Fuel Shock

Fuel Shock is a liquid oil soluble and water soluble potent broad spectrum microbicide that is designed to prevent and control bacterial and fungal growth that can occur in diesel fuels and home heating oils.

Diesel fuels and home heating oils are often stored in conditions that can lead to intimate contact with water. Under these storage conditions the growth of micro-organisms can occur. Such microbial growth, if not controlled, can produce dense masses that are capable of clogging filters, pumps and fuel lines. Microbes also release organic acids which can accelerate corrosion of metals that can result in damage to storage tanks and fuel pumping equipment. Fuel Shock when added to the fuel at the recommended treatment rate of one gallon to every 4000 gallons of fuel will kill and control any microbial growth that is present in the diesel fuel or home heating oil.

Fuel Shock, when used at the recommended treatment rate, can also be used to shock treat a fuel storage tank that is infested with a large population of micro-organisms. Fuel Shock will kill these micro-organisms so that they can be removed from the system. After the micro-organisms are killed the fuel should be pumped out of the storage tanks and filtered to remove the water bottoms and sludge containing the micro-organisms. The water bottoms and sludge should then be disposed of as a hazardous acidic industrial oily waste in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws and Regulations. Under no circumstances should these water bottoms and sludge be placed into sanitary or storm water sewage systems, landfills or natural waterways such as lakes, rivers and streams. In extreme cases, where severe microbial growth has occurred and this growth is attached to the walls of the storage tank, the tank should be thoroughly cleaned before the treated fuel is placed back into the tank.

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