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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Patented fuel additive developed by the Chevron Corporation}}<br />
{{Infobox brand<br />
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| producttype = [[list of gasoline additives|Fuel additives]]<br />
| currentowner = [[Chevron Corporation]]<br />
| producedby = Chevron Corporation<br />
| country = [[United States|U.S.]]<br />
| introduced = {{start date and age|1981}}<br />
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| markets = [[Service (motor vehicle)|Motor service]]<br />
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| website = {{url|https://www.techron.com|techron.com}}<br />
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'''Techron''' is a formerly patented [[list of gasoline additives|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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martin |first=Tracy |title=How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems |publisher=Motorbooks |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-7603-4073-8 |pages=181 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20100103122026/http://www.chevron.com/products/techron/history/ The History of Techron, 2010, Chevron.com]</ref><ref>[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1a/90/f2/798b671f0accff/US4270930.pdf Campbell, C.B., & Peyla, R. J. (1981). U.S. Patent No. 4,270,930. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.]</ref> <br />
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The [[Chevron Cars]] that debuted in 1995 were used to advertise the additive.<br />
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== Components ==<br />
Techron consists of five components:<ref name="Techron Components">{{cite web |title=Material Safety Data Sheet |url=https://cglapps.chevron.com/msdspds/MSDSDetailPage.aspx?docDataId=283264 |website=[[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214164938/https://cglapps.chevron.com/msdspds/MSDSDetailPage.aspx?docDataId=283264 |archive-date=14 December 2014 |date=2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2019|reason=PEA not listed in archived copy}}<br />
# [[Petroleum distillate|Distillates]], hydrotreated light at 40-70% weight<br />
# [[Stoddard solvent]] at 15-40% weight<br />
# [[Solvent naphtha]] (petroleum), light aromatic at 5-10% weight<br />
# [[1,2,4-trimethylbenzene]] at 1-5% weight<br />
# [[Polyetheramines|Polyetheramine]] (PEA) ([[detergent]]), [[polyether]] amines at 20-49% weight<br />
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== Predecessor ==<br />
"Techroline" was the predecessor to Techron. The company claimed it could control combustion-chamber deposits in cars,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/business/business-technology-science-and-marketing-mix-in-gasoline.html | title=Science and Marketing Mix in Gasoline | work=New York Times | date=2 March 1994 | access-date=12 November 2014 | author=Salpukas, Agis}}</ref> as well as keep their fuel-intake systems clean.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1987/0105/hgas.html | title=Is gasoline behind your car problems? | work=Christian Science Monitor | date=5 January 1987 | access-date=12 November 2014 | author=Dole, Charles E.}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of automotive fuel retailers|List of automotive fuel brands]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{official website}}<br />
* [https://www.chevron.com/-/media/chevron/operations/documents/motor-gas-tech-review.pdf Motor Gasolines Technical Review] on Chevron website (2009)<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050511082313/http://www.chevron.com/news/archive/chevron_press/1995/95-5-15.asp Chevron Unveils New Gasolines With "Techron"] at Chevron Press Release Archives (15 May 1995)<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061017050744/http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/additives/concentrate_plus.shtml Chevron Techron® Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner] on Chevron website (archived 17 Oct 2006)<br />
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