Fireside boiler treatment is necessary to prevent fireside slag/deposition from fuel ash components, fireside corrosion, and cold end corrosion. BASTECH has fuel conditioner products that primarily consist of organo metallic formulations and help address problems associated with pre combustion, combustion, and post combustion.

Pre-Combustion: In the pre combustion area, water can create corrosion problems with storage tank surfaces and oil transfer lines, as well as contribute to flameouts. In order to minimize problems, BASTECH has fuel conditioners to emulsify water into the oil. We have very wide range of fuel additives which control sludge formation, preventing problems associated with plug oil pre heaters, and burner tips. Post-Combustion: Main problem are slagging and corrosion on the Cold or Hot sides of a boiler. The corrosion is due to SO2 being catalyzed by the vanadium-laden slag to form sulfuric acid on the cooler sections of a boiler. We have very wide range of Fuel conditioners which minimize Corrosion as well as Slag Build Up. Combustion: We have very wide range of catalysts to enhance combustion thus reducing unburned carbon emissions. Excessive stack emissions can create “out-of compliance” situations, resulting in unfavourable publicity for your plant. Also impact furnace inner structure.

The commonly used Fuel Additives include:

1. Emulsifier:These are surface active agents synthesised to emulsify droplets of water present in oil & prevent water separation .Larger drops of Oil separate from oil & settle in storage in tank .
2. Corrosion Inhibitor For Fuel Feed System:Organic soluble amines are good corrosion inhibitor at lower Concentration. They absorb on metal surface forming a thin layer preventing attack of Salty water on metal.
3. Sludge Dispersant:They are polymeric surface active agents. The dispersant keeps Sludge in Suspension. Surface active agent does not allow agglomeration & settling during storage.
4. Pour Point Dispersant: The pour point dispersant is again a polymeric compound which does not allow wax to crystallize & gel. It keeps wax in dispersed condition increasing Oil Flowability.
5. Surfactant :It is a detergent like material which prevents agglomeration of asphaltene. It also keeps the heat exchange surface ,strainers clean. The surfactant reduces surface tension of oil.
6. Antioxidants:These chemicals provide oxidation ,polymerization & microbiological degreadation of fuel oil during storage.
7. Combustion Catalyst:The catalyst speeds up combustion process in furnace . Fuel burns in shorter period & more completely in the presence of catalyst.The asphaltenes ,sludge & wax in fuel burns faster reducing soot formation. Catalyst Increases combustion efficiency & allows operation at lower percentage of excess air . It reduces the ignition temperature of soot. Therefore some of the soot deposits at the colder areas are burnt off by the action of combustion catalyst. 
8. Slag Modifier:The slag is made Non Reactive & its fusion temperature is increased by these chemicals .Vanadium –sodium ash fusion temperature is increased by the slag modifier reducing slagging in Boiler.

Fireside boiler treatment is necessary to prevent fireside slag/deposition from fuel ash components, fireside corrosion, and cold end corrosion. BASTECH has fuel conditioner products that primarily consist of organo metallic formulations and help address problems associated with pre combustion, combustion, and post combustion.

Pre-Combustion: In the pre combustion area, water can create corrosion problems with storage tank surfaces and oil transfer lines, as well as contribute to flameouts. In order to minimize problems, BASTECH has fuel conditioners to emulsify water into the oil. We have very wide range of fuel additives which control sludge formation, preventing problems associated with plug oil pre heaters, and burner tips. Post-Combustion: Main problem are slagging and corrosion on the Cold or Hot sides of a boiler. The corrosion is due to SO2 being catalyzed by the vanadium-laden slag to form sulfuric acid on the cooler sections of a boiler. We have very wide range of Fuel conditioners which minimize Corrosion as well as Slag Build Up. Combustion: We have very wide range of catalysts to enhance combustion thus reducing unburned carbon emissions. Excessive stack emissions can create “out-of compliance” situations, resulting in unfavourable publicity for your plant. Also impact furnace inner structure.

The commonly used Fuel Additives include:

1. Emulsifier:These are surface active agents synthesised to emulsify droplets of water present in oil & prevent water separation .Larger drops of Oil separate from oil & settle in storage in tank .
2. Corrosion Inhibitor For Fuel Feed System:Organic soluble amines are good corrosion inhibitor at lower Concentration. They absorb on metal surface forming a thin layer preventing attack of Salty water on metal.
3. Sludge Dispersant:They are polymeric surface active agents. The dispersant keeps Sludge in Suspension. Surface active agent does not allow agglomeration & settling during storage.
4. Pour Point Dispersant: The pour point dispersant is again a polymeric compound which does not allow wax to crystallize & gel. It keeps wax in dispersed condition increasing Oil Flowability.
5. Surfactant :It is a detergent like material which prevents agglomeration of asphaltene. It also keeps the heat exchange surface ,strainers clean. The surfactant reduces surface tension of oil.
6. Antioxidants:These chemicals provide oxidation ,polymerization & microbiological degreadation of fuel oil during storage.
7. Combustion Catalyst:The catalyst speeds up combustion process in furnace . Fuel burns in shorter period & more completely in the presence of catalyst.The asphaltenes ,sludge & wax in fuel burns faster reducing soot formation. Catalyst Increases combustion efficiency & allows operation at lower percentage of excess air . It reduces the ignition temperature of soot. Therefore some of the soot deposits at the colder areas are burnt off by the action of combustion catalyst. 
8. Slag Modifier:The slag is made Non Reactive & its fusion temperature is increased by these chemicals .Vanadium –sodium ash fusion temperature is increased by the slag modifier reducing slagging in Boiler.