TESTS ON FUEL REGENERATION
Tests have been carried out to assess the effect of the Fitch Fuel Catalysts on microorganisms and its ability to regenerate fuel that has been auto–oxidized.
To demonstrate regeneration of aged fuel we turn to the ASTM D 525–01 Oxidation Stability Test Method for petrol. In this test a petrol sample is subjected to oxygen under heat and pressure. The pressure is observed while monitoring the time. When the pressure drops, the time elapsed allows calculation of the induction period. The shorter the induction time, the more highly oxidized is the petrol. Conversely, the longer the induction period the less oxidized is the fuel. The better the fuel, the longer is the induction period.
Two ASTM D 525 tests performed by Paragon Labs on induction period times, in minutes provide evidence of the FFC’s effectiveness in improving the oxidation stability of petrol. The Baseline report gives the induction period on a sample of NY petrol (127002–1) as 255 minutes. This is at or near the limit allowed for petrol to be sold and used. The second test gives the induction period of the same NY petrol + FFC formulation Catalyst C for a period of 24 hours at 405 minutes and after 1 week of treatment as 390 minutes. This represents a remarkable regeneration of the fuel.
Detailed results are reported here (see first part of this 624KB pdf file).