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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2025
Joseph Dunham, Columbia, SC (US);
Joseph Dunham, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are fuel additives and methods for making and using the same. A fuel additive can ethyl cellulose. A mass of ethyl cellulose in powder form can be mixed with or into a volume of a petrochemical, such as gasoline, in liquid form. The ethyl cellulose powder may at least partially dissolve in the liquid petrochemical. Heat may be applied to improve dissolution of the ethyl cellulose in the liquid petrochemical. The ethyl cellulose/gasoline fuel mixture produced therefrom can be combusted in a combustion engine, such as a small combustion engine. Combustion testing shows that the ethyl cellulose/gasoline fuel mixture exhibits greater than about 150% increase in fuel efficiency relative to gasoline alone. Other additives and stabilizers can be added to stabilize the mixture.