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Texas Approves Green Plus as Alternative Formulation Solution for Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED).


MONROVIA, Calif. -- Biofriendly Corporation announced today that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality is the environmental agency for the U.S. state of Texas. External links
  • TCEQ
 (TCEQ TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (formerly TNRCC) ) has issued a notification approving Biofriendly's Green Plus(R) diesel fuel enhancer as an Alternative Formulation solution when added to standard #2 low sulfur (500 parts per million parts per million

mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm.
) diesel to meet the State's new stringent Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED) regulation.

The TxLED law, which goes into effect October 1, 2005, requires Texas diesel producers and importers to supply a diesel fuel formulation that meets the Texas Low Emission Diesel requirements in the 110 counties in Texas designated as U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid.

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 non-attainment areas (areas which have consistently surpassed the ozone and other air pollution levels). Biofriendly's Green Plus won approval after meeting the Texas Low Emission Diesel requirements as an Alternative Formulation by passing a series of complex Federal tests. Producers and importers may now use Green Plus as their solution to meet the requirements of Texas Low Emission Diesel in the 110 affected counties.

Texas Requires Diesel Emissions on Par with California

Texas, under its new law, requires its diesel emissions in the 110 affected counties to be on par with clean California diesel. As in California, Texas has allowed alternatives to producing a more costly fuel formulation, which requires substantial investment by producers in new refining equipment. Both Texas and California have sought alternative solutions that allow the use of standard EPA-approved diesel along with a product like Green Plus that lowers emissions to levels equivalent to California diesel. In independent testing by an EPA and California Air Resources Board-accepted laboratory, Biofriendly is the first company with a product that meets the new requirements set by Texas in its most recent rule change that became effective in March 2005.

"We are pleased to be able to provide Texas with an effective emission reduction solution that is very cost effective, easy to implement, and that also improves the overall performance of diesel engines," said Robert Carroll, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Biofriendly Corporation. "We are looking forward to supplying the needs of Texas in its quest to reduce pollution cost effectively." Mr. Carroll said the company is currently in contract discussions with a number of major oil companies and fuel providers.

Texas Could Reduce Smog-Producing NOx by Over 13,000 Tons Per Year

The use of Green Plus as part of TxLED fuel will reduce all of the harmful gaseous gas·e·ous
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.

2. Full of or containing gas; gassy.
 and pollutant pol·lut·ant
n.
Something that pollutes, especially a waste material that contaminates air, soil, or water.
 emissions from current diesel fuel. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent"
above all, most especially
, Green Plus could potentially help Texas reduce smog-causing nitrogen oxides Noun 1. nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
 (NOx) by over 13,000 tons per year.

Heavy-duty Urban Transient Cycle Test

Recently, the TCEQ unanimously approved the latest test protocol for the TxLED Alternative Formulation and released the requirements in March of this year. The test requires that a low emission diesel fuel that complies with the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California  specifications serve as the reference fuel against which a candidate fuel must achieve comparable or better emissions levels. The California reference fuel specification includes requirements such as 10% maximum aromatics content, a minimum cetane number cetane number
n.
The performance rating of a diesel fuel, corresponding to the percentage of cetane in a cetane-methylnaphthalene mixture with the same ignition performance. A higher cetane number indicates greater fuel efficiency.
 of 48, and 15 parts-per-million (ppm) sulfur content. The candidate fuel was standard Texas diesel, which complied with U.S. EPA requirements. Green Plus was added to the Texas fuel, and the Federal Test Procedure Heavy-duty Urban Transient Cycle test was run in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations The New Deal program of legislation enacted during the administration of President franklin roosevelt established a large number of new federal agencies, which generated a shapeless and confusing mass of new regulations.  Title 40 procedures. The notification of approval can be found on the State of Texas web site at http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/oprd/sips/cleandiesel.html#Formulations

Alternative Formulation Simplifies Approval Procedures

As a result of the approval of Green Plus as an Alternative Formulation solution, fuel providers in Texas will not have to submit complicated Alternative Plan documents and wait for approval by the State and the U.S. EPA. Instead, fuel providers will simply have to show that they are using Green Plus to meet the TxLED regulations.

About Biofriendly Corporation and Green Plus

Under development for over 10 years, Green Plus is a product that employs nanotechnology (working at the molecular level) to achieve a breakthrough combination of reduced emissions and improved fuel economy. Green Plus is added in very small quantities to fuel in order to create a more complete, cooler, and more linear burn. The product has undergone rigorous testing in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and Europe, and has over 150 million miles of on-road/on-ocean use. Green Plus is now available commercially worldwide.

Biofriendly Corporation has introduced Green Plus, the world's most effective solution for significantly improving fuel economy and reducing harmful emissions. Green Plus is designed for use in diesel, gasoline, and other hydrocarbon-based fuels. This patent-pending product was invented by the same innovators who created Vortoil, the award-winning oil-water separator for offshore oil production. For more information, please visit www.biofriendly.com.
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