Patent ID: 11898114
Assignee: ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 6:
7. A method comprising:
reacting a first mixture with an alcohol, R—OH, to form a first fuel mixture, wherein:
the reacting comprises an acid catalyzed trans-acetalization reaction,
the first mixture comprises CH3O(CH2O)zCH3,
the fuel mixture comprises CH3O(CH2O)mR and RO(CH2O)nR,
the fuel mixture has a boiling point between 160° C. and 300° C.,
m is between 1 and 6, inclusively,
n is between 1 and 6, inclusively,
z is between 1 and 6 inclusively, and
R comprises a first alkyl group.