Techron
Patented fuel additive developed by the Chevron Corporation
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Techron is a formerly patented fuel additive developed by Chevron Corporation and sold in its fuel operations (including Texaco and Caltex). It contains polyether amine (PEA) and polybutene amine (PBA), which are detergent additives purported to dissolve deposits in automotive engines and prevent them from building up.[1]
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| Product type | Fuel additives |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chevron Corporation |
| Produced by | Chevron Corporation |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1981 |
| Markets | Motor service |
| Website | techron.com |
Chevron released Techron as an additive in 1981, and began including it in all of their gasoline products in 1995. It is still available as a concentrate today.[2][3] The Chevron Cars that debuted in 1995 were used to advertise the additive.
Components
Techron consists of five components:[4][failed verification]
- Distillates, hydrotreated light at 40-70% weight
- Stoddard solvent at 15-40% weight
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light aromatic at 5-10% weight
- 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene at 1-5% weight
- Polyetheramine (PEA) (detergent), polyether amines at 20-49% weight
