April 21, 2004 -- With the recent announcement from the EPA citing Las Vegas among the 474 counties nationwide that violated stricter standards for ozone, Clark County Air Quality officials may soon have to enforce tougher regulations on pollutants from diesel engines that are prevalent in delivery trucks and construction machinery.

For responsible business owners looking to curb their contribution to this serious problem, the answer may be the revolutionary new DC-100, a combustion catalyst system for diesel engines. The DC-100 is now available through Environmental & Mining Products in Las Vegas, which is handling distribution for Phoenix-based Emissions Technology.

"This is a win-win scenario for both businesses and the environment," said Brent Robinson, of Environmental & Mining Products. "This new after-market technology installs easily into the intake of machinery and motor engines, and allows fuel to burn more completely - saving the business-owner an average of 8 to 15 percent in fuel costs. It not only pays for itself, it exceeds EPA standards, acting as an insurance policy against costly future changes in pollution emission requirements."

According to Robinson, the DC-100 utilizes a chemical formula similar to that of the catalytic converter, "except that it imports a catalyst formula containing platinum and rhodium in the form of an aerosol mist into the engine's combustion chambers," he explained. "The mist enhances the combustion process, and the improved combustion results in reductions of diesel particulate matter as well as toxic exhaust gases."

As businesses become more environmentally consciousness, DC-100 offers a viable, cost-effective means to reduce carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and airborne soot produced to their neighboring communities.    

Southern Nevada Liteweight, a Las Vegas- based sand and gravel company, was the first business in the valley to implement this new technology on their Caterpillar generators last October.

"Once we installed the DC-100's we quickly saw a dramatic reduction in fuel consumption," said Vince Apple, mine manager for Southern Nevada Liteweight. "I only wish that I was approached with this technology sooner."

Apple and his team carefully monitored the amount of fuel burned and maintained detailed records of their productivity and savings. Within a couple of months, the company went from burning 40 gallons of diesel to 32 gallons per hour.

"Fuel wise we dropped about 20 percent," explained Apple. "After factoring in running hours and fuel consumption, we are saving about $2,000 per month - and that's only on one generator."

"Most people (in the diesel industry) think it's a pretty big deal if you can get another 3 to 5 percent out your machines. But we've been seeing reductions up to 23 percent," explained Robinson.

The DC-100 has been proven to reduce emissions up to 80 percent in opacity (black smoke and airborne soot); up to 66 percent in unburned hydrocarbons; up to 60 percent in carbon monoxide; and up to 27 percent in NOx, or nitrous oxide. Another Nevada business owner, Clint Capurro, president of Capurro Trucking in Elko, Nevada, saw dramatic results in both fuel consumption and emissions.

"I have a fifty truck fleet, and we haul huge loads, including gold ore and other aggregates, with dumps, triple transfers and flatbeds," said Capurro. "We gross 109,000 lb., and we pull those loads up steep grades." As a test, he installed Emissions Technology's Diesel Catalyst-100 system (DC-100) on ten of his new Peterbilt 379s.
"The Pete's all have 500 horsepower Caterpillar 3406 engines," he explained. "We put them on a CAT dynamometer before and after 300-plus hours of testing and the drop in smoke opacity and the increase in miles per gallon were both significant. I've ordered DC-100s for every truck in the fleet. I really think this technology is the wave of the future."

The reduction of these harmful pollutants is like a breath of fresh air for residents who live around the Rinker Materials Buffalo quarry. Rinker also recently installed a DC-100 on their 3412 Caterpillar generator.

"I believe in this system, said Kent Partridge, heavy equipment superintendent for Rinker Materials. "A product that provides major economic benefit as well as pollution reduction is almost too good to be true."

"As our valley continues to burst at the seams, we are faced with the great task of maintaining a clean environment in a limited area," said Ron Smolinski, project manager for the Department of Air Quality Management "pollutants such as NOx and VOCs' must be dealt with. It's great to see companies taking a proactive approach to air quality improvement."

Founded in 2000, Emissions Technology, Inc. manufactures cutting edge, easy to install, patent-pending emissions control products for diesel engines. For more information, visit www.emissionstech.com or call (702) 860-8121.




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