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

Abstract

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.

What is claimed: 
     
         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.