Patent ID: 8152866

Claim:
A synthetic diesel fuel composition comprising at least three C 10 -C 18 hydrocarbon compounds selected from the group consisting of: decane, butylcyclohexane, hexylbenzene, hexylcyclohexane, octylbenzene, octylcyclohexane, decylbenzene, decylcyclohexane, dodecylbenzene, and dodecylcyclohexane, wherein at least one of said three C 10 -C 18 hydrocarbon compounds is an aromatic compound present at greater than or equal to about 10 vol. % of the total synthetic diesel fuel composition, wherein the synthetic diesel fuel composition has a cetane number of greater than 40, a freeze point of less than or equal to about −20° C. (about −4° F.), and a density of greater than or equal to about 0.81 g/ml (about 6.8 lb/gal).