| abstract |
A process for combining water and petrol (gasoline) into a mixture which behaves as a clear stable homogenous solution comprises adding an effective amount of a complex mixture of higher fatty acid diethanolamides derived from coconut oil, or from its synthetic equivalent, to the water-petrol mixture. Typical proportions of the complex mixture of higher fatty acid diethanolamides, in parts by volume relative to the parts by volume of water present in the petrol, range from 0.5:1 to 2:1 and preferably range from approximately 1:1 for 1 % water contamination, approximately 1.4:1 to 1.5:1 for greater than 1 to 5 % water contamination, and 1.2:1 to 1.3:1 for greater than 5 to 15 % water contamination. The process additionally assists in the blending of petrol and water with extenders (such as ethanol), which do not have a significant water-solubilising effect. |