Abstract:
A silent marker, method of marking a petroleum product with the silent marker, and method of detecting the silent marker. The marker is an ester derivative of fluorescent material, and the silent marker may be detected by measuring the fluorescence generated from the selective hydrolysis of the ester moiety under enzymatic action.
Abstract:
A gasoline composition comprising (a) gasoline, (b) a deposit inhibitor or a detergent containing a basic nitrogen atom, (c) a carrier oil, and (d) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an ester of a fatty acid and an alkylene oxide addition compound to bisphenol, a compound obtained by the ester exchange reaction of an alcohol and a triglyceride-type fat or oil, an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid, a metal salt of an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid, an ester of an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid and an alcohol, and an ester of boric acid. The composition has superior heat resistance and is excellent in removing deposits in the fuel intake systems and in keeping the systems clean.
Abstract:
An automotive additive composition comprising an automotive additive ingredient and a matrix is described. The automotive additive ingredient may be a fuel additive ingredient such as a detergent. The matrix may comprise a gel composition, a solid water removal agent, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing matrices. The automotive additive composition may be in the form of a capsule, a gel capsule, or a tablet. Also disclosed is a method of delivering an additive ingredient to a functional fluid of a motor vehicle.
Abstract:
A liquid pour point depressant composition comprises a pour point depressant which is a solid at room temperature and which has a number average molecular weight of at least 500, and a liquid medium in which the material of pour point depressant is substantially insoluble at room temperature. The pour point depressant component is dispersed in the liquid medium.
Abstract:
There are herein disclosed an additive for a lubricant or a fuel which comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of substituted hydroxyaromatic ester derivatives represented by the general formulae (I) and (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 are each an organic group having 6 or more carbon atoms, a, b, d, e, k and m are from 1 to 3, c, f, g, i and j are from 0 to 3, and h is from 0 to 4, but (f+g) is from 1 to 3, and (h+i) is from 1 to 6, an additive composition for a lubricant or a fuel, and a lubricating oil composition or a fuel composition containing the above-mentioned additive. The above-mentioned additive for the lubricant or the fuel is desirable as an ashless detergent excellent in high-temperature stability in place of a metal detergent, and the lubricating oil composition or the fuel composition containing this additive can suitably be used as the lubricant or the fuel for an internal combustion engine which can comply with future exhaust gas controls.
Abstract:
A fuel composition for internal combustion engines, and more particularly, a fuel composition for internal combustion engines containing less than about 0.5 gram of lead per gallon of fuel is described. The fuel provides acceptable valve seat protection in engines designed to operate on leaded fuels. A further aspect of the invention is to reduce deposit formation within the cylinders.
Abstract:
Gasoline compositions and additive mixtures containing compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl radicals, and substituted hydrocarbyl radicals, and R.sub.4 is selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl radicals, substituted hydrocarbyl radicals, hydrocarbyloxy radicals, and hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl radicals, in an amount sufficient to alleviate the plugging of certain catalysts being used in an engine exhaust system to lower the amount of undesirable constituents in exhaust gas from an engine being operated on gasoline containing a cyclopentadienyl manganese antiknock.