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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Richard Hugh Clark, Chester, GB;
Christopher Morley, Chester, GB;
Paul Anthony Stevenson, Chester, GB;
Inventors:
Richard Hugh Clark, Chester, GB;
Christopher Morley, Chester, GB;
Paul Anthony Stevenson, Chester, GB;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water-in-fuel emulsion composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel and water, and its use in a compression ignition engine is provided. Emissions, for example of NO, black smoke and/or particulate matter, are lower as compared to conventional fuels but without lengthening the ignition delay and reducing the cetane number. This is achieved without the need for, or at reduced levels of, ignition improving additives, and without engine modifications.