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Bromine number should replace FIA in gasoline olefins testing

Journal Article · · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)
OSTI ID:6884036
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  1. Marathon Oil Co., Littleton, CO (United States)

Fluorescent indicator adsorption (FIA) analysis, the ASTM test method proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for monitoring olefins in reformulated gasoline, is subject to significant bias and imprecision. This paper reports on a more accurate, environmentally pertinent measure of olefin content in reformulated gasoline is bromine number another ASTM method. Petroleum chemists should therefore work together with the EPA to select and optimize a bromine number procedure specifically designed for reformulated gasoline to replace FIA.

OSTI ID:
6884036
Journal Information:
Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:52; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English