Belorusneft has launched an experiment to produce AI-92 gasoline with a detergent additive

June 14, Minsk / Irina Aniskevich - BELTA /. RUP "Belorusneft Production Association" has launched an experiment to produce AI-92 gasoline with a detergent additive. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the association's press service. The experiment is related to the association's initiative to organize the production of gasoline that meets the modern standards of the World Fuel Charter. This declaration of quality requirements for automotive gasoline and diesel fuel was published in 1998 by leading global manufacturers of cars and automotive engines. One of the main conditions of the charter is to minimize the tendency of gasoline to form carbon deposits on the engine's intake system components through the use of special detergent additives. The production of the new product has been mastered at the Mozyr oil depot, which uses an automated system for introducing BASF's Keropur additive into gasoline. The composition and optimal dosage of the additive were specially selected for the Belarusian market based on engine tests and trials conducted in Germany. Currently, gasoline with the additive is sold at 14 gas stations in the Gomel region, and its cost does not differ from gasoline without the additive, nor is it accompanied by special labeling. Drivers are informed about the new product through announcements and leaflets. Based on the results of monitoring the sales of the new product and consumer surveys, the possibility of expanding sales volume will be considered. The cost of gasoline with the additive is not planned to be increased. As explained by the association, AI-92 with the additive allows for the maximum preservation of the vehicle's characteristics as designed by the manufacturer, as well as provides a number of additional benefits compared to conventional gasoline. Specifically, the engine is cleaned of carbon deposits, its wear is reduced, corrosion is prevented, fuel consumption is decreased, and the level of harmful emissions in exhaust gases is lowered. In Western Europe, about 80% of gasoline contains detergent additives. In the USA, since 1996, the addition of detergent additives to gasoline has been mandatory. Belarusian and Russian fuel standards - GOST R 51105-97, GOST R 51866-2002 (EN 228-99), STB 1656-2006 (EN 228:2004) allow the addition of additives to automotive gasoline to improve their performance characteristics. Belorusneft Production Association was established in 1966 and is part of the Belneftekhim concern. The enterprise conducts exploration, prospecting, and development of oil fields, drilling of wells, and extraction of oil and associated petroleum gas. It has a network of gas stations, through which it sells about 73% of gasoline on the Belarusian market. -0-