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RFG Property and Performance Averages for Poughkeepsie, NY

Summer Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of surveys 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.10 2.08 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.06 1.99 2.01 3.56 3.58 3.56
Average of benzene (v%) 0.543   0.685 0.558 0.663 0.542 0.622 0.604 0.686 0.617 0.654 0.711
Average of rvp (psi) 7.90 7.91 7.91 7.96 6.82 6.79 6.85 6.81 6.97 6.93 6.94
Average of aromatics (v%) 22.53 27.18 25.99 23.85 21.11 21.98 22.45 22.37 21.65 22.47 22.09
Average of sulfur (ppm) 171 172 117 98 91 76 58 49 46
Average of olefins (v%) 12.78 10.59 11.25 12.66 12.72 12.09 11.85 12.43 9.72
Average of E200 (%) 49.3 50.3 46.8 46.4 46.7 46.4 46.3 46.2 44.5
Average of E300 (%) 82.8 85.3 84.6 84.6 84.3 84.0 84.0 84.8 84.9
Average of T50 (F) 202.0 200.1 206.7 208.0 207.2 207.9 210.6 211.0 215.6
Average of T90 (F) 333.4 321.6 325.4 324.7 326.6 327.8 327.8 323.6 322.6
Average of MTBE (w%) 10.90 10.98 10.76 10.43 10.21 10.54 10.13 9.59 0.20 0.05 0.02
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.14 10.29 10.24
Average of TAME (w%) 0.36 0.37 0.40 0.83 1.12 0.93 0.87 1.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of TPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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
Average of TBA (w%) 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NPA (w%) 0.01 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 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Average of IBA (w%) 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%) 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.57 9.75 9.71
Avg Specific Gravity 0.750 0.752 0.753
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 21.81 21.48
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 34.93 34.84
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.20 5.69
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 16.47 16.87 27.66 28.15 27.61 27.94 27.35 27.68 27.02
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 29.55 30.11 34.22 33.10 32.95 32.52 30.71 30.18 30.11
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.11 5.71 9.09 9.06 8.99 10.02 11.27 11.07 12.84

RFG Property and Performance Averages for Poughkeepsie, NY

Winter Years & Standards:
Simple Model
Phase I
Complex
Phase II
Complex
 Data 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of surveys 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Average of oxygen (w%) 2.45 2.41 2.52 2.25 2.12 1.91 1.90 2.74 3.68 3.65 3.68
Average of benzene (v%) 0.536   0.655 0.615 0.596 0.644 0.646 0.615 0.736 0.731 0.767 0.718
Average of rvp (psi)
Average of aromatics (v%) 21.97 20.52 22.69 22.68 20.18 19.64 18.57 20.40 20.55 21.03 19.85
Average of sulfur (ppm) 201 180 167 151 147 121 112 93 38
Average of olefins (v%) 11.84 11.82 11.72 13.93 13.29 11.89 11.10 10.06 8.90
Average of E200 (%) 55.3 54.8 54.7 57.1 56.8 56.4 56.9 54.2 58.5
Average of E300 (%) 84.0 84.4 86.5 87.6 87.1 87.5 84.9 86.9 87.4
Average of T50 (F) 186.0 187.3 188.0 182.7 182.5 179.7 169.0 179.6 165.8
Average of T90 (F) 329.9 327.6 317.4 312.6 314.7 311.3 325.2 314.1 313.0
Average of MTBE (w%) 12.89 12.05 12.50 11.01 9.78 9.54 9.20 5.14 0.11 0.10 0.04
Average of ethanol (w%) 0.13 0.33 0.32 0.38 0.71 0.30 0.32 5.05 10.51 10.45 10.57
Average of TAME (w%) 0.16 0.66 0.84 0.73 0.56 0.49 0.76 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00
Average of ETBE (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.01 0.01 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
Average of IPA (w%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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
Average of TBA (w%) 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of NPA (w%) 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 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average of DIPE (w%) 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Average of IBA (w%) 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%) 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Avg Ethanol Volume% 0.27 0.29 4.70 9.74 9.73 9.79
Avg Specific Gravity 0.736 0.740 0.735
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) 6.77 7.15
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 24.43 24.61
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.78 5.39
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) 25.10 25.10 26.33 26.84 27.83 24.88 23.11 23.32 26.05
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) 4.91 5.52 7.09 6.27 7.32 8.23 9.42 10.69 13.70

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