THE School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University has released a 27-page report stating a ceramic powder can reduce fuel consumption by an average of 22.7%.
This comes as an emission trading scheme starts in 2010. This deadline for emission caps and a carbon trading scheme is set to incentivise material handling and logistics providers to move to cut emissions.
The Mtech Fuel Saver is a ceramic powder which breaks fuel molecule clusters into single molecules, reducing surface tension, increasing flash point, and exposing a larger surface area to contact oxygen in the engine.
In addition to fuel consumption, the paper also tested pollutant emissions. It found carbon monoxide reductions of 38%, hydrocarbons cut by 71%, nitrogen oxides cut by 35%, and carbon dioxide reduced by 5%.
According to the report, widespread installation of the device would see benefits to public health, ambient air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel consumption.
Mtech Australia claims its product proves emission-cutting can be economically advantageous, with truck fleet owners seeing big savings in fuel costs.
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