Patent ID: 8679202

Claim:
A fuel mixture comprising: (a) an oil in an amount from about 50% to about 99% (vol/vol) of the fuel mixture, wherein the oil is selected from the group consisting of marine gas oil, marine diesel oil, intermediate fuel oil, low sulfur diesel, ultra-low sulfur diesel and residual fuel oil; (b) a plurality of droplets evenly dispersed in the oil, wherein the droplets have sizes of from about 100 nm to about 10 μm; the droplets comprise glycerol, a combustion improver, and water; glycerol is present in about 35% (vol/vol) of the fuel mixture; the combustion improver is present in an amount less than about 10% (wt/wt) of the glycerol; and water is present in an amount less than about 20% (wt/wt) of the glycerol; and (c) a non-ionic surfactant in an amount from about 0.1% to about 5% (wt/wt) of the fuel mixture, wherein the mixture remains homogeneous or chemically stable at room temperature for at least 24 hours.