Fuel Additive that Cleans, Lubricates and Enhances Combustion

Abstract

Fuel additives and mixtures that improve combustion in internal combustion engines through the use of rare earth nano-sized metal oxide particles such as cerium oxide or zinc oxide nanoparticles mixed with a multiple ester-based product such as (2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxononyl)oxy]methyl]propane-1,3-diyl dinoan-1-oate Fatty acids, C10-C16, Me esters), to form a fuel mixture that cleans, lubricates, and enhances combustion in internal combustion engines of vehicles. The fuel additives further reduce internal component wear and cleans internal components of internal combustion engines through the use of a long chain and a short chain ester. A preferred application of the fuel additives is for use in diesel engines. The fuel additives simultaneously address both fuel economy and emission reductions in a single product.

1 . A fuel additive mixture for internal combustion engines, comprising:
 zinc oxide nano particles from approx. 1-approx. 500 nanometers wherein the Zinc oxide particles are mixed with a carrier fluid to ensure correct concentration of Zinc oxide.   
     
     
         2 . The fuel additive of  claim 1 , wherein the zinc oxide nanoparticles are coated with surfactants. 
     
     
         3 . The fuel additive of  claim 2 , wherein the surfactants include CTAB ([(C 16 H 33 )N(CH 3 ) 3 ]Br). 
     
     
         4 . The additive mixture of  claim 1 , wherein the mixture further includes a multiple ester-based product includes (2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxononyl)oxy]methyl]propane-1,3-diyl dinoan-1-oate Fatty acids, C10-C16, Me esters). 
     
     
         5 . The additive mixture of  claim 4 , wherein the mixture further includes polyethylene dioleate as a surfactant carrier fluid 
     
     
         6 . The additive mixture of  claim 4 , wherein the mixture further includes polyethylene glycol monooleate as a surfactant carrier fluid 
     
     
         7 . The fuel additive mixture of  claim 1 , wherein the zinc oxide particles include: particles sized between approximately 2 to approximately 100 nm (Nanometers) in diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The fuel additive mixture of  claim 2 , wherein the Zinc Oxide particles are mixed with a multiester based fluid (2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxononyl)oxy]methyl]propane-1,3-diyl dinoan-1-oate Fatty acids, C10-C16, Me esters) 
     
     
         9 . The fuel additive mixture of  claim 7 , wherein the mixture includes a carrier fluid of Polyoxyethylene dioleate. 
     
     
         10 . A fuel additive mixture for internal combustion engines, comprising:
 zinc oxide particles mixed with surfactant CTAB ([(C 16 H 33 )N(CH 3 ) 3 ]Br),and with (2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxononyl) oxy]methyl]propane-1,3-diyl dinoan-1-oate Fatty acids, C10-C16, Me esters) and, wherein the zinc oxide particles consisting of approximately 1% to approximately 10% solids, wherein the zinc oxide particles include particles sized between approximately 2 to approximately 100 nm.   
     
     
         11 . The fuel additive mixture of  claim 10 , wherein the mixture includes a carrier fluid of Alkyl Benzene C11-C13. 
     
     
         12 . The fuel additive mixture of  claim 10 , wherein the mixture includes a carrier fluid propylene glycol. 
     
     
         13 . The additive mixture of  claim 10 , wherein the mixture further includes polyethylene glycol monooleate as a surfactant carrier fluid. 
     
     
         14 . A method of reducing combustion byproducts from a combustion engine with an additive mixture, comprising the steps of:
 Providing zinc oxide nano particles from approx. 1-approx. 500 nanometers;   mixing the Zinc oxide particles are mixed with a carrier fluid to ensure correct concentration of Zinc oxide to form a mixture;   adding the mixture to a fuel for an internal combustion engine; and
 reducing combustion byproduct emissions from the internal combustion engine, the byproduct emissions including reductions in Nox, CO2 and HC each greater than approximately 10%. 
   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the reducing step includes reducing combustion byproduct emissions from the internal combustion engine, the byproduct emissions including reductions in Nox, CO2 and HC each greater than approximately 20%. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the reducing step includes reducing combustion byproduct emissions from the internal combustion engine, the byproduct emissions including reductions in Nox, CO2 and HC each greater than approximately 30%. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the reducing step includes reducing combustion byproduct emissions from the internal combustion engine, the byproduct emissions including reductions in Nox, CO2 and HC each greater than approximately 40%. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the reducing step includes reducing combustion byproduct emissions from the internal combustion engine, the byproduct emissions including reductions in Nox, CO2 and HC each greater than approximately 50%.