Diesel Exhaust Treatment Burner

In September 2002, Ken Rieli announced his newly developed technology for cleaning up diesel emissions in stationary power generators, heavy equipment, ships, class 8 trucks & locomotives.

The Phoenix DETB (Diesel Exhaust Treatment Burner) is a refinement of Ken’s basic UCB technology.

Phoenix UCB – Ultra-Clean Burn Technology

The Phoenix UCB is a technology that utilizes basic pyro-catalytics to break down long-chain molecules such as crankcase & other heavy oils into short-chain molecules such as methane, methanol, and carbon monoxide.

Subsequent burning of these short chain molecules results in a nearly 100% combustion rate. Conversely, burning unconverted long-chain molecules yields carbon soot as a byproduct, with lower combustion efficiencies.

Phoenix DETB – Diesel Exhaust Treatment Burner

The Phoenix DETB is a small device developed as a refinement of the UCB technology, and is being developed as part of our sustainable growth plan.

All of the diesel exhaust systems must deal with nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. It is the particulate filter (or soot trap) that we are most interested in at this time.

Soot Traps will Increase Fuel Costs

As diesel engines operate, they produce soot particles that must be filtered or trapped to meet new emissions standards. When the trap becomes overloaded or full, it must be regenerated to maintain high engine efficiencies.

This regeneration of the soot trap is normally accomplished using a small auxiliary burner. The regeneration burner draws diesel fuel from the vehicle’s tank and burns at around 1200 degrees F. for six to ten minutes, every 2-8 hours (depending on engine load and duty).

Since the burner uses premium-priced diesel fuel, the result is a 2-5% increase in fuel usage, and an equal increase in operational costs as seen by the end customer. It is this 2-5% increase in operational costs that the Phoenix DETB addresses.

How the Phoenix DETB Works

Instead of drawing diesel fuel from the vehicle’s (or stationary generator’s) tanks, the Phoenix DETB draws recycled waste oil from a small auxiliary tank, converts the heavy oil to combustible gases, and burns-off the soot trap.

Benefits

Since the Phoenix DETB operates in an ultra-clean mode, it is far cleaner burning that the regenerator burners now being used.

The Phoenix DETB, in conjunction with advanced proprietary concepts in soot trap construction, will greatly reduce both the capital cost and operational costs of diesel engines across the board.

What this means in real terms is that fleet owners, municipal road commissions, railway operators and power producers will be able to continue growing while drastically reducing emissions, resulting in dramatically better air quality.