Overview
AET’s technology testing was conducted over the last seventeen years at an overall cost in the tens of millions. The following table contains select data from tests that are important elements in AET regulatory and commercial efforts.
Diesel Oil Emulsion
| Testing Agency/ Regulatory Agency |
Application |
Approximate Water Content |
Summary Results |
| California Air Resources Board |
Heavy-duty diesel engine |
15% |
Simultaneous reductions of PM & NOx |
| Southwest Research Institute |
Heavy-duty diesel engine |
15% and less |
50% PM reductions available with low water |
| Southwest Research Institute |
Heavy-duty diesel engine with diesel oxidative catalysts |
15% and less |
Synergistic benefits between technologies |
| International Oil Company |
Heavy-duty diesel engines |
13% |
Life cycle reduction of CO2 calculation |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
Fire-tube industrial boiler |
30% |
Dramatic reductions of NOx and excess O2 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority |
Combustion turbine |
30% |
Increase energy output and reduced emissions |
Emulsified Biodiesel
| Testing Agency/ Regulatory Agency |
Application |
Approximate Water Content |
Summary Results |
| Southwest Research Institute |
Heavy-duty diesel engine |
15% and less |
Eliminates NOx increase |
| Southwest Research Institute |
Heavy-duty diesel engine diesel oxidative catalysts |
15% and less |
Reductions competitive to best-available-technology |
Fuel Oil Emulsion
| Testing Agency/ Regulatory Agency |
Application |
Approximate Water Content |
Summary Results |
| Energy and Environmental Research Corp. |
Test boiler with reburn capability |
30% |
Dramatic NOxreductions with coal |
| Commercial Beta Site |
Fire-tube industrial boilers |
8% |
Net improvement in boiler efficiency |
| Utility Company Demonstration |
82 MW water-tube boiler |
25% |
Further NOx reduction on low NOx burner |
Residual Oil Emulsion
| Testing Agency/ Regulatory Agency |
Application |
Approximate Water Content |
Summary Results |
| ASTM Testing |
Various residues as feedstock |
27% to 33% |
Viscosities equal to heavy fuel oil |
| University of Utah |
Test boiler |
30% |
Comparable boiler efficiency |
| Enel SpA |
Boiler simulator |
30% |
Pumps and combusts similar to heavy fuel oil |
| Commercial Test Site |
Fire-tube industrial boiler |
30% |
Operating parameters within in targets |
*Selected Testing Results of AET Products
