Techron is a formerly patented fuel additive developed by Chevron Corporation and sold in its fuel operations (including Texaco and Caltex). It contains polyether amine (PEA) and polybutene amine (PBA), which are detergent additives purported to dissolve deposits in automotive engines and prevent them from building up.[1]
Chevron released Techron as an additive in 1981, and began including it in all of their gasoline products in 1995. It is still available as a concentrate today.[2][3] The Chevron Cars that debuted in 1995 were used to advertise the additive.
Components
Techron consists of five components:[4]
- 1) Distillates, hydrotreated light at 40-70% weight
- 2) Stoddard solvent at 15-40% weight
- 3) Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light aromatic at 5-10% weight
- 4) 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene at 1-5% weight
- 5) Polyetheramine (PEA) (detergent), polyether amines at 20-49% weight
Predecessor
"Techroline" was the predecessor to Techron. The company claimed it could control combustion-chamber deposits in cars,[5] as well as keep their fuel-intake systems clean.[6]
See also
External links
- Motor Gasolines Technical Review on Chevron website (2009)
- Chevron Unveils New Gasolines With "Techron" at Chevron Press Release Archives (15 May 1995)
- Chevron Techron® Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner on Chevron website (archived 17 Oct 2006)
References
- Tracy Martin. How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems Motorbooks, 2012^
- The History of Techron, 2010, Chevron.com^
- [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1a/90/f2/798b671f0accff/US4270930.pdf Campbell, C.B., & Peyla, R. J. (1981). U.S. Patent No. 4,270,930. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.]^
- Material Safety Data Sheet Chevron, 2011^
- Salpukas, Agis. Science and Marketing Mix in Gasoline New York Times, 2 March 1994, retrieved 12 November 2014^
- Dole, Charles E. Is gasoline behind your car problems? Christian Science Monitor, 5 January 1987, retrieved 12 November 2014^