Universal Valve launches system preventing ethanol’s water phase separation

In New Jersey, Universal Valve said that it has developed a new tank filling diffusion system that prevents water phase separation in ethanol blended fuels without adding to tank filling time. Ethanol’s tendency to absorb water causes immense headaches in converting existing petroleum infrastructure to ethanol blends.

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