Because
of the impurities in petroleum-based fuels, carbon deposits form along
the surfaces of the combustion chamber, which will not combust at
temperatures lower than 600ºC. This becomes a problem because the
surfaces of the combustion chamber stay cooler than 600ºC, which means
that these deposits will not burn off by themselves. These deposits are
the problem. They are what cause your fuel mileage to drop over the
life of your vehicle, they are what cause you to have to use higher
octane fuels, they are the primary cause of automotive emissions, they
are what cause your motor oil to get dirtier faster, they are what plug
up your fuel injectors, and they are what cause a decline in overall
engine performance. As a Catalyst, Ferox lowers the Energy of
Activation of the rate-determining step to 200ºC, which allows the
carbon deposits to burn off at temperatures as low as 200ºC as opposed
to 600ºC. Below is a diagram of a combustion chamber, where as you can
see, the areas around the Piston Tops and Cylinder walls are relatively
cooler. These are the areas where impurities tend to build up and form
deposits. Ferox bonds to these impurities and deposits, and as a
catalyst it allows a chemical reaction to happen at a temperature where
it normally wouldn’t happen. This chemical reaction allows the
impurities to completely combust, and the deposits to burn off.
