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EP 0 142 876 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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30.04.1986 Bulletin 1986/18 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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29.05.1985 Bulletin 1985/22 |
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Date of filing: 09.10.1984 |
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AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
10.11.1983 IT 2365983
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Applicant: ENI-Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi |
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Inventors: |
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- Girardi, Ermanno
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- Mansani, Riccardo
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Method for preparing a synthetic fuel and/or sythetic components for fuels, and the
product obtained thereby |
(57) A synthetic fuel and/or synthetic components for fuels are prepared from a mixture
of polycarboxylic acids of suitable elementary composition, having a mean molecular
weight of between 120 and 800 and an acidity of between 5 and 18 meq/g, by decarboxylating
them by heat treatment and subjecting the decarboxylated product to esterification
with one or more alcohols or one or more olefins.