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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1988
Michael C Croudace, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Timothy Wusz, Fullerton, CA (US);
Stephen Brass, Fullerton, CA (US);
Union Oil Company of California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The octane requirement increase phenomenon in a spark ignition internal combustion engine is controlled by introducing with the combustion charge a fuel composition containing an octane requirement increase-inhibiting amount of a combination of compounds, the combination comprising a first compound being (1) a gasoline soluble amide and (2) a second compound being a gasoline soluble ketone. Usually the first and second compounds are each added to the fuel in an amount between about 0.001 and 3 weight percent of the fuel. In particular, the combination of N,N-dibutyl formamide and either benzophenone or methylcyclohexanone provides an effective octane requirement increase-inhibiting additive for unleaded gasoline.