MULTI-PURPOSE FUEL TREATMENT WITH COMBUSTION CATALYST

FOR FUELS WITH HEAVY SULFUR AND VANADIUM CONTENT

ATOM-IX 950 is a multi-purpose fuel oil treatment for residual,

waste, refined and distillate fuel oils. It stabilizes the fuel oil in
storage and maintains the pre-flame system clean, preventing
formation of sludge, gum and other deposits. A powerful
combustion catalyst provides fast ignition even in cold weather
and a more complete combustion, reducing smoke and soot and
reducing fuel oil consumption. ATOM-IX 950 controls the
problems of sulfur, vanadium and sodium in fuel oil by inhibiting
the formation of molten vanadium compound deposits and
neutralizing the formation of molten sulfur trioxide.

BENEFITS
PRE-FLAME:

 Prevents build-up of tank bottom sludge.

 Converts sludge already present to burnable fuel.
 Ensures cleaner tanks, lines, strainer, preheaters and burners.
 Provides more uniform flow of fuel oil to burner for best possible combustion.
 Inhibits corrosion in fuel system.
 Recovers tank capacity with no interruption of plant operations.

FIRESIDE:

 Improves combustion in burner and increases efficiency.

 Reduces air pollution by minimizing the discharge of unburned hydrocarbons.
 Prevents slag formation.
 Removes old, built-up formations.
 Lowers stack temperatures.
 Eliminates tube plugging.
 Prevents corrosion of metal surfaces when using fuels with high vanadium and sulfur
content.
 Keeps equipment in service over longer periods without shutdown for cleaning.

DOSAGE
Add to fuel storage tank before refilling: 1 gallon of ATOM-IX 950 to 3000-5000 gallons of fuel
oil. For initial treatment to remove existing sludge, 2 gallons of ATOM-IX 950 to 3000-5000
gallons fuel oil is recommended.

COMPOSITION
ATOM-IX 950 is a balanced compound of organic dispersant, stabilizing and emulsifying
agents and a highly effective combustion catalyst in a pure hydrocarbon solvent. The moisture
eliminator affects the surface tension of water allowing it to be burned safely with the fuel.
ATOM-IX 950 prevents the formation of viscous sludges due to condensation water by
emulsifying the water into fine particles that can aid in the combustion process. It improves fuel
atomization at burner nozzles by controlling surface tension and stratification that can occur in
blended fuel oils and by maintaining the pre flame system free from sludge and deposits.

The combustion catalyst is a solution of organ-metallic compounds dissolved in a pure

hydrocarbon solvent and is completely miscible with fuel oil.. No settling, plugging or abrasion
can occur since the ingredients are completely soluble in the fuel oil. Minute quantities of the
active catalyst cause more rapid and complete burning of the oil. ATOM-IX 950 provides
significant reductions in the corrosive effects of high sulfur, high vanadium and high sodium
content of residual fuel oils.

CONTROL OF DEPOSITS
The metallic combustion catalyst in ATOM-IX 950 changes the nature of the vanadium oxides
formed during the combustion process. The main cause of slag formation is vanadium pentoxide
which has a relatively low melting point. In liquid or molten form, it acts as a binder and a
powerful corrosive agent. The catalyst metals react with the vanadium to form high melting point
vanadates that deposit in dry form. Thus, by inhibiting the formation of molten vanadium slag
and changing it to a new dry friable chemical form, ATOM-IX 950 solves this problem.

Existing deposits containing vanadium will usually be leached by the action of the ATOM-IX
950 catalyst vapors, will begin to crack and will finally drop off in pieces over a period of a few
weeks of use.

REDUCTION OF SO3
Sulfur in oils is normally oxidized to sulfur dioxide (SO ). When molten vanadium pentoxide is
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present, it acts as a catalyst to change the SO in the presence of excess air to the more
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objectionable sulfur trioxide (SO3), which then combines with moisture to form sulfuric acid.
This has a very serious corrosive effect on metal surfaces. ATOM-IX 950 effectively inhibits
this reaction. Additional improvement in the SO /SO ratio can be made by reducing the excess
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air. The combustionimprovement capability of ATOM-IX 950 will allow the excess air to be
reduced. This also helps to overcome loss of heat up the stack by the reduction in velocity past
the heating surfaces resulting in a significant saving in fuel consumption.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ATOM-IX IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FLAME

AND BOILER SECTIONS OF A SYSTEM
ATOMIX is a multipurpose fuel oil treatment that also solves the problems encountered in fuel
oil pre-flame systems. In the storage tanks, it prevents sludge formation by emulsifying
condensation and dispersing sludge-forming elements throughout the fuel. It eliminates plugging
of filters, preheaters and burner tips. Surface active material prevents separation and stratification
of blended fuels, ensuring a smooth, uniform flow of oil to the burner and proper atomization.
By preventing buildup of deposits in preheater, its efficiency is maintained so that the fuel is at
the correct temperature for the most efficient combustion.

LABORATORY TESTS
The effectiveness of the combustion catalysts used in ATOM-IX 950 has been verified by
laboratory combustion tests.

REDUCTION OF UNBURNED RESIDUES:

To evaluate the effects of ATOM-IX 950 on ash and residues, 40 gram samples of untreated and
treated oils were burned in a combustion chamber with air introduced at atmospheric pressure.
The unburned residues were collected and weighed. The melting points of the residues were
determined. The percentage of unburned residue was 10.1% for the untreated Bunker C versus
6.5% for the treated samples. The ash melting point was 700 -760 oC for the untreated fuel and
1040 - 1120 oC for the treated fuel, an increase of nearly 50%.

INCREASED HEAT RELEASE

The following are results of a Parr Oxygen Bomb
Calorimeter test. The purpose of this test was to
compare the rate of combustion and the amount of heat
release for treated and untreated Bunker C fuel oil.
Oxygen was adjusted to approximate the available
oxygen in a typical efficient oil burner. A 0.5 gram
sample of untreated Bunker C was burned and the rate
of heat rise recorded. The same oil was treated with
ATOM-IX 950 in the recommended dosage and the test
repeated. During these tests when untreated oil was
burned, it left carbon and sticky, tarry residues. However, when treated oil was burned, no tarry
residue was found and the amount of carbon was much less.

Results showed that approximately 14.6% more heat was obtained from the fuel oil treated with
ATOM-IX 950. The rate of combustion of the samples indicated a 60% increase when using fuel
oil treated with ATOM-IX 950.