BAGUIO CITY – A Filipino scientist has invented synthetic fuel which could alter the geo-political state of the world largely dependent on Middle East nations for fossil fuel.
Victor G. Ayco, a chemical engineer, says he has found an opportunity for the country to tap the inexhaustible potentials that science can offer in finding alternatives to fossil fuel and ease the burden of high fuel costs with his invention.
Ayco says two important substances used in another invention of his, a gas-saving gadget are carbon and hydrogen derived from limestone.
These limestone-derived substance combined with water plus a catalyst, which he did not disclose saying it was a trade secret, can produce synthetic fuel which is much cleaner and more efficient than fossil fuels.
“My car actually runs on this synthetic fuel,” he says.
He invented his synthetic fuel in the 1980s and had sought government to help to protect and mass produce it. But government agencies were lukewarm to his invention.
“This is understandable because Ayco invented something which can change the course of civilization,” says Bob Roldan, one of the marketing executives of Ayco. “You can just imagine the implication over those who control the oil industry.”
Ayco says with enough investment money, they would produce their synthetic fuel for mass distribution.
The versatile scientist has also invented a device that “converts ordinary nitrogen (a noncombustible substance) in the atmosphere into combustible nitro-gas, and serves as gasoline and diesel additive in gaseous form for efficient engine combustion.”
The 70-year-old inventor says with efficient engine combustion, a vehicle can run more kilometers with less fuel and emits almost zero toxic pollutants. “Fossil fuel is not the only source of cars and other machines. There are other inexhaustible alternatives to it.”
He got a vital clue from one of the geniuses of the 20th century – Albert Einstein – the theory of relativity, or E=mc2, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the velocity of light.
The Mandaluyong-based chemical engineer says Einstein’s theory helped him perfect his
gas-saving product, which he demonstrated recently before Baguio motorists. “Einstein’s relativity theory states that from matter we can produce energy.”
His invention called “aero-nitro power injector” took 15 years of research and experiment. Patented on Dec. 11, 1985, the device has been marketed only through Energy Philippine Inc., a private firm, which Ayco co-owns with other partners.
Ayco, in introducing his product demonstrated how an internal combustion engine performs two processes. One is the chemical process, which involves combustion or burning. The other is mechanical, which involves motion.
The combustion process for gasoline or diesel involves burning hydrogen and carbon. Incompletely burned fuel leads to the formation of three chemicals-hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen, all of which have been proven hazardous to health and the environment.
He says incompletely burned or un-burned fuel can cause harm because carbon gets stuck inside the engine and can lead to “spark knock” or detonation, which can destroy an internal combustion engine.
Detonation occurs when, after spark fires, it creates a small fireball that spreads across the cylinder.
Unburned carbons sticks to the engine chamber walls and are emitted form the exhaust pipes as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
With unburned carbon, a car engine runs roughly, fuel easily runs out, power gets lost during acceleration, toxic black smoke gets emitted, and carbon deposits are formed within the combustion area and intake valve.
Noxious wastes, Ayco says, deprive a vehicle of fuel economy and performance, leading to costly repairs.
Ayco’s “aero-nitro power injector” is encased in a stainless steel cylinder, measuring five inches long and two inches in diameter, which can be attached to the intake manifold of any diesel or gas engine.
He says the gadget enhances engine performance, eliminates smoke-belching, provides stronger engine power, and saves on fuel.
Activated chemically during fuel and air intake, the invention harnesses the air’s potential elements by producing up to 99.5 percent burning efficiency of fuel in the combustion chamber of an engine.
Ayco says he is processing how to get credits through what is called carbon trading because his invention prevents by 30 to 40 percent the formation of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide-substances that are ruining the ozone layer.
Using a chemical catalyst, which Ayco also refused to identify calling it a trade secret, the gadget converts unwanted carbons and other volatile elements present in the atmosphere into combustible gaseous form.
Since the invention helps a car attain perfect fuel burn with near-zero nitrous oxide emission, which gives more power to a vehicle, using the gadgets is like converting low octane fuel into high octane gasoline, he says.”
The gadget also increases engine power by a maximum of 25 horsepower and increases torque by a maximum of 1,000 RPM (revolution per minute).
Torque, also called moment of a force in physics, is the tendency of a force to rotate the body to which it is applied.
Ayco says his invention is “like a catalytic cracking reactor using a catalyst material reaction but does not take part in it, thus giving greater gasoline yield.”
Based on tests by government agencies, including the departments of energy, science and technology and environment and natural resources, Ayco’s invention can increase engine power by 35 to 60 percent mileage by two to four km to a liter, and engine life span by six to 10 years.
The tests also show that the gadget can cut down maintenance costs by up to 50 percent, can prolong life span of spark plugs and glow plugs, can decrease frequency of tune-ups and oil changes, and can reduce carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions by 99.5 percent.
Ayco also says his gadget is not bulky and easy to install as it can just be attached to the engine air intake manifold.
Suitable to most types of stationary and mobile combustion engines, the gadget can also last six to eight years and can be recharged after maximum use.
Ayco says two important substances used in his gas-saving gadget are carbon and hydrogen derived from limestone.
In the meantime, Ayco and his business partners are busy marketing the aero-nitro power injector not only locally but also in Canada, Belgium and other countries.
At P9,000 per unit and a 10-year warranty, payments may be returned if one is not satisfied with the performance.
Ayco’s invention is now making brisk sales in urban communities seeking to reduce air pollution
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