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Question by Shelto
Submitted on 7/16/2003
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What is the typical composition of gasoline at the pump in China. I am looking for the breakdown by chemical formula rather than the usual(parrafin, olefin, BTEX etc). Anyone?


Answer by Science Guy
Submitted on 2/22/2004
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Gasoline is a mixture beetween petroleom and crude oil, then it is run through a catalytic cracker.

 

Answer by didofido
Submitted on 6/30/2004
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www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6en/xp/lppapp6a.pdf

 

Answer by skkelly
Submitted on 10/7/2004
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http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/514gasoline.html

The front page has an explanation, but click on "Compounds in Gasoline" or go to:

http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/515gasolinefs.html

for a listing of the common hydrocarbons in gasoline, including chemical names and graphics of the molecules.

 

Answer by m
Submitted on 10/8/2005
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq/part2/

 

Answer by safety
Submitted on 10/24/2005
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THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A MSDS:

Section 2 Composition/Information on Ingredients listed by:

Component
CAS No.
Amount (Vol%)

LIGHT PETROLEUM DISTILLATE
8006-61-9
0 - 99.9

TOLUENE
108-88-3
0 - 30
XYLENE
1330-20-7
0 - 25
CYCLOHEXANE
110-82-7
0 - 9
ETHYL BENZENE
100-41-4
0 - 5
N-HEXANE
110-54-3
0 - 5
NAPHTHALENE
91-20-3
0 - 5
1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
95-63-6
0 - 5
BENZENE
71-43-2
0.1 - 4.9
CUMENE
98-82-8
0 - 1

 

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