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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barney J Zmoda, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Paul J Fessock, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44-73 ; 44 38 ;
Abstract
A solid alcohol fuel for starting charcoal or wood fires which burns without melting or flowing, comprising an anhydrous gel consisting essentially of a major proportion of an alcohol mixture of methanol and isopropanol in the weight ratio of about 3:1, and a fatty acid soap gelling agent. The alcohol content preferably constitutes at least about 85% by weight of the total composition. The fatty acid soap gelling agent is made in situ by reacting anhydrous sodium hydroxide dissolved in anhydrous methanol with a fatty acid dissolved in an anhydrous mixture of methanol and isopropanol.