United States Patent 5,258,048

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United States Patent	5,258,048
Whewell	Nov. 2, 1993

Fuel compositions comprising fullerenes

Inventors:	Whewell; Christopher J. (11631 Lyman Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026-1825).
Appl. No.:	895,281
Filed:	Jun. 8, 1992

Intl. Cl.:	C10L 1/22; C10L 1/00;
U.S. Cl.:	44/282.; 44/314.;
Field of Search:	314;412;628;300;282

References Cited

Other References

Guo, "Doping Bucky . . . ", Journal of Physical Chemistry, pp. 4948-4950, Jun. 1991.

Chai, "Fullerenes with Metals Inside", ACS Journal, 1991.

Primary Examiner: Howard; Jacqueline V.

Abstract

Fuel compositions for internal combustion engines comprising a gasoline, a hydrocarbon-soluble allotropic form of carbon, and optionally a dispersing agent are provided. Two-cycle engines operated utilizing the fuel compositions provided herein emit lessened amounts of undesirable hydrocarbon exhaust gas emissions.

22 Claims, No Drawings

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