Patent ID: 6183524
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
A polymeric fuel additive made by a method comprising the steps of:(a) isothermally mixing substantially equimolar amounts of an ethoxylated alcohol and an amide, said ethoxylated alcohol comprising at least about 75 weight percent of at least one linear straight-chain alcohol having a hydrocarbon chain length of about nine to about fifteen carbon atoms, and said amide being a substantially equimolar reaction product of an alcohol amine and an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, wherein each of said alcohol and said amide is dissolved in a solvent; and,(b) isothermally mixing the product of step (a) with an ethoxylated fatty acid or derivative having a hydrocarbon chain length of about nine to about fifteen carbon atoms to form said polymeric fuel additive, wherein said fatty acid or derivative is dissolved in a solvent.