Motor gasolines, winter 1982-83

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5763905· OSTI ID:5763905

Shelton, E M

Analytical data for 1330 samples of motor gasoline, were collected from service stations throughout the country and were analyzed in the laboratories of various refiners, motor manufacturers, and chemical companies. The data were submitted to the Bartlesville Energy Technology Center for study, necessary calculations, and compilation under a cooperative agreement between the Bartlesville Energy Technology Center (BETC) and the American Petroleum Institute (API). The samples represent the products of 28 companies, large and small, which manufacture and supply gasoline. These data are tabulated by groups according to brands (unlabeled) and grades for 17 marketing districts into which the country is divided. A map included in this report, shows marketing areas, districts and sampling locations. The report also includes charts indicating the trends of selected properties of motor fuels since winter 1959-1960 survey for the leaded gasolines, and since winter 1979-1980 survey for the unleaded gasolines. Sixteen octane distribution percent charts for areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 for unleaded antiknock index (R + M)/2 below 90.0, unleaded antiknock index (R + M/2 90.0 and above, leaded antiknock index (R + M)/2 below 93.0, and leaded antiknock index (R + M)/2 93.0 and above grades of gasoline are presented in this report. The antiknock (octane) index (R + M)/2 averages of gasoline sold in this country were 87.3 for unleaded below 90.0, 91.5 for unleaded 90.0 and above, and 89.1 for leaded below 93.0, and no data was reported in this report for leaded gasolines with an antiknock index (R + M)/2 93.0 and above. 21 figures, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: USDOE Bartlesville Energy Technology Center, OK
• OSTI ID: 5763905
• Report Number(s): DOE/BETC/PPS-83/3; ON: DE83017705
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANTIKNOCK RATINGS
API GRAVITY
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
CONTROL
DATA
DENSITY
DISTILLATION
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FUELS
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GUMS
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
LEAD
LIQUID FUELS
MARKETERS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
QUALITY CONTROL
RETAILERS
SAMPLING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFUR CONTENT
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
UNLEADED GASOLINE
VAPOR PRESSURE