| abstract |
THE USE IN LIQUID FUELS, ESPECIALLY DIESEL FUELS, OF MIXTURES OF ALKYL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS DERIVED FROM VEGETABLE OILS IS DESCRIBED. THE VEGETABLE OILS CONSIDERED MAY CONSIST OF COCONUT OILS, PALM AND PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, COTTON OIL, CORN OIL, ALMOND OIL , OLIVE OIL AND PEANUT OIL AS WELL AS CASTOR OIL AND LINSEED OIL (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED). MIXTURES OF PREFERRED METHYL ESTERS DERIVED FROM THESE OILS ARE USED ALONE OR IN MIXTURE WITH CONVENTIONAL FUEL, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH METHANOL OR WITH OTHER ALCOHOLIC CONSTITUENTS, FOR EXAMPLE WITH PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM ACTILETON-FERROUS OF CELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES. |