Patent ID: 6190427
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: C10L,Y02E

Abstract:
A fuel composition comprising a solution of:(a) diesel fuel;(b) ethanol;(c) a stabilizing, additive selected from the group consisting of:(i) a mixture comprising two different ethoxylated fatty alcohols each having a hydrocarbon chain length of about 9 to about 13 carbon atoms present in a molar ratio with respect to the other of about 1:3 to about 3:1, inclusive; 0 volume percent (vol. %) to about 10 vol. %, inclusive, based on the volume of the mixture, of a cetane booster; and 0 vol. % to less than about 5 vol. % of a demulsifier based on the volume of the mixture; and,(ii) the reaction product of (1) a mixture 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 9 to about 15 carbon atoms, and said amide being a substantially equimolar reaction product of an alcohol amine and an alkyl ester of a fatty acid; and, (2) an ethoxylated fatty acid or derivative thereof having a hydrocarbon chain length of about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms;(d) optionally, an alkyl ester of a fatty acid; and,(e) optionally, a cosolvent.