YOUR DIESEL FUEL CAN BE EMISSIONS-FREE. ASK ME HOW.
- Bob Kelly
- Jun 5
- 3 min read
TIM WETZEL BACKGROUND
My name is Tim Wetzel. I'm the first person to have made diesel out of used cooking oil to the petroleum standard (ASTM D975) back in 2006 (patent #20070119095). Today we would call that renewable diesel. I apply techniques of pharmaceutical-grade filtration, enclosed distillation, and chemical manipulation of fuel that nobody else is thinking about and governments are not incentivizing. Since 2006, I have refined my techniques, searching for abundant and cheap feedstocks with the greatest energy potential and chemicals that are cheaper and more effective.
DIESEL BREAKTHROUGH
In the course of that research, I hit upon a chemical-only formula that makes diesel fuel combust more quickly and completely - converting essentially all to energy and leaving little for the exhaust system. My Ford F-150 rated <0.5% on a Nevada DMV opacity meter - that level means "undetectable". Little to no soot forms in engines running my fuel. When you see a big black cloud of smoke coming out of a diesel truck, that is mostly unburnt fuel. That truck is maybe only utilizing 60% of its fuel. My fuel additive applies to both petroleum-based and renewable diesel. Renewable diesel pollutes at about half the rate of petroleum diesel.
DIESEL HISTORY
Diesel fuel, named after Rudolf Diesel, emerged from his invention of the compression-ignition engine in 1892. At the 1900 Paris Exposition, Diesel showcased his engine running on peanut oil, envisioning versatile, locally sourced fuels. However, petroleum-based diesel, a refinery byproduct, became the standard by the 1920s due to its abundance and energy density, powering trucks, ships, and industrial machinery. The ASTM D975 standard, established in 1948, formalized diesel fuel specifications in the U.S., defining grades based on viscosity, cetane, and sulfur content to ensure engine compatibility. Diesel fuel’s
efficiency drove its adoption in transportation, especially post-World War II, with Europe embracing diesel cars by the 1970s amid the oil crisis.
Environmental concerns led to ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), mandated in the U.S. by 2006 (<15 ppm sulfur) to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. This required advanced refining techniques like hydrodesulfurization. Europe followed with similar standards (EN 590, 1993), targeting <10 ppm sulfur by 2009. ULSD enabled cleaner technologies like catalytic converters but raised production costs.
Government policies of the 2000s have incentivized bio-based fuels. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, petroleum fuel producers subsidize manufacturers of biodiesel and renewable diesel. No bio-based fuel producer is profitable and sustainable without subsidies. Increasing utilization of farmland for fuel feedstocks puts pressure on food prices, draws down our water resources, and shrinks habitat for wildlife. What you may notice from this history is that after the reduction in sulfur to 10 to 15 ppm, which is a relatively simple step for refineries, nobody is thinking about how petroleum-based fuels might be improved.
FUTURE OF THE PETROLEUM ECONOMY
That's where my diesel fuel additive steps in. It is the first technique in decades to improve diesel fuel. If diesel fuel will become essentially non-polluting, there is no need to prejudice petroleum against other energy sources. There is no need to spend trillions to build an electrification infrastructure for transportation and manufacturing from scratch. My additive works with the current infrastructure. My technology fuel platform has many further implications: clean fuels of all types, lightweight jet and space fuels, recycling of petrochemical wastes, and the clean up of pollution at fracking well sites.
PROOF OF CONCEPT
I am looking for interested parties wanting to discuss the future of fuel. Please reach out with a phone
call.
Tim Wetzel
CEO Barstow Renewable Fuel
cell: (310) 658-1508
email: timw007007@gmail.com
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