ENVIRONMENT
Three options for a greener port
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hris Richardson, President of BNAC Environmental Solutions, has dedicated his entire career to improving the environment, and human health and safety, through the replacement of toxic chemicals for equally — and in many cases — more effective
solutions for industrial cleaners, highperformance lubricants, and products that reduce harmful air emissions. When asked to provide options for APP members interested in finding the best products to use for their own operations, Richardson chose the following three.
Aderco
Reducing emissions — and your environmental footprint — is as simple as improving your fuel. Aderco improves fuel burn, increases fuel lubricity, and reduces DEF consumption, lowering operational costs. Cascadia Scientific completed fuel improvement testing for Alcoa Mines in Australia and
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showed a 4.5 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when using Aderco. It’s good to be Green. Since 1981, Aderco has been developing fuel treatment solutions that improve fuel efficiency and operational reliability while reducing overall environmental impact. These environmentally responsible fuel treatment solutions are at the core of the business strategies of numerous blue-chip companies in the global marine, mining, and land transportation sectors. Aderco’s approach is straightforward and based on dialogue. It is aligned with three fundamental principles shared with all their customers: Efficiency, Economy, and Environment. The implementation of solutions is systematically monitored, evaluated, and quantified — without any disruption to operations. Reducing the environmental impact of vehicles is a major challenge but using Aderco fuel treatment solutions is a step in the right direction. The performance and sustainability of Aderco products are confirmed by and registered
with international testing and certification bodies, including Bureau Veritas, SGS and Intertek. Aderco solutions do not impact fuel specifications and are compliant with the EU’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) as well as Australia’s NICNAS (National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme). Aderco’s V35 surfactant technology is a 100 per cent plant-derived solution that acts as a combustion improver combined with added lubricity improver. Aderco V35 was developed for medium fuel users and storage facilities and works in all types of residual or distillate fuels. Aderco V35 homogenizes fuel, cleans, and protects components, maximizes the energy potential, and minimizes emissions. It is designed to solve fuel-related problems before, during and after combustion. There is only a physical action on the fuel, there is no risk of a chemical reaction and no change to the fuel specifications. Aderco V35 is classified as non-hazardous and non-restricted for transport. The treatment is self-dispersant – no dosage or mixing equipment required. With a dosage rate of 1L for 20,000L, it offers a significantly reduced cost per litre of fuel treated.
