COMPOSITION AND METHOD TO IMPROVE LUBRICITY IN FUELS

摘要

It has been discovered that compositions which are blends or mixtures including a monomeric fatty acid component can serve as stable lubricity additives in distillate fuels, including gasoline. The compositions may include saturated or unsaturated, monomeric fatty acids having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; a synthetic monomeric acid having from 12 to 40 carbon atoms; and saturated or unsaturated, oligomeric fatty acids having from 24 to 66 carbon atoms. Where a saturated monomeric fatty acid is used, a hindered and/or tertiary amine may be present as a stabilizer.