abstract |
COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING COMBUSTION IMPROPERS AND PROCESSES FOR THE USE OF THEM. The present invention relates to a gasoline combustion improver comprising an organic nitro compound having c-NO2 bond dissociation energy of about 60 to about 80 Kcal/mol of compound, wherein the organic nitro compound is selected from group consisting of aromatic nitro, heteroatom non-aromatic ring compounds, heteroatom non-aromatic ring compounds, and nitrofurfuryls, and wherein the organic nitro compound is not nitrotoluene or dinitrotoluene. |