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A splash-blendable, solubilized diesel fuel composition includes a diesel fuel, ethanol, an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, a stabilizing additive and, optionally, a co-solvent. The stabilizing additive is either a mixture of fatty acid alcohols, a polymeric material, or a combination of the mixture an

A splash-blendable, solubilized diesel fuel composition includes a diesel fuel, ethanol, an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, a stabilizing additive and, optionally, a co-solvent. The stabilizing additive is either a mixture of fatty acid alcohols, a polymeric material, or a combination of the mixture and the polymeric material.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel composition comprising a solution of:(a) a diesel fuel;(b) ethanol;(c) an alkyl ester of a fatty acid;(d) a stabilizing additive selected from the group consisting of:(i) a mixture comprising two different ethoxylated fatty alcohols each having a hydrocarbon chain

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel composition comprising a solution of:(a) a diesel fuel;(b) ethanol;(c) an alkyl ester of a fatty acid;(d) a stabilizing additive selected from the group consisting of:(i) a mixture comprising two different ethoxylated fatty alcohols each having a hydrocarbon chain length of about 9 to about 13 carbon atoms present in a molar ratio with respect to the other of about 1:3 to about 3:1, inclusive; 0 volume percent (vol. %) to about 10 vol. %, inclusive, based on the volume of the mixture, of a cetane booster; and less than about 5 vol. % of a demulsifier based on the volume of the mixture; and,(ii) the reaction product of (1) a mixture of an ethoxylated alcohol and an amide, said ethoxylated alcohol comprising at least about 75 weight percent of at least one linear straight chain alcohol having a hydrocarbon chain length of about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms, and said amide being a substantially equimolar reaction product of an alcohol amine and an alkyl ester of a fatty acid; and, (2) an ethoxylated fatty acid or derivative thereof having a hydrocarbon chain length of about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms; and,(e) optionally, a cosolvent selected from the group consisting of alkyl alcohols having a hydrocarbon chain length of about three to about six, inclusive, naphtha, .gamma.-valerolactone, kerosene, hydrocarbons having a chain length of greater than about 50, and mixtures thereof.