their product is very interesting, it sounds like something that diesel engines need. products like that may be the only way to clean up engines burning #2 diesel. i work on farm tractors and have seen how much carbon builds up in the cylinders. dennis
Keith Addison wrote: >What d'you think of all this then? > >http://www.solpower.com/soltron/soltronmain.asp >Solpower Corporation - Soltron > >http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2002/5/7/features/hrfu >el&newspage=Search > >Tuesday, May 7, 2002 > >Fuel-enhancer making inroads >By HILARY CHIEW > >HOW would you like to cut your monthly petrol bill by 10% and help >reduce global warming at the same time? This is achievable if you mix >20ml of a fuel additive to 100 litres of fuel in your petrol tank, >claims the manufacturer of Soltron, the latest organic-based >fuel-enhancing agent for motor vehicles in the market. > >Soltron is said to contain organic enzymes that break down the >molecular structure of fuel and its contaminants, so that it becomes >easily combustible. > >Soltron is said to be able to reduce smoke emission from vehicles >like the commercial truck in this picture. >At a product demonstration in Petaling Jaya recently, Solpower >Thailand Co Ltd, the regional manufacturer of Soltron, presented its >findings in a field test on a fleet of five trucks in Bangkok. > >"Over a period of 30 days, we recorded an average of 8.5% fuel >savings for every kilometre per litre," says Boonrat Nanta, the >company's technical manager. > >The organic fuel-enhancer, when used on the state railway in a 14-day >trial period, yielded a 14.6% savings on diesel consumption, says >Boonrat. > >The test also registered a significant reduction in the emission of >sulphur dioxide (by 25.5%), carbon dioxide (16.6%) and nitrogen oxide >(16.8%) - all harmful gases which contribute to global warming. > >"Soltron contains no heavy metal or biocides and is thus harmless to >the environment," says marketing manager Mike Indasorn. "The >bio-enhancer eliminates water from the fuel delivery system and >prevents rusting. The enzymes neutralise sulphur oxides formed during >combustion. This significantly reduces the formation of sulphuric >acid which corrodes engine parts." > >Indasorn recommends, for the first treatment, a ratio of 40ml of >fuel-enhancer for 100 litres of fuel for better performance. >Subsequent applications require only a ratio of 20ml to 100 litres of >fuel. > >Not everyone was impressed with the new product though. Some of the >logistics managers of transport companies and petroleum companies who >were present at the product demonstration had reservations though. > >"The product should undergo a fuel performance test locally to verify >its claims before it is marketed," says Dr Azhar Abdul Aziz. Azhar is >attached to the Automotive Develop-ment Centre, Faculty of Mechanical >Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. > >"Authorities like the Department of Environment, Chemistry >Depart-ment and Sirim should also check on the various claims of the >product, including the gas emission rate." > >Azhar later confirmed that the company had expressed interest in >sending its product for trial tests at the university's laboratory in >Sku-dai, Johor. > >Meanwhile, the fuel-enhancer which is distributed by local agent >N-Viron Sdn Bhd, is purported to be well-received in the market. > >Dr Sasanuma Masatsugu says the Soltron technology was developed over >a 10-year period. >At the product demo, two users were invited to share their experiences. > >"Previously, one full tank gave me 540km but now I can reach 620km," >says airport limousine driver Mustafa Seman. "I only send my car for >routine lubrication service after clocking 8,000km as the engine >still has good pick-up." > >Another user, businessman Wil-liam Thevarakam, says his fuel >consumption was reduced by 14%, enabling him to save RM75 a month or >RM900 a year. He also found a smoother engine after the first >application. > >Soltron inventor Dr Sasanuma Masatsugu of Solpower Corporation Japan >says the fuel-enhancer can help clean up the fuel delivery system; >the result, of course, depends on the age of the car and how it is >handled. > >He adds that the technology, which was developed over a 10-year >period, was introduced in Japan in 1982. It was endorsed by the >Environment Ministry and the automobile industry. > >Solpower Thailand Co Ltd is the production and marketing arm for >Soltron in Asia and Europe. 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