Claims
- 1. A fuel additive composition for improving the delivery of friction modifier to the lubricant of an engine comprising:
(a) a friction modifying amount of a reaction product of at least one natural or synthetic oil and at least one alkanolamine; and, (b) at least one fuel detergent selected from the group consisting of Mannich base detergents, polyetheramines, polyolefin-amines, polyolefin-polyamines, polyolefin-phenol-polyamines, polyolefin succinimides and mixtures thereof.
- 2. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 wherein the natural oil is a C6-C22 fatty acid ester.
- 3. The fuel additive composition of claim 2 wherein the natural oil is selected from the group consisting of beef tallow oil, lard oil, palm oil, castor oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, whale oil, menhaden oil, sardine oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, babassu oil, rape oil and soya oil.
- 4. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 wherein the alkanolamine is selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, propanolamine, isopropanolamine, dipropanolamine, di-isopropanolamine, butanolamines, aminoethylaminoethanol and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of natural or synthetic oil to alkanolamine is from about 0.2 to about 3.
- 6. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of reaction product of component (a) is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 7. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of the fuel detergent is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 8. The fuel additive composition of claim 1 further comprising a liquid carrier.
- 9. The fuel additive composition of claim 8 wherein the liquid carrier is a polyether selected from the group consisting of substituted polyethers, cyclic polyethers aromatic polyethers and polyether alcohols.
- 10. The fuel additive composition of claim 9 wherein the polyether alcohols possess the general formula
- 11. The fuel additive composition of claim 10 wherein the polyether alcohol is a mixture of 2-(4-n-nonyl (poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-propyl alcohol and 2-(4-n-nonyl(poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-butyl alcohol.
- 12. The fuel additive composition of claim 8 wherein the amount of the liquid carrier is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 13. A fuel composition comprising:
(a) a major amount of an internal combustion engine fuel; and, (b) a minor effective amount of at lease one fuel additive composition comprising:
(i) a friction modifying amount of a reaction product of at least one natural or synthetic oil and at least one alkanolamine; and (ii) at least one fuel detergent selected from the group consisting of Mannich base detergents, polyetheramines, polyolefin-amines, polyolefin-polyamines, polyolefin-phenol-polyamines, polyolefin succinimides and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon fuel, alcoholic fuel and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The fuel composition of claim 14 wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is selected from the group consisting of diesel, gasoline, kerosene and jet fuels.
- 16. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the natural oil is a C6-C22 fatty acid ester.
- 17. The fuel composition of claim 16 wherein the natural oil is selected from the group consisting of beef tallow oil, lard oil, palm oil, castor oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, whale oil, menhaden oil, sardine oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, babassu oil, rape oil and soya oil.
- 18. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the alkanolamine is selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, propanolamine, isopropanolamine, dipropanolamine, di-isopropanolamine, butanolamines, aminoethylaminoethanol and mixtures thereof.
- 19. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the weight ratio of natural or synthetic oil to alkanolamine is from about 0.2 to about 3.
- 20. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the amount of reaction product of component (a) present in the fuel additive composition is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 21. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the amount of the fuel detergent present in the fuel additive composition is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 22. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the fuel additive composition further comprises a liquid carrier.
- 23. The fuel composition of claim 22 wherein the liquid carrier is a polyether selected from the group consisting of substituted polyethers, cyclic polyethers aromatic polyethers and polyether alcohols.
- 24. The fuel composition of claim 23 wherein the polyether alcohols possess the general formula
- 25. The fuel composition of claim 24 wherein the polyether alcohol is a mixture of 2-(4-n-nonyl (poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-propyl alcohol and 2-(4-n-nonyl(poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-butyl alcohol.
- 26. The fuel composition of claim 22 wherein the amount of the liquid carrier present in the fuel additive composition is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 27. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount from about 20 to about 2000 PTB.
- 28. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount from about 50 to about 150 PTB.
- 29. The fuel composition of claim 13 further comprising other fuel additives selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, dehazers, demulsifiers, metal deactivators, antifoaming agents, combustion improvers, metallic-based additives, anti-knock agents, anti-icing additives and mixtures thereof.
