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September 20, 2000 - Monroe County Pollution Prevention Week Press Conference. |
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News Clip from the Genessee Region Clean Communities Newsletter www.cleancities-geneseeregion.com/news/news.htm |
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| EMISSIONS REDUCTION THROUGH CHEMISTRY |
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At a press conference on Wednesday, 20 SEP 00, Monroe County Manager Jack Doyle introduced a joint program between the County of Monroe and Castle Hi-Tech. Castle has participated with the county fleet in an initial pilot program of 15 vehicles using Castle’s “Ultimate Tune-up” process. The successful project has resulted in the decision to introduce this process as a part of regular maintenance on all county owned internal combustion vehicles, including those powered by gasoline, diesel oil, and natural gas. County Executive Doyle stated, “Monroe County’s significant vehicle fleet operation will run cleaner as a result of our latest partnership with Castle Hi-Tech. This new program will ensure that our existing and future internal combustion vehicles operate at optimum efficiency and run with the cleanest emissions. Monroe County has consistently worked toward the cleanest fleet of vehicles possible and we will also continue to seek out ways to incorporate electric and alternate fuel vehicles where practical.” The Castle process will now be applied regularly to the County fleet of more than 700 internal combustion powered vehicles. Castle Hi-Tech President Ewald Blatter said, “As a local company, Castle is very proud to partner with Monroe County to incorporate our expertise and patented ‘Ultimate Tune-up’ system to improve county fleet emissions. In an age when we are all more conscious of our environment, Monroe County is leading by example when it comes to cleaner burning vehicles.” The press conference took place at the Monroe Community College’s Technology Center on Henrietta Road. As a practical demonstration a County owned gasoline-fueled Ford Crown Victoria with over 88,000 miles on the odometer was connected to a four-gas analyzer. Initial testing showed that hydrocarbon emissions were reading 249 parts per million (ppm), carbon monoxide – 0.78%, oxygen – 1.62%, and carbon dioxide – 13.7% After the Ultimate Tune-Up process the results were: 67 parts per million, carbon monoxide – 0.08%, oxygen – 0.91%, and carbon dioxide – 14.4%. It should be noted that the original hydrocarbon reading of 249 ppm would have caused the vehicle to fail emissions testing (not required in this region presently complying with federal clean air requirements) by exceeding the current state maximum limit of 150 ppm. In a discussion following the demonstration Beth Hasebe (Rochester Auto Collection) suggested that follow-up testing be conducted on the same vehicle at periodic intervals to determine the long-term effects of the Ultimate Tune-Up process. Bob Barker (Monroe County Fleet Manager) agreed to collect test date over the next year and the results will be reported in the future. Similar results were obtained from the pilot program involving 15 County vehicles: Gas Tested Before After Hydro Carbon (ppm) 408 29 Carbon Monoxide (%) 1.42 0.09 Oxygen (%) 1.91 0.65 Carbon Dioxide (%) 6.5 14.3* *should be between 13.0% and 15.0% The Ultimate Tune-Up process, explained by David Knapp of Castle, involves the addition of three chemicals to a running engine. First a container of Fireball Plus is added to the fuel tank. Second a container of Vacu-Power is connected to the intake manifold using a patented tool available from Castle. Finally a can of Cleans-Brite is sprayed into the air intake. The entire process takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes and the total anticipated consumer cost will be approximately $89. It is recommended that the process be repeated once per year, probably during the required New York State Inspection process. The consumer should realize significantly reduced emissions and improved fuel mileage due to increase engine efficiency as evidenced by the increased production of carbon-dioxide and associated reduction in hydrocarbon and carbon-monoxide emissions. Castle date indicates that using Ultimate Tune-Up chemical cleaning will have no negative impact upon the catalytic converter that lies down-stream in the system. The system has also been tested in a CNG fueled vehicle with similar results. For example the clean burning CNG fueled engine was releasing 60 ppm hydrocarbon to the environment prior to using the Ultimate Tune-Up process. After the process the hydrocarbon emissions dropped to 3 ppm. The process was the same as that used for a gasoline system except Fireball Plus obviously could not be introduced into the high-pressure CNG tank. The Ultimate Tune-Up process has also been applied to propane fueled fork-lift engines operated inside buildings. The carbon monoxide emission consistently dropped to a near zero level following treatment. For more information contact Castle Hi-Tech, 424 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14605, Telephone 800-876-0222, e-mail flsc@frontiernet.net, or visit their web site www.castlepackspower.com. 9/21 |
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