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Rentar Fuel Catalyst
Effects On Engines Using
Bio-diesel
Bio-diesel is being encouraged in many states today.
Bio-diesel has its advantages and disadvantages. Learn
more about Bio-diesel by going to the U.S. Department of
Energy website:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/biodiesel.html
The
Rentar Fuel Catalyst offsets two of the disadvantages.
The cost of Bio-diesel is a little more per gallon but
is offset with the Rentar Fuel catalyst by the
improvement of fuel consumption. Another disadvantage of
Bio-diesel is it burns hotter creating increased NOx.
The Rentar Fuel Catalyst is proven to reduce NOx thus
offsetting the increase.
Rentar was awarded a 3
year contract with the State of Delaware to sell
Rentar Fuel Catalyst for Bio-diesel applications. In
addition to being installed on some large state
equipment, Rentar is currently being purchas
ed by the State to be
provided to farmers, at no cost to the farmer, to exempt
the farmer from regulation if the farmer agrees to use
Bio-diesel and the Rentar Fuel Catalyst.
The
United States Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground
extensively tested the Rentar Fuel Catalyst using
Bio-diesel, using the EPA testing equipment and reported
a 6.6% reduction in fuel Consumption and
8.5% reduction in the
Greenhouse Gas CO2.
(See complete published report)
Virginia Tech University
publishes study for the State of Delaware comparing
number 2 diesel fuel, Bio-Diesel
(20-80) fuel and the effects the Rentar Fuel Catalyst
had on both fuels.
Bio-diesel offers many
positive benefits except it usually costs more because
of the special blending and it produces increased NOx
emissions. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst offsets both of
these possible negatives.
The State of Delaware retained Virginia Tech
University to study the performance of number 2
diesel fuel compared to number 2 diesel fuel used
with a Rentar Fuel Catalyst and how number 2 diesel
fuel compares to Bio-diesel (20-80) and Bio-diesel
used with a Rentar Fuel Catalyst.
The study, conducted
at the Everett Meredith Middle School, was paid for
by the Delaware Department of Agriculture, the
Delaware Soybean Board, the Delaware Department of
Natural Resources, Environmental Control (DNREC) and
the Appoquinimink School District.
RESULTS
– Fuel Consumption (exact quotes from report -
see Page 7)
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“The Rentar Catalyst
DECREASED the number 2 fuel oil use by
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7.6 PERCENT with greater than 99% confidence.”
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“The Rentar Catalyst
DECREASED the B20 (Bio-diesel 20-80) use by
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5.7 PERCENT with greater than 99% confidence;
RESULTS
– NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) (exact quotes from report - see
Page 8)
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Using number 2 diesel
fuel as a baseline and number 2 diesel fuel with
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a Rentar Fuel Catalyst installed the following result
was published: “The NOx concentration showed a
REDUCTION OF 13 PERCENT using the
Rentar Fuel Catalyst.”
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As expected, the use
of Bio-diesel increase NOx. The use of the Rentar
Fuel Catalyst reduced that increase. (exact quotes
from report - see Page 10 paragraph 6.3.2.2) “ The
emissions of NOx of B20 INCREASED 10% over number 2
oil and INCREASED only 7% with B20 using the Rentar
Fuel Catalyst A REDUCTION OF 3%. |
OTHER RESULTS
– Change in Emissions When Firing Number 2 oil with and
without the Rentar Catalyst. (See page 8 and 9)
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NOx (Nitrogen Oxides)
REDUCTION OF 13 PERCENT |
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CO2
(Carbon Dioxide) REDUCTION OF 9 PERCENT |
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CO (Carbon Monoxide)
REDUCTION OF 4 PERCENT |
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SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide)
REDUCTION OF 21 PERCENT |
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THC (Total
Hydrocarbons) REDUCTION OF 13 PERCENT |
The study was called the
EFFECT OF RENTAR FUEL CATALYST ON EMISSIONS AND
EFFICIENCY FROM A COMMERCIAL BOILER USING NUMBER 2 OIL
AND B-20 SOYBEAN BLEND.
See Entire Report
prepared by Professor John H. Pohl,
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University,
Alexandria Research
Institute, Alexandria, VA 22314
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