Patent ID: 11912949
Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  F | IPC C  F

Claim 0:
1. Method for reducing intake valve deposits in a spark ignition internal combustion engine which is fuelled with a gasoline fuel composition wherein the method comprises introducing into the engine an aqueous based composition, wherein the aqueous based composition comprises (i) from 58 to 98 vol % water, based on the total volume of components (i), (ii) and (iii), (ii) from 1 vol % to 40 vol % of freezing point suppression agent, based on the total volume of components (i), (ii) and (iii), selected from alcohols, glycols, dialkyl carbamates, and mixture thereof, (iii) from 1 vol % to 10 vol % of surfactant, based on the total volume of components (i), (ii) and (iii), wherein the surfactant is a nonionic surfactant not encompassing an amine compound according to (iv), and (iv) an amine compound selected from polyalkylene based amine compounds, polyetheramine compounds, and mixtures thereof, in a blending amount of from 100 ppmw to 1000 ppmw, based on parts of amine compound per million weight parts of components (i), (ii) and (iii) in combination,
wherein the aqueous based composition is stored in a separate tank and introduced into the engine via an injection system and is injected separately from the fuel in such a way that it creates a washing action on the back of intake valves of said engine by injection into the cylinder, onto the valves or into the manifold of said engine.