Claims
- 1. A catalytic fuel composition comprising a product resulting from (a) mixing a solid mineral component and a liquid petroleum-based fuel to form a fuel mixture, said mineral component comprising plagioclase feldspar in an amount greater than 50 wt % based on the weight of the mineral component, said feldspar mainly comprising albite and anorthite minerals, while allowing a portion of said mineral component to dissolve in said fuel, and (b) removing any solid particles from said mixture.
- 2. The catalytic fuel composition claimed in claim 1, wherein said mineral component further comprises a minor proportion of mica, kaolinite and serpentine in a total amount of less than 50 wt % based on the weight of the mineral component.
- 3. The catalytic fuel composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (a) said mineral component is used in a weight per volume ratio of from about 0.5 to 7.5 lbs. per 10 gallons of said liquid petroleum-based fuel.
- 4. The catalytic fuel composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein said weight per volume ratio is from about 3 to 6 lbs. per 10 gallons.
- 5. The catalytic fuel composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein said weight per volume ratio is from about 4.5 to 5 lbs. per 10 gallons.
- 6. The emission control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mineral component contains magnetite.
- 7. The emission control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein magnetite has been removed from said mineral component.
- 8. The catalytic fuel composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said liquid petroleum-based fuel is selected from the group consisting of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, heating furnace fuel oils, and petroleum-based toxic waste liquids.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a Continuation-in-Part Application of my pending prior U.S. application Ser. No. 08/197,979 filed Feb. 17, 1994, scheduled to issue on Feb. 7, 1995, as U.S. Pat. No. 5,387,565, which in turn is a Continuation-in-Part Application of my prior U.S. application Ser. No. 07/783,877 filed Oct. 29, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,288,674, issued Feb. 22, 1994.
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