James Scott Lamoureaux

US Patent:

20120090226, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/314156

Inventors:

JAMES S. LAMOUREAUX - MINNEAPOLIS MN, US
THEO H. FLEISCH - BRECKENRIDGE CO, US

Assignee:

IGP ENERGY, INC. - Grand Cayman

International Classification:

C10L 1/182

US Classification:

44452

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are fuels and/or fuel additives comprising butanol and pentanol. In particular, the fuels and/or fuel additives comprise from about 45 vol. % to about 90 vol. % of butanol and from about 10% to about 55% of pentanol, based on the total volume of the fuels or the fuel additive. Also disclosed herein are fuel compositions comprising fuels or fuel additives, which comprise from about 45 vol. % to about 90 vol. % of butanol and from about 10% to about 55% of pentanol. The fuels and/or fuel additives may also comprise minor amounts of methanol, ethnaol, propanol, hexanol, heptanol, and/or octanol.