PMV Middle East – August 2019

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http://www.pmvmiddleeast.com AUGUST 2019 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLES

Emirates Leisure Retail is testing the Zaeto D-Zel Aid additive to reduce NOx emissions from its delivery trucks.

An alternative solution to after-treatment
of NOx is pre-treatment of NOx with diesel
additives. About two years ago, UAE-based
Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR), a subsidiary
of the Emirates Group, began exploring
environmentally friendly transportation
solutions as part of the organization’s broader
sustainability strategy.
ELR started looking for ways to reduce
emissions from its fl eet of over 50 trucks that
deliver beverages to retail outlets in the UAE
every day. In this case, the top-down approach
of the management set long-term goals to
mitigate both carbon and NOx emissions and
formulated a plan for emission trials.
For over 13 months, ELR has been
conducting emission trials on its light-duty
delivery trucks using various blends of diesel
and additives, under hot and cold weather
conditions. The trucks are well maintained as
per their service schedules. They operate for at
least 10 hours a day and are at 80–90% of their
payloads while leaving for deliveries.
The diesel additives are supplied by UAE-
based Zaeto which provides eco-friendly
lubricants and greases specifi cally designed
for the climate in the Middle East. Zaeto’s
diesel additive, called D-Zel Aid, can be added
to diesel or biodiesel and helps the fuel burn

cleaner and creates less soot and thus reduces

NOx. D-Zel Aid also reduces the amount

of fuel consumed. The dozing of the diesel

additive in the fuel tanks is done manually by

the drivers.

Nicholas Brooks, managing director, Zaeto,

says: “D-Zel Aid is concentrated diesel additive

which can be added directly into the fuel tank

without the need for retrofi tting or additional

parts. We’ve been dozing 0.5 millilitres of

D-Zel Aid per litre of diesel, which amounts to

50 millilitres for a 100-litre fuel tank. During

these trials, we’ve seen reductions in CO2 by

50–70%, NOx by 35%, and CO by 8%. We’ve

also achieved improvement in fuel economy by

at least 10%.”