Fuels and Fuel Additives
RFG Property and Performance Averages for Chicago-Lake Co., IL, Gary, IN
| Summer | Years & Standards: Simple Model |
Phase I Complex |
Phase II Complex |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005* | 2006 |
| Number of surveys | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Average of oxygen (w%) | 2.59 | 3.36 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 3.51 | 3.52 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.61 | 3.67 | 3.59 |
| Average of benzene (v%) | 0.827 | 0.879 | 0.915 | 0.904 | 0.968 | 0.777 | 0.777 | 0.746 | 0.726 | 0.814 | 0.844 | 0.812 | 0.839 |
| Average of rvp (psi) | 7.93 | 7.91 | 7.95 | 7.91 | 7.93 | 6.71 | 6.80 | 6.78 | 6.80 | 6.93 | 6.94 | 7.59 | 7.05 |
| Average of aromatics (v%) | 24.89 | 24.08 | 24.72 | 25.09 | 23.10 | 17.07 | 19.21 | 18.71 | 18.47 | 18.54 | 18.05 | 17.74 | 17.40 |
| Average of sulfur (ppm) | 255 | 278 | 102 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 86 | 76 | 89 | 46 | |||
| Average of olefins (v%) | 6.64 | 6.83 | 3.97 | 5.33 | 5.76 | 6.46 | 5.82 | 4.70 | 4.57 | 4.64 | |||
| Average of E200 (%) | 50.7 | 51.0 | 46.2 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 45.9 | 46.6 | 46.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | |||
| Average of E300 (%) | 81.8 | 82.9 | 85.9 | 84.6 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 83.6 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 84.0 | |||
| Average of T50 (F) | 194.0 | 192.0 | 208.3 | 209.3 | 208.9 | 209.9 | 207.9 | 209.7 | 202.0 | 204.2 | |||
| Average of T90 (F) | 340.6 | 337.4 | 323.8 | 329.4 | 330.5 | 329.9 | 334.2 | 337.7 | 339.3 | 332.7 | |||
| Average of MTBE (w%) | 1.89 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of ethanol (w%) | 6.33 | 9.29 | 9.57 | 9.74 | 10.21 | 10.12 | 10.14 | 10.09 | 10.10 | 10.15 | 10.39 | 10.56 | 10.34 |
| Average of TAME (w%) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of ETBE (w%) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of TPA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of IPA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of NBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of TBA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of NPA (w%) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of SBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of DIPE (w%) | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of IBA (w%) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of methanol (w%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Avg Ethanol Volume% | 9.52 | 9.47 | 9.48 | 9.51 | 9.74 | 9.87 | 9.66 | ||||||
| Avg Specific Gravity | 0.744 | 0.744 | 0.742 | 0.742 | |||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 20.64 | 20.62 | |||||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 25.15 | 24.65 | |||||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.10 | 3.99 | |||||||||||
| Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 14.90 | 15.34 | 28.36 | 27.12 | 27.33 | 27.36 | 26.82 | 26.72 | 26.58 | ||||
| Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 21.86 | 21.70 | 31.41 | 29.72 | 30.24 | 30.37 | 30.04 | 29.99 | 31.28 | ||||
| Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.18 | 4.12 | 13.23 | 11.29 | 11.41 | 11.27 | 13.01 | 13.59 | 15.03 | ||||
*These surveys conducted between 9/2/05 and 9/15/05 are not included in the adjacent column averages.
EPA allowed early use of winter gasoline in a Hurricane Katrina-related waiver issued August 31, 2005.
RFG Property and Performance Averages for Chicago-Lake Co., IL, Gary, IN
| Winter | Years & Standards: Simple Model |
Phase I Complex |
Phase II Complex |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Number of surveys | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Average of oxygen (w%) | 3.13 | 3.53 | 3.56 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.70 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.69 | 3.72 |
| Average of benzene (v%) | 0.714 | 0.778 | 0.860 | 0.795 | 0.874 | 0.784 | 0.819 | 0.751 | 0.802 | 0.756 | 0.794 | 0.722 |
| Average of rvp (psi) | ||||||||||||
| Average of aromatics (v%) | 18.65 | 19.42 | 19.36 | 19.04 | 19.09 | 15.09 | 15.94 | 16.11 | 16.45 | 15.62 | 15.74 | 15.57 |
| Average of sulfur (ppm) | 268 | 267 | 249 | 232 | 232 | 199 | 101 | 96 | 47 | |||
| Average of olefins (v%) | 5.77 | 6.00 | 5.26 | 5.96 | 6.23 | 5.74 | 6.12 | 5.01 | 5.82 | |||
| Average of E200 (%) | 59.6 | 60.3 | 59.8 | 59.0 | 60.5 | 58.8 | 59.6 | 58.0 | 59.5 | |||
| Average of E300 (%) | 84.6 | 84.5 | 85.5 | 85.2 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 85.3 | 85.1 | 85.6 | |||
| Average of T50 (F) | 159.8 | 157.9 | 160.6 | 161.6 | 158.4 | 163.5 | 159.5 | 165.0 | 158.7 | |||
| Average of T90 (F) | 330.8 | 331.9 | 327.0 | 327.3 | 327.0 | 325.5 | 328.2 | 329.0 | 325.5 | |||
| Average of MTBE (w%) | 2.22 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of ethanol (w%) | 7.69 | 9.75 | 10.00 | 10.56 | 10.61 | 10.66 | 10.50 | 10.48 | 10.55 | 10.57 | 10.64 | 10.71 |
| Average of TAME (w%) | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of ETBE (w%) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of TPA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of IPA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of NBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of TBA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of NPA (w%) | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of SBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of DIPE (w%) | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of IBA (w%) | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average of methanol (w%) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Avg Ethanol Volume% | 9.62 | 9.58 | 9.67 | 9.67 | 9.76 | 9.80 | ||||||
| Avg Specific Gravity | 0.726 | 0.728 | 0.726 | |||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 6.01 | 6.05 | ||||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 19.34 | 18.71 | ||||||||||
| Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 5.76 | 5.80 | ||||||||||
| Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | ||||||||||||
| Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 20.32 | 19.66 | 22.92 | 22.44 | 23.44 | 23.32 | 25.92 | 25.54 | 27.43 | |||
| Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 6.09 | 6.10 | 8.32 | 8.45 | 8.09 | 9.17 | 12.82 | 13.30 | 15.37 | |||
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