Fuel additives

[ezzyoiler]

saw that on mythbusters i think. veg oil can be used without refining, however in long run, dont know what damage it could do to ur engine. i heard there is a group in SG that do refining used veg oil to a clean diesel alt. however refining is a long process, not suitable for mass production yet, not to mention the cost.

 

hey...there is one Finnish company just build a bio fuels refinery in ur sin city...wit a capacity running into million tons capacity..

and this biofuel uses crude palm oil as feed stock...u can check with MT23..he work there..

 

but this is more expensive than diesel..

 

these bio fuel is added to diesel by law in some european countries...some plan to add 20% into the diesel..

[ezzyoiler]

more about biofuels..

Biodiesel wikipedia.

Main article: Biodiesel

Palm oil, like other vegetable oils, can be used to create biodiesel, as either a simply processed palm oil mixed with petrodiesel, or processed through transesterification to create a palm oil methyl ester blend, which meets the international EN 14214 specification. Glycerin is a byproduct of transesterification. The actual process used to produce biodiesel around the world varies between countries and the requirements of different markets. Next-generation biofuel production processes are also being tested in relatively small trial quantities.

The IEA predicts that biofuels usage in Asian countries will remain modest. But as a major producer of palm oil, the Malaysian government is encouraging the production of biofuel feedstock and the building of palm oil biodiesel plants. Domestically, Malaysia is preparing to change from diesel to bio-fuels by 2008, including drafting legislation that will make the switch mandatory.

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From 2007, all diesel sold in Malaysia must contain 5% palm oil. Malaysia is emerging as one of the leading biofuel producers, with 91 palm oil plants approved and a handful now in operation.[30]

On 16 December 2007, Malaysia opened its first biodiesel plant in the state of Pahang, with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes, and which also produces by-products in the form of 4,000 tonnes of palm fatty acid distillate and 12,000 tonnes of pharmaceutical grade glycerine.[31]Neste Oil of Finland plans to produce 800,000 tonnes of biodiesel per year from Malaysian palm oil in a new Singapore refinery from 2010, which will make it the largest biofuel plant in the world,[32] and 170,000 tpa from its first second-generation plant in Finland from 2007-8, which can refine fuel from a variety of sources. Neste and the Finnish government are using this paraffinic fuel in some public buses in the Helsinki area as a small scale pilot.[33][34]

First generation biodiesel production from palm oil is in demand globally. Palm oil is also a primary substitute for rapeseed oil in Europe, which too is experiencing new demand for biodiesel purposes. Palm oil producers are investing heavily in the refineries needed for biodiesel. In Malaysia companies have been merging, buying others out and forming alliances to obtain the economies of scale needed to handle the high costs caused by increased feedstock prices. New refineries are being built across Asia and Europe.[35]

As the food vs. fuel debate mounts, research is turning to biodiesel production from waste. In Malaysia, an estimated 50,000 tonnes of used frying oils, both vegetable oils and animal fats, are disposed of yearly without treatment as wastes. In a 2006 study researchers found used frying oil (mainly palm olein), after pre-treatment with silica gel, is a suitable feedstock for conversion to methyl esters by catalytic reaction using sodium hydroxide. The methyl esters produced have fuel properties comparable to those of petroleum diesel, and can be used in unmodified diesel engines.[36]

A 2009 study by scientists at Malaysian Science University concluded that palm oil, compared to other vegetable oils, is a healthy source of edible oil and at the same time, available in quantities that can satisfy global demand for biodiesel. Oil palm planting and palm oil consumption circumvents the food vs. fuel debate because it has the capacity to fulfill both demands simultaneously.[37] By 2050, a British scientist estimates global demand for edible oils will probably be around 240 million tonnes, nearly twice 2008 consumption. Most of the additional oil may be palm oil, which has the lowest production cost of the major oils, but soybean oil production will probably also increase. An additional 12,000,000 hectares (46,000 sq mi) of oil palms may be required, if average yields continue to rise as in the past. This need not be at the expense of forest; oil palm planted on anthropogenic grassland could supply all the oil required for edible purposes in 2050.[38]

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Fungi

A group at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow published a paper in September 2008, stating that they had isolated large amounts of lipids from single-celled fungi and turned it into biodiesel in an economically efficient manner. More research on this fungal species; Cunninghamella japonica, and others, is likely to appear in the near future.[83]

