Liquid Fuel for Burning Utensil

Abstract

A liquid fuel for a burning utensil such as a lighter, wherein a liquid fuel is upwards absorbed by a burning wick and is burned in the form of a flame at the end thereof, which comprises an alcohol as a main component, 5 wt % or more of a turpentine oil as a coloring agent for the flame and 10 wt % or more of petroleum benzene or n-hexane as a light-up improver for improving the percentage of lighting up. For example, the liquid fuel contains 70 wt % of the main component, 15 wt % of the coloring agent and 15 wt % of the light-up improver. The range surrounded by the points ABCDE in FIG. 1 represents the region for a suitable compounding for the liquid fuel. The above liquid fuel for a burning utensil contains an alcohol as a main component and secures the lighting-up at a low temperature and the sustainability of the effect of coloring a flame.

1 . A liquid fuel for combustion devices which absorb a liquid fuel containing alcohol through a combustion wick to burn in a flame at its tip, comprising: an alcohol, a turpentine oil flame-coloring agent at 5 wt % or greater, and an ignition improving agent selected from a group consisting of petroleum benzene and n-hexane at 10 wt % or greater.  
   
   
       2 . The liquid fuel for combustion devices as described in  claim 1 , comprising of 5 to 10 wt % of a colorant made of said turpentine oil, an ignition improving agent at 10 to 30 wt % selected from a group consisting of petroleum benzene and n-hexane, and methanol-modified ethanol at 40 to 85 wt %.  
   
   
       3 . The liquid fuel for combustion devices as described in  claim 1  or  claim 2  which is comprised of 70 wt % of methanol-modified ethanol, 15 wt % of a turpentine oil colorant, and 15 wt % of an ignition improving agent selected from a group consisting of petroleum benzine and n-hexane.  
   
   
       4 . The liquid fuel for combustion devices as described in any one of the preceding claims wherein said ignition improving agent is a mixture of petroleum benzine and n-hexane.  
   
   
       5 . The liquid fuel for combustion devices as described in  claim 1 , comprising 40 to 85 wt % of methanol-modified ethanol, 5 to 40 wt % of turpentine oil and 10 to 30 wt % of petroleum benzene.  
   
   
       6 . The liquid fuel for combustion devices as described in  claim 4  wherein said ignition improving agent is n-hexane or a mixture of petroleum benzine and n-hexane.