(NaturalNews) According to some experts, the readily-available chemical acetone, when added to gas tanks in small portions, helps improve the fuel's ability to vaporize completely by reducing the surface tension that inhibits vaporization of some fuel droplets.
Acetone is a product that can be purchased inexpensively in most locations around the world like common hardware, auto parts or drug stores. When acetone is added to the fuel tanks of vehicles in tiny amounts, it aids in the vaporization of the gasoline and even diesel. This action increases fuel efficiency, engine longevity and performance. An additional side benefit is the reduction of hydrocarbon emissions.
Acetone -- a colorless and volatile liquid that is considered the least toxic solvent in the chemical industry -- is used in the production of lubricating oils, chloroform, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, paints, varnishes and lacquers. When the chemical is present in water, it is more likely to volatilize or biodegrade before bioaccumulating or adsorbing to sediments.
Additionally, acetone will also readily volatilize and biodegrade in soil and it is also a common laboratory contaminant -- which means that its presence in a sample does not always indicate its presence in the environment.
The possibilities of acetone for use in the automobile industry comes into play easily since complete vaporization of fuel is far from perfect in today's cars and trucks. A certain amount of residual fuel in most engines remains liquid in the hot chamber -- and in order to be fully combusted, the fuel must be fully vaporized. Acetone may be the helper ingredient that makes more efficient fuel vaporization possible.
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