Motor gasolines, summer 1980

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6796381

Shelton, E M

Analytical data for 2062 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 48 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 1949. Twelve octane distribution percent charts for areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 for unleaded, regular, and premium grades of gasoline are presented in this report. The anitknock (octane) index ((R + M)/2) averages of gasolines sold in this country were 87.8 for the unleaded below 90.0, 91.6 for the unleaded 90.0 and above, 88.9 for the regular, and 92.8 for the premium grades of gasoline.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Bartlesville, OK (USA). Bartlesville Energy Technology Center
• OSTI ID: 6796381
• Report Number(s): DOE/BETC/PPS-81/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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REGIONAL ANALYSIS
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