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Clean Boost HFO the Heavy Fuel Oil Combustion Catalyst

Clean Boost HFO is a combustion catalyst for industrial boilers of any size. It improves the combustion of all heavy, residual fuel oils. Clean Boost HFO works in the late stages of the combustion cycle, improving the combustion of hard-to-burn fuel molecules. Boilers will use less fuel and generate less particulate emissions and yet produce more energy. Clean Boost HFO eliminates soot and black smoke at the source, yielding more up-time, reduced maintenance requirements, and extended regular maintenance schedules. Clean Boost HFO reduces carbon deposits and improves thermal efficiency of heat exchangers. Clean Boost HFO is safe for use in all boilers.

Application of Clean Boost HFO can be made in several ways. To maximize the effectiveness of Clean Boost HFO mixing should be done as far from the engines as possible. Metering systems are often used to treat fuel in storage tanks. It can also be added to tanks just before filling them.

Solid Fuels
Clean Boost can be sprayed onto pulverized coal prior to combustion or it can be injected into the combustion chamber. If Clean Boost is sprayed onto the fuel, care must be taken to ensure complete coverage of the fuel. The Clean Boost injection method involves spraying a stream of Clean Boost treated oil into the combustion chamber during coal firing. This injection method eliminates the need for expensive modifications to the existing systems or for pre-treating of the coal, which can affect the coal handling characteristics. The conversion costs would be minimal as would the down time required to convert to Clean Boost fuel treatment.

Clean Boost Treatment Rates for Fuel Oils*
The recommended blending rates are:
Clean Boost for diesel fuel - treatment 1: 3,000
Clean Boost for #6 fuel oil - treatment 1: 5,000
A higher dosage ratio is recommended during the first week of treatment as noted.

*Blending rates may vary by site and specific application.