Patent ID: 7431745
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
1. A fuel oil having a maximum sulfur content of 0.035% by weight, comprising an additive comprising at least one ester of a di- or polyhydric alcohol and a mixture comprising unsaturated fatty acids having carbon chain lengths between 8 and 30 carbon atoms, said unsaturated fatty acids selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, erucic acid, palmitoleic acid, myristoleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, elaeosteric acid, arachidonic acid, ricinoleic acid and mixtures thereof, the at least one ester having an OH number of between 110 and 195 mg KOH/g of ester and an iodine number of more than 100 g of l/100 g of ester, in amounts of from 0.001 to 0.5% by weight based on the fuel oil.