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EP 0117532 B1 19880824 - FUEL AND USE THEREOF

Title (en)

FUEL AND USE THEREOF

Publication

EP 0117532 B1 19880824 (DE)

Application

EP 84101897 A 19840223

Priority

DE 3307091 A 19830301

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0117532A2] 1. Fuel, based on methanol, which additionally may contain higher alcohols, ethers, ketones and hydrocarbons respectively mixtures of these compounds, characterized in that the fuel consists of non-distilled technical methanol, contains 0,5-18 weight-% of water and 0,5-12 weight-% of dimethylether.

IPC 1-7

C10L 1/02

IPC 8 full level

C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10L 1/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/328 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0117532 A2 19840905; EP 0117532 A3 19860521; EP 0117532 B1 19880824; AT E36726 T1 19880915; DE 3307091 A1 19840906; DE 3307091 C2 19880414; DE 3473612 D1 19880929

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84101897 A 19840223; AT 84101897 T 19840223; DE 3307091 A 19830301; DE 3473612 T 19840223