Viscon is a fuel additive consisting of a high-molecular weight, pure hydrocarbon polymer. 1,957,389,760 gallons of diesel & biodiesel have been treated using Viscon. June 10, 2010 A vote to approve Viscon for verification was taken by the California Air Resources Board, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California Water Resources Control Board. The C.A.R.B. recommendation for approval included this statement "The benefits associated with the significant decrease in toxic PM make Viscon a viable control strategy in improving air quality in California". The Conclusions on Public Health Impact were performed by the office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. This is a comment from that office. "OEHHA staff concluded that the use of Viscon diesel fuel may reduce morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary diseases, including lung cancer in adults and allergic asthma in children, caused by substances in particles contained in diesel exhaust." Formal verification via an Executive Order is in progress. March 30, 2010 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Viscon California, LLC to receive a $4.25 million guaranteed loan to continue manufacturing and distributing environmentally beneficial fuel additives View announcement summary View USDA's news release August 7, 2009 Kern County Superintendant of Schools (California) achieves 56% reduction in smoke opacity for school buses View test results April 10, 2009 Kern County Superintendant of Schools (California) issues an Open Purchase Order for use of Viscon in its school bus fleet View test results May 28, 2008 Viscon receives approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Texas' TxLED program using a formulation of B20 (20% biodiesel) with Viscon (via a grant from the Texas Environmental Research Consortium with funding provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) View Approval Letter     View Approval Notification     Glossary - TCEQ TxLED October 29, 2007 The Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) publishes technical paper on Viscon titled "Reduction of Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Emissions Using a High Molecular Weight Polymer Fuel Additive" View SAE Abstract No. 2007-01-3981 October 23, 2007 Viscon receives approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Texas' TxLED program using a formulation of diesel fuel treated with Viscon View Approval Letter     View Approval Notification     Glossary - TCEQ TxLED The base chemical component for Viscon is polyisobutylene (PIB) polymer. Applications for the raw PIB include fuel enhancers, chewing gum, and food grade quality additives. Viscon is not a new "miracle" cure to engine exhaust. It has been in development for over 20 years. Viscon's proprietary technology improves the performance of compression ignition engines as well as spark ignition engines. Viscon modifies the physical properties of the fuel. The result is a more uniform mixture of air and fuel components at the molecular level.

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