The recent discovery of a variant of the fungus Gliocladium roseum points toward the production of so-called myco-diesel from cellulose. This organism was recently discovered in the rainforests of northern Patagonia and has the unique capability of converting cellulose into medium length hydrocarbons typically found in diesel fuel.[84]

[edit] Biodiesel from used coffee grounds

 

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have successfully produced biodiesel from oil derived from used coffee grounds. Their analysis of the used grounds showed a 10% to 15% oil content (by weight). Once the oil was extracted, it underwent conventional processing into biodiesel. It is estimated that finished biodiesel could be produced for about one US dollar per gallon. Further, it was reported that "the technique is not difficult" and that "there is so much coffee around that several hundred million gallons of biodiesel could potentially be made annually." However, even if all the coffee grounds in the world were used to make fuel, the amount produced would be less than 1 percent of the diesel used in the United States annually. “It won’t solve the world’s energy problem,” Dr. Misra said of his work.[85]

 

More wikipedia quoting - I like the coffee option

[CMYRS]

i will be happy to watch if anyone is willing to feed their engine coffee

 

these fuels are a world apart and way off spec for current combustion engines

 

anything and everything from acid numbers, h2s limites, potential total sediment, sulphur, ash, vanadium, al/si limits are different.

 

the bulk of bioderived automotive fuels currently available are the product of a transesterification process.

this process removes the glyceride fraction to produce a fatty acid methyl ester, commonly known as bio-diesel

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

i will be happy to watch if anyone is willing to feed their engine coffee

 

 

There's some Navy comedy that I watched where some renegade ex-Navy mercenaries hijacked a WW2 submarine and had to escape a modern sub on the surface. By pouring whiskey into the engine they managed to get a speed increase of 2 kts

 

Similarly, in the movie "The World's Fastest Indian" the main protagonist (who historically broke the world speed record on his homemade streamliner) was known to dump nitroglycerin pills into the fuel tank before a top speed run (that obviously explosive item was his medicine for a certain heart disease if I remember right). Now that is one hell of an additive!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW61Qiko4sg

[MERCENARY]

ooo.. really ar? I tried STP.. product really nice.. FC increase is low lah.. but i can feel the "power" B4 and after.. pick up changes.. and etc... of cuz.. after you rest your bike one night.. you "doesn't" feel the changes much liao.. either you "used" to it.. or it's back to normal.. hahaha... but when my mech open my "gear box" he mentioned that my gears are clean... thus, i guess those products works.. my bike nv overhaul b4...

 

yup it works,smoother and lesser vibrations.Tried the STP carb,FJ and Fuel system cleaner.It saved me once,cause there are water inside the petrol from Thailand.My bike stalled on the way back from Phuket.My friend poured some into my fuel tank and WAH LAH.My bike started to crank.

[MERCENARY]

i oso tot of trying the STP OCTANE BOOSTER on my spark...

 

wonder if it is really effective...

 

anyone have comment/tried this product before..?

 

yes it is,used that before too from STP fuel Booster.

Reason for that was because Thailand petrol octance level too low for my bike,which will cause knocking inside the engine.

 

You may get addicted to it,BEWARE.

[vtec88]

Check this out bros

 

1. Want more Extra Mileage from your Fuel?

 

 

2. Dyno Run shows an increase of HorsePower after installation of BROQUET !

(Proven By DYNO chart)

 

Check out my CMO thread -- >

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/235030-lt-CMO-gt-BROQUET-Fuel-Charger-%28UK%29-NEW-%28Torque-Top%29-DUAL-MODE-SELECTOR-Voltage-Stablize

[Hydher]

Ive used 2t on my carb bikes.

Made a diy scootoiler.

Used broquet 2t in my bikes.

 

2t lessens the vibration and smoothen things out,

Broquet does improve my fuel economy(Worth and paid for the $50 i invested 5 years ago) No difference in performance.

 

A well maintained chain works wonders but dosing of the 2t and maintainance of the line was pretty much difficult.

My chains are well maintained so i stopped doing it because I hate the flings.

 

Also used waxco Fuel Injector cleaner.

It gave me better FC from 16-19km/L GSXR1000 (Combined with broquet when i added the FI cleaner tgt)

Quieten my valves significantly.