MIXED ALCOHOL FUELS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, FURNACES, BOILERS, KILNS AND GASIFIERS

摘要

Mixed alcohol formulas can be used as a fuel additive in gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, heating oil, bunker oil, coal, petroleum coke or as a neat fuel in and of itself. The mixed alcohols formulations can contain C_l-C₅ alcohols, or in the alternative, C₁-C₈ alcohols or higher C₁-C_lo alcohols in order to boost energy content. The C₁-C₅ mixed alcohols contain more ethanol than methanol with declining amounts of propanol, butanol and pentanol. C₁-C₈ mixed alcohols contain the same, with declining amounts of hexanol, heptanol and octanol. C₁-C₁₀ mixed alcohols contain the same, with declining amounts of nananol and decanol. Synthetically produced mixed alcohol formulas feature higher octane and energy densities than either MTBE or fermented grain ethanol; more stable Reid Vapor Pressure blending characteristics; and increased soluablizing effects on condensate water. The primary benefits of mixed alcohols are increased combustion efficiencies, reduced emissions profiles and low production costs.