The development of borane fuels

Abstract

In the last several years, several reviews on the chemistry of boron have been written {33, 36, 39) and many articles have appeared in newspapers and nonchemical journals concerning the use of boron compounds in fuels.Since the Second World War, we have all become more aware of boron and its compounds. First, we heard of the utilization of boron by the Atomic Energy Commission and of the construction of plants to produce boron isotope, Bl<\ The fact that the layman has heard of boron isotopes and yet has not always understood the expression is exemplified by the report that someone had inscribed with chalk on a briek wall in the lower East Side of New York City: "Johnnie Smith is a boron isotope" {27).Secondly, we have become aware of the application of boron compounds to fuels because of the intensive advertising campaigns of the gasoline producing companies in several of our states. In these areas, it is common to see boron advertised in large banners at each of the companies' service stations. In automobile fuel, boron compounds, such as alkyldihydroxyboranes, are added in relatively small amounts to gasoline {11). As the result of using these boron compounds as additives, better performance is claimed for the piston engine of the automotive industry.

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