Water based fuels

Rudolf W. Gunnerman of Reno, Nevada has
invented a safe, inexpensive, environment-friendly fuel that could
revolutionize transportation and counteract the world’s most prevalent source
of pollution—the 3 billion gallons of petroleum burned every day world-wide.

Gunnerman came to the US from Germany in 1949,
with 21 years behind him and only $20 in his pocket. After much time and
effort, his engineering skills and innovations, including a patented process
for burning wood pellets (1976), made him a great success.

In 1987, Gunnerman began to apply his talent
and his fortune to water-based fuels. Though it is proverbial that oil and
water don’t mix, Gunnerman invented a special emulsifier additive that
overcomes that problem. He has created workable mixtures of alcohol and
water, gasoline and water, diesel fuel and water, and most recently (1992)
water and naphtha, an even cleaner-burning petroleum derivative. These are
known collectively as A-55® Clean Fuels.

fireGunnerman’s fuels could reduce pollutant
emissions an average of 50 percent, while improving efficiency in vehicles
over 25 percent.* The fuels are safer than gasoline, being flame-resistant
outside the engine. The A-55® Fuels can even reduce water pollution, since
contaminated water produced by crude-oil refineries can be used as their
water base. Gunnerman’s fuels can be manufactured and distributed using
current facilities, and can be used in any open-flame or internal combustion
engine—in fact, they can be used in most existing cars after only $300 of
mechanical adjustments.

Gunnerman has had great success with the
transportation and utilities companies already using his fuels. Oil companies
also look with favor on his fuels, since they offer relief to the petroleum
market in light of tightening emission regulations. He now holds seven US
patents and many more from other countries; he has active or pending
licensing agreements in Australia, Korea, Mexico, and elsewhere. Rudolf
Gunnerman continues to move toward his goal of making his revolutionary fuels
available to the world.

To read about another environment-friendly
inventor, see our profile of Patricia Billings

*A-55® L.P. is the source for this
information. The Lemelson-MIT Awards Program and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology cannot guarantee the accuracy of the statement.

http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/gunnerman.html

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