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The latest from BP gas is called "Invigorate" and is basically the same thing as Shell's Nitrogen Enriched gasolines. BP has created a similar catch phrase for adding more detergent to your fuel. If it worked for Shell, why not right? BP claims the same properties as Shell's Nitrogen Enriched formula but fails to mention nitrogen. BP calls it a "unique formula" which is basically saying nothing. Before you go sticking new fuels into your car, make sure you know what's going in there. Ever since fuel has risen to record highs, the gas man is trying every trick in the book to cut your fuel with profits. Warning, snake oil patch ahead!
The good...
For most vehicles this gasoline is going to be okay. But, as discussed with Nitrogen Enriched article, if BP's Invigorate is making use of the same nitrogen technology then you might not want to use this in your sports car or specialty vehicle. Highly tuned vehicles that run specified fuel maps for racing are not going to like running the nitrogen based fuel cleaners because they will create an unsuitable air to fuel ratio condition. Nitrogen is an inert gas, so it doesn't burn. If you have X amount of nitrogen in your gasoline more than normal, that same percentage is going to deduct the total burn. By using nitrogen based cleaners for your gasoline, you're tinkering with the possibility of blowing up your motor.
The bad...
Should the mixture run the car too lean, it can cause detonation and engine destruction. Users of high boost and forced induction should also stay away from these nitrogen based cleaning additives. Sure they claim it cleans your engine, but they fail to mention they are putting something that isn't gasoline into each gallon pumped. That something is much cheaper than gasoline, and that's the profit margin they are appealing to; not the motorist. So next time you go and fill up, remember that Shell and BP now "cut" their gas with detergent.
The ugly!
This is where only speculation holds just but the reasoning is still logical. If BP is using the same formula that is found in Shell's Enriched formula, it's a very high probability the solution is a derivative of bio fuels. If it is, there is a high chance this fuel additive may be an amide of a free fatty acid which is made from increased recent agriculture developments. Amides of a free fatty acid are less powerful bases that are pretty stable and are great lubricants, but yield fungi growth and destroy painted and plastic surfaces. Should this formulation contain an amide of free fatty acid, it's gets worse. The burning affect of this type of fuel releases NxOy which is 200 times worse than Co2 and will return to the earth as falling rain. If the ugly is the truth, there will be some major discoveries that could possibly point to "nitrogen" fuels as the culprit.
Summary
So basically, this new generation of fuels advertised to clean your engine actually put it in harms way, create massive algae growths, and emit a pollution that is 200 times worse than Co2. Prove it right? Well until the gas companies release a detailed composition list of what exactly is in these fuels then we have the right to educative guessing based on theories of modern chemical composition. Now there is two fuel companies out there cutting fuel with a new super snake oil that is unknown. There's probably a reason it's a "unique" or "proprietary" blend. It could possibly have nitrogen like Shell, but that's just a speculation too. The BP blend could be completely new and unique and employ no nitrogen detergent. Another mystical gas formulation, I wonder what is in this one? It would be nice if they would let us know.
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Maybe it's an aerosol, which when released into the atmosphere, would counteract the effects of global warming. Or maybe it's a nitrogen product, which slightly reduces fuel efficiency to boost profits. Maybe it's just a gimmick. Maybe it works great! Maybe it's a solvent that reduces the life of your EGR valve which would reduce your fuel economy.
Maybe it's made of wishes, dreams, and everything between. We dont' know, they won't tell. Stale mate! The truth is the majority of people don't give a damn what's in it, they just want the needle to move to full and not see E until their pro-rated mpg stats are met.
"The burning affect of this type of fuel releases NxOy which is 200 times worse than Co2 and will return to the earth as falling rain."
This is of great interest to me. In the summer of 2008 I noticed that the leaves of every species of tree, of every age, in every habitat, were wilted. In the fall, needles started falling off pine trees. The damage to vegetation since then has continued and in fact is accelerating. Now, it is impossible to find a tree that doesn't have broken branches, splitting bark, cankers, and other symptoms of exposure to toxic greenhouse gases. I can't find anybody who is seriously researching the connection between fuel composition and tree decline. If anyone has information please leave a comment at www.witsendnj.blogspot.com where I post photographs and links to scientific publications. Thanks.
I have pasted in your links as you prefer however, there already was a link directly to this publication in the post, if you click the highlighted "this article".
If you have sources for the following statements, I would love to know them! Thank you:
"The burning affect [sic...should be effect] of this type of fuel releases NxOy which is 200 times worse than Co2 and will return to the earth as falling rain. If the ugly is the truth, there will be some major discoveries that could possibly point to "nitrogen" fuels as the culprit."
Joni's song was new (about '72) when I got into a conversation with this gentleman in a donut shop. He explained that he was a petroleum salesman and together we investigated a foible. The detergent in gasoline not only cleans the engine a little, it also makes it possible for gasoline and water to mix. So detergent in gasoline is there to prevent the separation of water and gasoline. 'Cleaning the engine' is mostly advertising. Water poured gently down the carburetor works equally well.
The gasoline company doesn't care a hoot about how clean your engine is, but it was keenly interested in being able to mix a little water, either by accident or by design, into the pump blend. Detergent prevents the water and gasoline from separating overnight so your car will run in the morning. (Water is heavier than gasoline.)
So if Invigorate cleans engines, it also makes it possible for BP to mix in some water. Water is a common inert ingredient in all alcohols. So they can blame the ethanol
(My post got truncated; here's the 3rd paragraph.)
So if Invigorate cleans engines, it also makes it possible for BP to mix in some water. Water is a common inert ingredient in all alcohols. So they can blame the ethanol supplier if there's extra water. The article suggests it is a special formula. But there's nothing new about mixing some lead in with the gold. Crooked traders have been doing it for millennia.
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On their own web site, BP does in fact state that Invigorate is a nitrogen detergent.
Does it clean one's engine? Maybe. I do have concerns that the consequence may be increased NxOy pollution. Nitrogen oxides are very dangerous pollutants. The upside is that only a very tiny amount of Invigorate is in the gasoline.
As several other people noted, the chief benefit is probably to BP in that Invigorate would help water stay in suspension in the gasoline. That would prevent water from pooling at the bottom of storage tanks at the gas station over time. Water is only 2% soluable in untreated gasoline. The fill receptacle at the gas station is cleverly designed to minimize the chance water accidentally gets into the storage tank, but some water does get in. Does BP intentionally add water?; should I wear foil hat?; hard to be sure! Almost as an after thought, Invigorate also helps prevent water from pooling and freezing in your car's fuel system in the winter.
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