Enhances VLSFO performance by improving fuel stability, boosting combustion, and preventing sludge buildup for cleaner, more efficient engine operation.
Improve your CII Rating
Whether operating on HFO or transitioning to marine diesel, Innospec has the solution. Since 1st Jan 2020, marine fuels must meet the 0.5% sulfur cap by mass, creating new challenges for fuel stability and fleet operability.
Through our partnership with Innospec, Hostmost offers fuel additive solutions that deliver efficiency, reliability, and environmental compliance. We are the official distributor of Innospec Fuel Additives in Hong Kong and South China.
For fuel additive enquiries: innospec@hostmostgroup.com
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About
Innospec understands the challenges of today’s marine fuels and offers next-generation additives to meet them. As the world’s largest supplier of marine fuel additives, Innospec’s trusted portfolio helps enhance engine reliability, improve fuel economy, and reduce maintenance, regardless of fuel quality. Backed by decades of fleet trials and lab testing, these solutions optimize performance, cut fuel consumption, lower emissions, and deliver cost savings for Hostmost clients.
Total Engine Failure
These images show the aftermath of total engine failure, despite the VLSFO meeting ISO 8217 specs. Even in clean tanks, the fuel broke down within four hours. This isn’t an isolated case, similar failures have been reported with ‘on spec’ fuels.
Real-World Results
3.9% improvement in fuel economy
Innospec’s fuel treatments improve energy efficiency and deliver up to 3.9% in fuel savings, reducing operational costs while maintaining performance.
22% decrease in PAH
Innospec’s additives cut Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions by up to 22%, improving environmental impact without affecting engine performance.
60% reduction in black smoke
Octamar™ reduces black smoke emissions by up to 60%, creating a safer and more pleasant onboard environment without compromising reliability.
100% prevention of sludge formation
Octamar™ prevents both distillate and asphaltene sludge in VLSFO, keeping fuel systems clean, reducing waste, and lowering maintenance needs.
Visible reduction of fuel system deposits
Octamar™ improves internal fuel cleanliness, reducing buildup on engine components leading to cleaner parts, fewer disruptions, and better fuel efficiency.
Main Products
Innospec’s Octamar™ range of combustion catalysts is recognized by ClassNK, one of the world’s leading ship classification societies. ClassNK independently verified the performance of Octamar™ Ultra HF, Octamar™ Complete, and Octamar™ F35C in improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. Octamar™ HF-10 Plus also received a ‘Statement of Fact’ confirming its effectiveness in maintaining VLSFO stability.
Octamar™ Ultra HF, along with Octamar™ HF-10 PLUS, are the only additives that protect against both distillate sludge and asphaltene sludge.
Advanced fuel stabilizer for scrubber vessels that boosts energy efficiency, cuts emissions, and supports CII compliance.
Dispersant and combustion improver that stabilizes heavy fuel, breaks down sludge, and enhances combustion for cleaner engine operation and fuel efficiency.
Octamar™ HF-10 PLUS, along with Octamar™ Ultra HF , are the only additives that protect against both distillate sludge and asphaltene sludge.
Stabilizes fuel blends, prevents sludge, and ensures safer fuel changeovers, protecting engines and improving combustion efficiency.
Delivers optimum fuel performance by improving lubricity, stability, and corrosion resistance—while protecting against ageing, fouling, and bacteria, even in biofuel blends.
Other Products
Octamar™ F 35 C
Highly efficient, reliable technology for scrubber vessels.
- Optimizes energy efficiency
- Improves ignition and combustion profile
- Reduces SFOC and CO2e
- Reduces particulate matter and black smoke in exhaust gases
- Reduces exhaust system fouling
- Low impact exhaust system cleaning – soot catalyst
Octamar™ Winderflow
High performing Multi-functional Cold Flow Improver.
- Protects against wax formation
- Improves low temperature operability
- Reduces CFPP (Cold Filter Plugging Point)
- Reduces pour point
- Keeps fuel pumpable and filterable in cold climate conditions
Grotamar® 71
Provides lasting protection against microbial material degradation with broad, balanced spectrum of effects, works immediately.
- Effective in all liquid hydrocarbon fuels, including biofuels
- Used for shock treatment or as a preventive measure
- Controls common bacteria, yeasts, and molds
- Protects tank surfaces from microbes, minimizing re-contamination
- Treats dissolved/emulsified water in fuel layer
- Residual protection remains in storage tanks when water bottoms are drained
- Provides downstream protection during distribution
- Transfers between fuel and water phases in equilibrium
- as biocide in the water phase is consumed it is replenished
- treats any water introduced into the storage tank
- Reduces unplanned shutdowns and maintenance
- Prevents sediment and slime formation, avoiding filter blockages
- Maintains performance of other fuel additives, which may become deactivated by microbes
- Prevents engine injector fouling in vehicles
Octamar (TM) BT-8 Plus LN x
An asphaltene dispersant-stabilizer uniquely combined with a combustion catalyst that keeps the fuel system clean and improves the combustion of fuel.
- Extensively proven by ship trials to reduce fuel sludge up to 70%
- Maintains HFO stability at on board storage temperature up to 12 months
- Increases tolerance and compatibility for blending of heavy and light fuel components
- Inhibits or strongly reduces storage tank sludge formation
- Effective in maintaining storage tank cleanliness
- Maintains performance of fuel handling system – separators, filters, viscometers and fuel lines
- Improves atomization and fuel economy up to 3%
- Promotes complete combust ion reducing carbon deposits throughout the exhaust system and to the environment
- Maintains turbocharger and economizer efficiency
- Reduces particulate matter up to 40%
- Substantially reduces the risk of economizer fires
- Less soot particulates on deck
Octamar MP-4 LN
Ash inhibitor and combustion catalyst, is a highly concentrated organo-metallic additive for residual marine fuels.
- Significantly reduces or eliminates ash deposits
- Improves boiler and engine efficiency
- Reduces hot and cold end corrosion
- Improves combustion substantially reducing unburned carbon
- Extends maintenance schedule
- Improves fuel economy
Logistics
Worldwide Marine Stock Points REV9 2019
Some Marine Stock Points worldwide are not published in the PDF. Please check with us for more details.
Understanding CII Solutions and Optimizing Performance
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