 1, wherein the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is selected from (i) alkyl β , β-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.
3. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (i) alkyl β , β-diphenylacrylate and/or alpha- cyano-beta, beta-diphenylacrylate derivatives are selected from ethyl 2-cyano-3, 3-diphenylacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl 2- cyano-3, 3-diphenylacrylate, and mixtures thereof.
4. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (ii) salicylic derivatives are selected from ethylhexyl salicylate, triethanolamine salicylate, 3,3,5- trimethylcyclohexylsalicylate, homomenthyl salicylate, and mixtures thereof.
5. A liquid fuel composition according to claim 2 wherein the (iii) cinnamic derivatives are selected from octylmethoxy cinnamate, diethanolamine methoxycinnamate, and mixtures thereof.
6. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (iv) dibenzoylmethane derivatives are selected from butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane, isopropyl dibenzoylmethane, and mixtures thereof.
7. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (v) camphor derivatives are selected from 4- methylbenzylidene camphor.
8. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (vi) benzonphenone derivatives 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.
9. A liquid fuel composition according to Claim 2 wherein the (viii) phenalkyl benzoate derivatives are selected from phenethyl benzoate.
10. A liquid fuel composition according to any of Claims 1 to 9 wherein the total level of the one or more organic sunscreen compounds is in the range of from lOppmw to 2 wt%, by weight of the liquid fuel composition.
11. An additive package suitable for use in a liquid fuel composition wherein the additive package comprises one or more organic sunscreen compounds .
12. A method of improving the acceleration of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition according to any of Claims 1 to 10.
13. A method of improving the power output of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition according to any of Claims 1 to 10.
14. A method of increasing the flame speed of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling the internal combustion engine containing a lubricant with a liquid fuel composition according to any of Claims 1 to 10.
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