| abstract |
fuel additive, fuel composition, and method of operating a fuel engine the present disclosure relates to fuel additives that include a quaternary ammonium salt formed by reacting an alkyl carboxylate with a compound formed from a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent reacted with a selected amine. in addition, fuel compositions are provided herein that include innovative fuel additives and methods of combustion of a fuel, including the fuel additives of this document. the quaternary ammonium salts exclusive to this document are advantageous, as they can be produced through a simple alkylation process and provide better detergency at low treatment rates, providing a relatively less sterically hindered quaternary nitrogen for detergent activity in the fuel. |