Cetane number enhancers

The test results show that n-paraffin (1) linearly raises the cetane of unadditized diesel without a top-end limit (2) can linearly raise the cetane of nonresponsive diesel blends (3) is synergistic with traditional cetane improvers (4) has a low sulfur content and (5) increases endproduct volume added (4, 5). When n-alkanes and cetane enhancers were added to a diesel fuel with a cetane number of 32 to raise the cetane number to 43, a 10% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions was achieved. 

Petroleum-based diesel fuel is commonly treated with a large number of additives to enhance cetane number, improve cold flow and oxidative stability, lessen corrosive-... 

Lubricants, Fuels, and Petroleum. The adipate and azelate diesters of through alcohols, as weU as those of tridecyl alcohol, are used as synthetic lubricants, hydrauHc fluids, and brake fluids. Phosphate esters are utilized as industrial and aviation functional fluids and to a smaH extent as additives in other lubricants. A number of alcohols, particularly the Cg materials, are employed to produce zinc dialkyldithiophosphates as lubricant antiwear additives. A smaH amount is used to make viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils. 2-Ethylhexyl nitrate [24247-96-7] serves as a cetane improver for diesel fuels and hexanol is used as an additive to fuel oil or other fuels (57). Various enhanced oil recovery processes utilize formulations containing hexanol or heptanol to displace oil from underground reservoirs (58) the alcohols and derivatives are also used as defoamers in oil production. 

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