Acetone is regarded as being highly carcenogenic; whether this would apply to use as a fuel additive, I can't say, though. But I can just see the scary headlines and class action lawsuits now.
My FIL worked in a plant that used a lot of acetone and he died from a rare form of blood cancer. Cancer was very prevelant in that plant.
So, should I put it in my gastank?
Not to mention that Acetone will absorb directly through skin carrying everything dissolved in the acetone with it.
Where did you get this information? Acetone only rates a 1 for health, I looked up the MSDS and it is not considered a carcinogen.
You can smell acetone on the breath of some diabetics. It isn't that poisonous, as far as organic solvents go. Methanol, methylene chloride, toluene, and tetrahydrofuran are much worse. It's about as toxic as isopropanol, rubbing alcohol.
Carcinogens are highly over-emphasized; dose and application are the keys. Don't drink it, don't breathe the fumes and don't rub it into your skin and you'll be just fine.
"Acetone is regarded as being highly carcenogenic; "
Sorry, I don't believe that to be true. Can you site a source for that information?