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| 20080209885 | SCAVENGING PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, AND LEAD FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST USING TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS AND LUBRICANT - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for delivering tungsten into a fuel combustion system or to the exhaust therefrom. By the present invention, tungsten from the lubricant or the fuel will interact with combustion products and, in particular, phosphorus, sulfur, and/or lead from the combustion products. In this manner, the tungsten scavenges or inactivates harmful materials which have migrated into the fuel or combustion products, and which can otherwise poison catalytic converters, sensors and/or automotive on-board diagnostic devices. The present invention can also lead to improved durability of exhaust after treatment systems. A lubricant in accordance with the present invention is also disclosed | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080223018 | SUPPLYING TUNGSTEN TO A COMBUSTION SYSTEM OR COMBUSTION SYSTEM EXHAUST STREAM CONTAINING IRON - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for delivering tungsten from a to a fuel combustion system or to the exhaust therefrom. By the present invention, tungsten from the lubricant or the fuel will interact with iron from the combustion process. In this manner, the tungsten scavenges or inactivates iron that can otherwise poison catalytic converters, sensors and/or automotive on-board diagnostic devices and/or reduce the operation of spark plugs. The present invention can also lead to improved durability of exhaust after treatment systems. Supplying tungsten acts to change the characteristics of iron deposits formed by combusting a fuel with iron. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223270 | METHOD OF USING NANOALLOY ADDITIVES TO REDUCE PLUME OPACITY, SLAGGING, FOULING, CORROSION AND EMISSIONS - A process for improving the operation of combustors includes the steps of burning a carbonaceous fuel in a combustor system and determining combustion conditions within the combustor system that can benefit from a targeted treatment additive, wherein the determinations are made by calculation including computational fluid dynamics and observation The process further includes locating introduction points in the combustor system where introduction of the targeted treatment additive could be accomplished. Based on the previous steps, a treatment regimen for introducing the targeted treatment additive to locations within the combustor system results in one or more benefits selected from the group consisting of reducing the opacity of plume, improving combustion, reducing slag, reducing LOI and/or unburned carbon, reducing corrosion, and improving electrostatic precipitator performance. The targeted treatment additive comprises an alloy represented by the following generic formula (A | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080318765 | NANOALLOYS IN EMISSIONS CONTROL AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEMS - There is disclosed a composition comprising an alloy represented by the following generic formula A | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090013589 | FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND - A fuel additive concentrate comprising at least one aryl amine; and at least one metal-containing compound is disclosed. In an aspect, the fuel additive concentrate can be synergistic. Fuel composition comprising the fuel additive concentration and methods of combusting the fuel composition are also disclosed. Moreover, methods of enhancing research octane number, increasing fuel economy, and reducing the carbon footprint of a vehicle are also disclosed. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090078227 | Surface passivation and to methods for the reduction of fuel thermal degradation deposits - In a specific embodiment of this invention, deposits and soot formation in a direct injection engine are reduced by passivating the injectors to within 0.1 mm of the injector nozzle. The fuel used with the inventive injectors comprises fuel-soluble additives. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090107555 | Dual Function Fuel Atomizing and Ignition Additives - The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving fuel atomization and combustion efficiency comprising fuel additives for use in combustion systems where fuel is injected into the combustion zone under very high pressure | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100212216 | SUPPLYING TUNGSTEN TO A COMBUSTION SYSTEM OR COMBUSTION SYSTEM EXHAUST STREAM CONTAINING IRON - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for delivering tungsten from a to a fuel combustion system or to the exhaust therefrom. By the present invention, tungsten from the lubricant or the fuel will interact with iron from the combustion process. In this manner, the tungsten scavenges or inactivates iron that can otherwise poison catalytic converters, sensors and/or automotive on-board diagnostic devices and/or reduce the operation of spark plugs. The present invention can also lead to improved durability of exhaust after treatment systems. Supplying tungsten acts to change the characteristics of iron deposits formed by combusting a fuel with iron. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212221 | MODULATION OF COMBUSTION RATES IN FUELS - There is disclosed a fuel additive composition including at least one of: i) a particle(s) or nanoparticle(s) of oxide(s), hydroxide(s), hydrate(s), and/or carbonate(s) selected from the group consisting of: Al, Sb, Mg, Fe, Mo, Zn, Sn, B, Bi, Ca, Li, Na, K, Ba, Mn, Si, Cu, Cd, Co, Ni, Cr, Ti, Ce, and V; and ii) an alloy(s) or nanoalloy(s) containing two or more metals selected from the group consisting of Al, Sb, Mg, Fe, Mo, Zn, Sn, B, Bi, Ca, Li, Na, K, Ba, Mn, Si, Cu, Cd, Co, Ni, Cr, Ti, Ce, and V; wherein at least one of the i) particles or nanoparticles and ii) alloys or nanoalloys can be capped with at least one iii) flame retardant material. The fuel additive composition can modulate fuel combustion. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100300929 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING A CATALYTIC REFORMER - The present disclosure relates to a catalytic reformer system, including a feed stream to a catalytic reformer comprising naphtha and at least one manganese-containing compound. There is also disclosed a reformer catalyst. Methods of improving the reformer catalyst durability are also disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304962 | SAFE COMBUSTION ADDITIVE AND METHODS OF FORMULATION - A safe, metal-containing combustion additive and a method of formulation is directed for use in connection with utility and industrial furnaces. The additive includes a metal-containing catalyst, a ligand for complexing with the catalyst and a solvent for carrying the catalyst/ligand complex. The vapor pressure of the additive is less than about 200×10 | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100319243 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COMBUSTION IMPROVERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a gasoline combustion improver comprising an organic nitro compound with C—NO | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110126788 | SURFACE PASSIVATION AND THE METHODS FOR THE REDUCTION OF FUEL THERMAL DEGRADATION DEPOSITS - In a specific embodiment of this invention, deposits and soot formation in a direct injection engine are reduced by passivating the injectors to within 0.1 mm of the injector nozzle. The fuel used with the inventive injectors comprises fuel-soluble additives. | 06-02-2011 |
