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GDiesel is a 100% drop in alternative diesel fuel that is manufactured by Reno, Nevada-based Advanced Refining Concepts.〔(Corporate website )〕 This new type of diesel results from an innovative way of combining conventional ultra-low sulfur diesel and natural gas (hence the "G" in the name). It's not only far cleaner, but also significantly improves performance efficiency, delivering 10 percent or even more miles per gallon, depending on the application. The inventor of GDiesel® is Dr. (honorary doctorate only) Rudolf Gunnerman, who has a 40-year background in the development and marketing of energy- and fuel-related technologies. His last venture Sulfco-which provided an ultra sound and hydrogen peroxide for efficient desulfurization and also promised cheaper fuel wound up bankrupt after many years of positive press releases that success was just around the corner. His son Peter is the partner and director of Advanced Refining Concepts (ARC). The firm's ClearRefining® process is relatively simple, beginning with the standard ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel that you'd buy at any filling station. This feedstock is first pressurized in a steel tank to less than 10 psi and heated to about 250 degrees F (much lower levels than those required during typical refinery processes). Natural gas, the same stuff used for cooking and heating, is piped into the tank of diesel, and the resulting mixture then swirls up and through a wheel-shaped filter wrapped with four different metal catalysts (cobalt, among others). In August, 2010, GDiesel received formal certification as an “alternative fuel” from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.〔(Nevada OKs natural gas-diesel alt fuel combination ) Associated Press.〕〔(Nevada Government Documents )〕 The fuel is produced at the company’s McCarran, Nevada, facility in which natural gas is combined with standard diesel and then circulated through four different metal catalysts.〔(Corporate website )〕 Previously, the fuel was featured in articles such as "Diesel World" and ''Motor Trend''. ==References== *“Notice of Proposed Action”. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. 6-16-10. * *“In Brief”. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 9-24-10. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GDiesel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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