MESITYLENE AS AN OCTANE ENHANCER FOR AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE, ADDITIVE FOR JET FUEL, AND METHOD OF ENHANCING MOTOR FUEL OCTANE AND LOWERING JET FUEL CARBON EMISSIONS
A motor fuel providing higher gas mileage comprising gasoline produced from petroleum and from about 1 to 30 wt % of mesitylene. This fuel can advantageously contain conventional additives used in gasoline. The use of mesitylene in gasoline blend yields a fuel blend with a higher research octane number and motor octane number. In addition, an improved jet fuel is provided, having from 1-10 wt % biomass-derived mesitylene added thereto, having improved carbon emission characteristics while maintaining required specifications. Further, an improved bio-fuel is provided, which may function as a replacement for conventional Jet A/JP-8 fuel and has lowered carbon emission specifications, the bio-fuel comprised of 75-90 wt % synthetic parafinnic kerosene (SPK) and 10-25 wt % mesitylene.
1 . A motor fuel comprising: gasoline and between 15 and 30 wt % mesitylene.
2 . The motor fuel of claim 1 and which further meets the requirements of ASTM D4814.
3 . The motor fuel of claim 1 and which is free of lead.
4 . The motor fuel of claim 1 wherein the gasoline comprises one or more additives selected from the group consisting of combustion catalysts, burn rate modifiers, stabilizers, demulsifiers, dispersants, corrosion inhibitors, catalysts, detergents, ethers, antioxidants, anti-knock agents, lead scavengers, fuel dyes, and mixtures thereof.
5 . The motor fuel of claim 1 consisting essentially of gasoline and mesitylene.
6 . The motor fuel of claim 5 and which further meets the requirements of ASTM D4814.
7 . The motor fuel of claim 1 consisting of gasoline and mesitylene.
8 . The motor fuel of claim 7 and which further meets the requirements of ASTM D4814.
9 . A jet fuel comprising: 75 to 84 wt % jet fuel and 16 to 25 wt % mesitylene.
10 . The jet fuel of claim 9 consisting essentially of jet fuel and mesitylene.
11 . The jet fuel of claim 9 , comprising: 80 to 84 wt % jet fuel and 16 to 20 wt % mesitylene.
12 . The jet fuel of claim 11 consisting essentially of jet fuel and mesitylene.