Patent ID: 7560603
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: C06B,C10L

Abstract:
1. A fuel composition for use in jets, gas turbines, rockets, or diesel engines comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 99% by weight of the fuel composition of a highly branched alkylaromatic or alkylcyclohexane compound consisting of an alkyl moiety having from 5 to 25 carbon atoms and an average of more than 1.0 branches per moiety, and an aromatic moiety; the aromatic moiety being selected from the group comprising benzene, toluene, xylene, a cyclohexane derived from an aromatic moiety, and mixtures thereof; wherein said alkyl moiety of the alkylaromatic or alkylcyclohexane comprises a ratio of nonquaternary carbons to quaternary carbons from about 10:1 to 3:1; (b) from at least about 0.01% of fuel additives; and (c) from 0% to about 75% of conventional jet, gas turbine, rocket or diesel blendstocks.