Abstract. Evolution equations featuring nonlinearity, dispersion and dissipation are considered here.For classes of such equations that include the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation and the BBMBurgers equation, the zero dissipation limit is studied. Uniform bounds independent of the dissipation coefficient are derived and zero dissipation limit results with optimal convergence rates are established.Mathematics Subject Classification. 35Q35, 35Q53, 76B03, 76B15.