Abstract:
The lubricity of low sulphur fuels is enhanced by incorporation of a lubricity enhancing additive in combination with a polyoxyalkylene compound.
Abstract:
A fuel additive composition comprising a solution or dispersion of an oil soluble metal carboxylate or metal complex derived from a compound of the formula: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl having 1-30 carbon atoms (C1-C30), but at least two of R1, R2, R3 or R4 are C1-C30 hydrocarbyl; R5 is a hydrocarbyl having 1 to 120 carbon atoms and m and n may each be zero or an integer such that the total number of carbon atoms in the carboxylate is not more than 125.
Abstract:
An additive concentrate comprises a lubricity enhancer dissolved in a solvent. The lubricity enhancer comprises from 10 to 90% by weight of the concentrate and is a salt formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid with di-n-butylamine or tri-n-butylamine. The concentrates have excellent low temperature stability.
Abstract:
A fuels additive metallic salt composition effective in improving the operation of diesel engine particulate traps when added to a diesel fuel so as to provide 1-25 ppm metal in the fuel which comprises an oil soluble or oil dispersible overbased metal salt of an acidic organic compound, said salt composition containing 5-85 wt. % of a stoichiometric excess of metal over that required to neutralize the anionic portion of the salt, the metal being selected from the group consisting of Ca, Fe, Mg, Sr, Na, Ti, Zr, Mn, Zn and Ce.
Abstract:
This invention relates to fuel oil, especially middle distillate fuel oil, compositions comprising middle distillate fuel oil and incorporated therein an incorporated therein an additive composition comprising (a) at least one fuel-soluble or fuel-dispersible neutral alkaline earth metal compound and/or at least one fuel-soluble or fuel-dispersible neutral alkali metal compound, and (b) at least one fuel-soluble or fuel-dispersible transition metal compound, characterised in that the fuel oil composition contains at most 0.05 mass % of sulfur, the total metal content derived from (a) and (b) in the fuel oil composition is at most 50 ppm by mass, and the mass proportion of (a) to (b), based on metal content, is in the range of from 1:99 to 99:1.
Abstract:
There are disclosed low sulphur content middle distillate fuel oils which have their lubricity properties greatly improved through the addition of a compound having at least one substituted aromatic ring system wherein the substituents are one or more aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups having 14 to 36 carbon atoms, one or more hydroxyl groups or a derivative thereof and one or more amide groups.
Abstract:
The lubricity of low sulfur content middle distillate fuel oil boiling over a temperature range of 100°C. to 500°C. is enhanced by incorporation of a heavy fuel component having hydrocarbon components resulting from distillation of a crude oil, whereby the incorporation of the heavy fuel component increases at least one of (a) the 50% distillation temperature, and (b) the polynuclear aromatic content of the composition, and wherein the composition gives a wear scar diameter, as measured by the HFRR test at 60°C., of at most 500 &mgr;m.
Abstract:
A fuel oil composition is disclosed. The fuel oil includes a major proportion of a fuel oil and minor amounts of: (a) at least one polar nitrogen compound effective as a max anti-settling additive; and (b) at least one reaction product between a hydrocarbayl-substituted succinic acid or anhydride and hydrazine.