Patent ID: 8485140

Claim:
A method for operating a combustion-based engine, the method comprising: providing a combustible fluid comprising hydrocarbon molecules with molecule chains ranging from C 5 to C 20 ; introducing the combustible fluid into an electrolysis cell, the electrolysis cell having at least one cathode electrode and at least one anode electrode; and applying a voltage potential across the at least one cathode electrode and the at least one anode electrode to electrolyze the combustible fluid, which generates gas-phase bubbles in the combustible fluid, wherein the generated gas-phase bubbles are selected from the group consisting of macrobubbles, microbubbles, nanobubbles, and combinations thereof; feeding the electrolyzed combustible fluid from the electrolytic cell to the combustion-based engine; and combusting the electrolyzed combustible fuel in the combustion-based engine.