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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence A Johnson, Ames, IA (US);
Earl G Hammond, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44388 ;
Abstract
A method is provided to reduce the crystallization temperature of a fatty acid oil ester-petroleum distillate fuel blend. The method comprises combining a petroleum distillate with an amount of an ester of a branched chain (C.sub.3 -C.sub.5) alcohol of a fatty acid, wherein the amount utilized is effective to lower the crystallization onset point of the blend by about 8.degree.-20.degree. C. Blowy that of a blend comprising the same amount of a methyl or ethyl ester.