Patent ID: 6592639
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
A diesel engine fuel having a sulfur content lower than 500 ppm, comprisinga major portion of at least one middle distillate originating from a direct distillation cut of crude oil, at temperatures of between 150 and 400Â° C.; a lubricity additive selected from the group consisting of (a) and (b), (a) at least 20 ppm of an additive, which consists of a combination of from 1 to 85% by weight of at least one saturated or unsaturated, monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbon having a linear chain of between 12 and 24 carbon atoms, and from 15 to 99% by weight of at least one rosin acid compound selected from the group consisting of natural resin-based acids obtained from residues of distillation of natural oils extracted from resinous trees, amine carboxylates and ester and nitrile compounds of these acids; (b) more than 60 ppm of tall oil.