Fuel economy additives

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1995-12-01

1997-05-27

McAvoy, Ellen M.

Fuel and related compositions

Liquid fuels

Containing organic -c

44397, C10L 118

Patent

active

056327854

ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine comprises operating said engine on a fuel composition comprising a major amount of fuel and a minor amount of an additive comprising an ester of a polyhydric polyether having ether oxygens and free and esterified hydroxyl groups in the polyhydric polyether backbone. One such ester additive is decaglycerol tetraoleate, which is an ester of decaglycerol and oleic acid containing an average of four adducted oleic acid units and 10-12 free hydroxyl groups.

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