Abstract: An improvement in the cetane number of diesel fuels is achieved through the addition of a small, but effective, amount of a dithiocarbamate or a sulfonamide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 16, 1983
Date of Patent:
May 8, 1984
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company
Inventors:
Clifford E. Smith, Harold W. Mark, Rector P. Louthan, Howard F. Efner