Fuels and Fuel Additives
RFG Property and Performance Averages for St. Louis, MO
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 | 2006 |
Number of surveys | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Average of oxygen (w%) | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 3.05 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.60 | ||||
Average of benzene (v%) | 0.722 | 0.546 | 0.606 | 0.468 | 0.488 | 0.758 | 0.701 | 0.554 | ||||
Average of rvp (psi) | 6.95 | 6.72 | 6.67 | 6.69 | 6.78 | 6.77 | 6.73 | 6.81 | ||||
Average of aromatics (v%) | 26.93 | 21.02 | 20.42 | 18.49 | 16.12 | 19.95 | 16.48 | 16.83 | ||||
Average of sulfur (ppm) | 183 | 136 | 131 | 67 | 93 | 104 | 107 | 52 | ||||
Average of olefins (v%) | 10.43 | 10.22 | 9.09 | 7.16 | 7.30 | 8.16 | 7.71 | 6.10 | ||||
Average of E200 (%) | 48.3 | 48.2 | 47.4 | 45.0 | 47.6 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 48.3 | ||||
Average of E300 (%) | 80.7 | 83.2 | 84.2 | 84.7 | 85.2 | 84.6 | 87.1 | 84.1 | ||||
Average of T50 (F) | 205.2 | 204.1 | 205.7 | 210.8 | 205.4 | 200.9 | 199.7 | 204.7 | ||||
Average of T90 (F) | 342.9 | 336.3 | 328.8 | 326.8 | 326.5 | 330.5 | 318.8 | 333.1 | ||||
Average of MTBE (w%) | 7.91 | 9.07 | 8.85 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of ethanol (w%) | 2.00 | 1.35 | 1.52 | 8.65 | 10.04 | 10.20 | 10.53 | 10.38 | ||||
Average of TAME (w%) | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of ETBE (w%) | 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 | ||||
Average of IPA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 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 | ||||
Average of TBA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of NPA (w%) | 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 | ||||
Average of DIPE (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of IBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of methanol (w%) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Avg Ethanol Volume% | 1.43 | 8.10 | 9.37 | 9.57 | 9.79 | 9.70 | ||||||
Avg Specific Gravity | 0.744 | 0.739 | 0.741 | |||||||||
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 41.26 | |||||||||||
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 34.11 | |||||||||||
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.96 | |||||||||||
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 25.45 | 29.60 | 29.95 | 30.16 | 30.43 | 30.11 | 30.99 | 30.34 | ||||
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 27.41 | 34.05 | 34.04 | 34.61 | 34.73 | 30.57 | 32.95 | 34.57 | ||||
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.66 | 8.48 | 9.48 | 13.47 | 12.90 | 11.27 | 12.49 | 14.97 |
RFG Property and Performance Averages for St. Louis, MO
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Average of oxygen (w%) | 2.69 | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.84 | 3.46 | 3.61 | 3.58 | 3.66 | ||||
Average of benzene (v%) | 0.629 | 0.571 | 0.625 | 0.576 | 0.640 | 0.674 | 0.795 | 0.712 | ||||
Average of rvp (psi) | ||||||||||||
Average of aromatics (v%) | 22.49 | 20.10 | 21.43 | 21.13 | 21.70 | 22.26 | 22.16 | 20.76 | ||||
Average of sulfur (ppm) | 236 | 212 | 199 | 209 | 173 | 73 | 72 | 44 | ||||
Average of olefins (v%) | 9.35 | 8.95 | 9.61 | 10.52 | 9.02 | 6.41 | 6.20 | 6.16 | ||||
Average of E200 (%) | 57.2 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 54.5 | 55.7 | 57.2 | 54.4 | 56.9 | ||||
Average of E300 (%) | 82.5 | 83.6 | 82.6 | 81.7 | 83.5 | 81.9 | 82.8 | 82.9 | ||||
Average of T50 (F) | 176.3 | 178.6 | 181.6 | 183.0 | 174.3 | 168.2 | 178.6 | 168.3 | ||||
Average of T90 (F) | 337.5 | 330.3 | 333.0 | 338.1 | 330.2 | 337.7 | 332.9 | 334.2 | ||||
Average of MTBE (w%) | 5.46 | 5.59 | 4.90 | 2.91 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||||
Average of ethanol (w%) | 4.74 | 4.73 | 4.52 | 6.54 | 9.72 | 10.32 | 10.30 | 10.52 | ||||
Average of TAME (w%) | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of ETBE (w%) | 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 | ||||
Average of IPA (w%) | 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 | ||||
Average of TBA (w%) | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of NPA (w%) | 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 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of DIPE (w%) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of IBA (w%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Average of methanol (w%) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
Avg Ethanol Volume% | 4.21 | 6.12 | 9.05 | 9.61 | 9.64 | 9.81 | ||||||
Avg Specific Gravity | 0.739 | 0.743 | 0.740 | |||||||||
Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | 5.17 | |||||||||||
Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 21.19 | |||||||||||
Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.35 | |||||||||||
Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%) | ||||||||||||
Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%) | 21.98 | 24.50 | 23.40 | 22.48 | 21.93 | 23.56 | 22.53 | 24.77 | ||||
Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%) | 4.49 | 6.59 | 6.23 | 5.75 | 7.51 | 12.08 | 12.23 | 13.90 |
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