- 30. A method of operating an internal combustion engine which comprises operating the engine employing as a fuel therefor a fuel composition which comprises:
(a) a major amount of an internal combustion engine fuel; and, (b) a minor effective amount of at least one fuel additive composition comprising:
(i) a friction modifying amount of a reaction product of at least one natural or synthetic oil and an alkanolamine; and, (ii) at least one fuel detergent selected from the group consisting of Mannich base detergents, polyetheramines, polyolefin-amines, polyolefin-polyamines, polyolefin-phenol-polyamines, polyolefin succinimides and mixtures thereof.
- 31. The method of claim 30 wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon fuel, alcoholic fuel and mixtures thereof.
- 32. The method of claim 31 wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is selected from the group consisting of diesel, gasoline, kerosene and jet fuels.
- 33. The method of claim 30 wherein the natural oil is a C6-C22 fatty acid ester.
- 34. The method of claim 33 wherein the natural oil is selected from the group consisting of beef tallow oil, lard oil, palm oil, castor oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, whale oil, menhaden oil, sardine oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, babassu oil, rape oil and soya oil.
- 35. The method of claim 30 wherein the alkanolamine is selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, propanolamine, isopropanolamine, dipropanolamine, di-isopropanolamine, butanolamines, aminoethylaminoethanol and mixtures thereof.
- 36. The method of claim 30 wherein the weight ratio of natural or synthetic oil to alkanolamine is from about 0.2 to about 3.
- 37. The method of claim 30 wherein the amount of the fuel detergent present in the fuel additive composition is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 38. The method of claim 30 wherein the fuel additive composition further comprises a liquid carrier.
- 39. The method of claim 38 wherein the liquid carrier is a polyether selected from the group consisting of substituted polyethers, cyclic polyethers aromatic polyethers and polyether alcohols.
- 40. The method of claim 39 wherein the polyether alcohols possess the general formula
- 41. The method of claim 40 wherein the polyether alcohol is a mixture of 2-(4-n-nonyl (poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-propyl alcohol and 2-(4-n-nonyl(poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-butyl alcohol.
- 42. The method of claim 38 wherein the amount of the liquid carrier present in the fuel additive composition is from about 10 to about 1000 PTB.
- 43. The method of claim 30 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount of from about 20 to about 2000 PTB.
- 44. The method of claim 30 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 150 PTB.
- 45. The method of claim 32 wherein the fuel composition further comprises other fuel additives selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, dehazers, demulsifiers, metal deactivators, antifoaming agents, combustion improvers, metallic-based additives, anti-knock agents, anti-icing additives and mixtures thereof.
- 46. A method for reducing and/or preventing friction in the operation of an internal combustion engine which comprises fueling the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) a major amount of an internal combustion engine fuel and (b) a minor effective amount of a fuel additive composition comprising:
(i) a friction modifying amount of a reaction product of at least one natural or synthetic oil and an alkanolamine; and, (ii) at least one fuel detergent selected from the group consisting of Mannich base detergents, polyetheramines, polyolefin-amines, polyolefin-polyamines, polyolefin-phenol-polyamines, polyolefin succinimides and mixtures thereof.
- 47. The method of claim 46 wherein the natural oil is a C6-C22 fatty acid ester.
- 48. The method of claim 47 wherein the natural oil is selected from the group consisting of beef tallow oil, lard oil, palm oil, castor oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, whale oil, menhaden oil, sardine oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, babassu oil, rape oil and soya oil.
- 49. The method of claim 46 wherein the alkanolamine is selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, propanolamine, isopropanolamine, dipropanolamine, di-isopropanolamine, butanolamines, aminoethylaminoethanol and mixtures thereof.
- 50. The method of claim 46 wherein the fuel additive composition further comprises a liquid carrier.
- 51. The method of claim 38 wherein the liquid carrier is a polyether selected from the group consisting of substituted polyethers, cyclic polyethers aromatic polyethers and polyether alcohols.
- 52. The method of claim 51 wherein the polyether alcohol is a mixture of 2-(4-n-nonyl (poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-propyl alcohol and 2-(4-n-nonyl(poly(propylene oxide-co-butylene oxide) phenylether)-1-n-butyl alcohol.
- 53. The method of claim 46 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount of from about 20 to about 2000 PTB.
- 54. The method of claim 46 wherein the fuel additive composition is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 150 PTB.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/540,349, filed Mar. 31, 2000 now abandoned.
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09540349 |
Mar 2000 |
US |
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10217997 |
Aug 2002 |
US |