Patent ID: 8177866

Claim:
A Diesel fuel formulation having a stabilized water white color, comprising: a. a Diesel fuel consisting of a mixture of water white refinery products; and b. a sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant consisting of (i) a para-substituted, sterically hindered phenol (I), wherein the substituent in the para position is not a tertiary butyl group and wherein the phenol (I) is substituted in the para position with an n-alkyl group with a C number 1 to 4 and in both ortho positions with a tertiary alkyl group, and (ii) a para-substituted sterically hindered phenol (II) selected from the group consisting of para-substituted sterically hindered phenols wherein the para position and both ortho positions of the phenol (II) are substituted with a tertiary alkyl group, wherein the ratio of phenol (I) to phenol (II) is from about 5:1 to about 15:1, wherein phenol (I) is present in a concentration of 10 to 200 mg/kg, and wherein the antioxidant hinders or prevents discoloration of the fuel, and wherein the diesel fuel formulation has a cetane number greater than 55 and up to only 15 weight percent of aromatic compounds.