An additive composition for use in a diesel fuel formulation, comprising a cetane improver in an inclusion complex with a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I): wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, option
An additive composition for use in a diesel fuel formulation, comprising a cetane improver in an inclusion complex with a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I): wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl and carbonyl, provided that R1, R2 and R3 are not all hydrogen. Also provided is a diesel fuel formulation comprising the additive composition, and the use of a modified cyclodextrin (I) as a vehicle for a cetane improver in an additive composition or diesel fuel formulation.
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1. A diesel fuel formulation comprising an additive composition comprising a cyclodextrin inclusion complex containing: (i) a cetane improver;and (ii) a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I): wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, option
1. A diesel fuel formulation comprising an additive composition comprising a cyclodextrin inclusion complex containing: (i) a cetane improver;and (ii) a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I): wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl and carbonyl, provided that R1, R2 and R3 are not all hydrogen,the cetane improver being present as a guest molecule within a host molecule of the modified cyclodextrin (I), in the form of an inclusion complex. 2. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein in the modified cyclodextrin of formula (I), the groups R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from hydrogen and unsubstituted C1 to C12 alkyl groups. 3. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 2, wherein at least two of R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from unsubstituted C1 to C12alkyl groups. 4. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 3, wherein two of the groups R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from unsubstituted C2 to C8alkyl groups. 5. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein in the modified cyclodextrin of formula (I), the integer n is from 6 to 8. 6. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 5, wherein n is 7. 7. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the cetane improver is selected from organic nitrates and nitrites; organic (hydro)peroxides; and mixtures thereof. 8. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the cetane improver is an octane booster which, when present as a guest molecule within a host molecule of the modified cyclodextrin (I), is capable of increasing the cetane number of the diesel fuel formulation. 9. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the cetane improver and the modified cyclodextrin (I) are such that the cetane improver is released from the cyclodextrin inclusion complex when the additive composition is subjected to a temperature above or below a predetermined value. 10. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the cetane improver and the modified cyclodextrin (I) are such that the cetane improver is released from the cyclodextrin inclusion complex when the additive composition is subjected to a pressure above or below a predetermined value. 11. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the cetane improver and the modified cyclodextrin (I) are such that the cetane improver is released from the cyclodextrin inclusion complex when the additive composition is exposed to another species. 12. The diesel fuel formulation of claim 1, wherein the concentration of the inclusion complex is from 500 to 1,500 ppmw. 13. A method of introducing a cetane improver to a diesel fuel formulation comprising providing a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I) wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl and carbonyl, provided that R1, R2 and R3 are not all hydrogen, as a vehicle for a cetane improver in a diesel fuel formulation. 14. A method comprising: introducing an additive composition in a diesel fuel formulation into a diesel fuel-consuming system, wherein the additive composition comprises a cyclodextrin inclusion complex containing:(i) a cetane improver;and (ii) a modified cyclodextrin of formula (I): wherein n is an integer from 6 to 20, and R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl and carbonyl, provided that R1, R2 and R3 are not all hydrogen,the cetane improver being present as a guest molecule within a host molecule of the modified cyclodextrin (I), in the form of an inclusion complex; andsubsequently subjecting the composition or formulation to a condition which induces at least partial release of the cetane improver from the inclusion complex which it forms with the modified cyclodextrin (I).
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