Gasoline compositions
View Patent ↗A gasoline composition is provided containing: (a) a gasoline base fuel; and (b) a terpene composition in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprising at least 60% wt. pinenes and having an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g.
1. A gasoline composition comprising:
(a) a gasoline base fuel; and
(b) a terpene composition in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprising at least 60% wt. pinenes and having an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g.
2. The gasoline composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of terpene composition in the overall gasoline composition is in the range of from 0.5 to 30% vol.
3. The gasoline composition of claim 2 wherein the amount of terpene composition is in the range of from 2 to 10% vol.
4. The gasoline composition of claim 1 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 70% wt. pinenes.
5. The gasoline composition of claim 4 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. pinenes.
6. The gasoline composition of claim 5 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 80% wt. pinenes.
7. The gasoline composition of claim 2 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 70% wt. pinenes.
8. The gasoline composition of claim 3 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 70% wt. pinenes.
9. The gasoline composition of claim 7 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. pinenes.
10. The gasoline composition of claim 8 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. pinenes.
11. The gasoline composition of claim 1 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 60% wt. alpha-pinene.
12. The gasoline composition of claim 11 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 70% wt. alpha-pinene.
13. The gasoline composition of claim 12 , wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. alpha-pinene.
14. The gasoline composition of claim 13 wherein the terpene composition comprises at least 80% wt. alpha-pinene.
15. The gasoline composition of claim 14 wherein the amount of terpene composition is in the range of from 2 to 10% vol.
16. The gasoline composition of claim 1 wherein the acidity of the terpene composition is at most 0.025 mgKOH/g.
17. The gasoline composition of claim 16 wherein the acidity of the terpene composition is at most 0.02 mgKOH/g.
18. The gasoline composition of claim 15 wherein the acidity of the terpene composition is at most 0.02 mgKOH/g.
19. A process for preparing a gasoline composition, which comprises admixing with a gasoline base fuel, a terpene composition comprising at least 60% wt. pinenes and having an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g, in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol. based on total gasoline composition.
20. The process of claim 19 wherein the amount of terpene composition is in an amount in the range of from 2 to 10% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. alpha-pinene and the acidity is at most 0.02 mgKOH/g.
21. A method for reducing the metal pick-up propensity of terpene containing gasoline composition, said method comprising blending in a gasoline base fuel a terpene composition which comprises at least 60% wt. pinenes and has an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g as the terpene component of the gasoline composition, in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the amount of terpene composition is in an amount in the range of from 2 to 10% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprises at least 75% wt. alpha-pinene and the acidity is at most 0.02 mgKOH/g.