Patent ID: 7837748
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
1. A composition of fuel suitable for use in compression ignition internal combustion engines, which fuel comprises: as a predominant component a mixture of organic compounds exhibiting a suitable initial boiling point, and containing one or more aromatic compound represented by the formula where Ar is an aryl moiety of 6 or 7 carbon atoms, R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and R′ and R″ are each an independently selected alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the aromatic compounds represented by the formula are from about 0.01 percent to about 20 percent by weight of all aromatic compounds in the fuel, and wherein the fuel exhibits a suitable flash point of at least 38° C. as measure by ASTM D93, a suitable Reid vapor pressure at least 6 psi, and contains less than 50 ppm sulfur.