Vibra will take a new generation of biofuel to Petrobras stations in Paraná. Ethanol Petrobras Grid promises to generate more savings, as engine maintenance costs will be lower

The fuel distributor, Vibra, is launching a new generation of biofuel at Petrobras stations in the state of Paraná. In this way, Petrobras Grid Ethanol promises lower costs, more cleanliness, savings and more protection.

Vibra, leader in the fuel distribution market and the largest multi-energy company in the country, announces the launch of a new generation of biofuel for the month of January at Petrobras Service Stations located in Paraná. The new technology of Ethanol Petrobras Grid brings changes which comes to add to the Petrobras Grid and Petrobras Podium gasolines, launched in February 2022.

After several tests, Petrobras stations in Paraná will receive the new biofuel produced with technology that promises protection, cleanliness and cost-effectiveness for engine maintenance

A new biofuel produced by Vibra in partnership with BASF (a German company), Ethanol Petrobras Grid, is made up of Tecno 3, a technology that has innovative additives selected to add unusual properties to traditional ethanol.

This technology promotes cleaning, protection and economy, generating lower maintenance costs for engines, in addition to including more advanced friction modifiers, detergents and anticorrosives. 

Developed during 2021 and tested in laboratories in Germany, the blend of additives used in the production of the new generation of Ethanol Grid was made to be used exclusively in Brazil.

In order to reach the technical specifications of the ANP and arrive at the ideal formula that met the requirements for use in engines, many hours of work were dedicated. 

“When building this new generation of Ethanol Grid, we were concerned with creating a solution aimed exclusively at the Brazilian market. We worked hard on the evolution of the product to adapt it to our reality, we made significant changes to the composition to guarantee the delivery of the quality of the fuel at the Petrobras Stations, which is already widely recognized”, says the engineer and senior analyst of brands and products at Vibra, Eduardo Alcazar.

Through detergency tests carried out on engines, it was proven that the new formula used in the creation of ethanol reduces the creation of residue deposits and removes those that already exist.

It is generally normal for common fuels to generate deposits on engine parts, especially the valves, and additive technology minimizes this problem. In the tests carried out for the creation of the new generation of Ethanol Grid, it was possible to see a decrease of around 52% in these deposits.

With the tests, it was possible to confirm what previous studies had already indicated: that common ethanol, like other fuels, also forms deposits on intake valves and injectors. 

“This is due to the fact that regardless of the fuel, there is a mist of lubricant circulating to the combustion chamber that contributes to these deposits”, points out Alcazar. 

The Ethanol Petrobras Grid produced by Vibra has been highly tested and manages to present several factors that demonstrate the quality of the biofuel in relation to common ethanol

High corrosion protection is one of the most relevant attributes of the new Ethanol Grid.

During the tests, ethanol was the agent that caused 25 to 50% of the rust in the specimen, while the new product achieved a protection capacity of 100.

With regard to wear tests, the new technology achieved a reduction of up to 36% in wear between metal parts compared to common ethanol.

Friction is also reduced when considering common ethanol, reaching less than 40% fiction, proving the increase in lubricity of this ethanol. 

All the factors mentioned above generate greater efficiency in the performance of the car, as well as savings in maintenance and product performance. 

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