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                  Gasoline & Octane Ratings

            How is gasoline made? What are octane ratings?

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            Gasoline consists of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. Most of
these are alkanes with 4-10 carbon atoms per molecule. Smaller amounts of
aromatic compounds are present. Alkenes and alkynes may also be present in
gasoline.

            Gasoline is most often produced by the fractional distillation
of petroleum, also known as crude oil (it is also produced from coal and oil
shale). The crude oil is separated according to different boiling points
into fractions. This fractional distillation process yields approximately
250 mL of straight-run gasoline for each liter of crude oil. The yield of
gasoline may be doubled by converting higher or lower boiling point
fractions into hydrocarbons in the gasoline range. Two of the main processes
used to perform this conversion are cracking and isomerization.

            In cracking, high molecular weight fractions and catalysts are
heated to the point where the carbon-carbon bonds break. Products of the
reaction include alkenes and alkanes of lower molecular weight than were
present in the original fraction. The alkanes from the cracking reaction are
added to the straight-run gasoline to increase the gasoline yield from the
crude oil. An example of a cracking reaction is:

            alkane C13H28 (l) --> alkane C8H18 (l) + alkene C2H4 (g) +
alkene C3H6 (g)

            In the isomerization process, straight chain alkanes are
converted into branched chain isomers, which burn more efficiently. For
example, pentane and a catalyst may react to yield 2-methylbutane and
2,2-dimethylpropane. Also, some isomerization occurs during the cracking
process, which increases the gasoline quality.

            In internal combustion engines, the compressed gasoline-air
mixtures have a tendency to ignite prematurely rather than burning smoothly.
This creates engine knock, a characteristic rattling or pinging sound in one
or more cylinders. The octane number of gasoline is a measure of its
resistance to knock. The octane number is determined by comparing the
characteristics of a gasoline to isooctane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane) and
heptane. Isooctane is assigned an octane number of 100. It is a highly
branched compound that burns smoothly, with little knock. On the other hand,
heptane is given an octane rating of zero. It is an unbranched compound and
knocks badly.

            Straight-run gasoline has an octane number of about 70. In other
words, straight-run gasoline has the same knocking properties as a mixture
of 70% isooctane and 30% heptane. Cracking, isomerization, and other
processes can be used to increase the octane rating of gasoline to about 90.
Anti-knock agents may be added to further increase the octane rating.
Tetraethyl lead, Pb(C2H5)4, was one such agent, which was added to gas at
the rate of up to 2.4 grams per gallon of gasoline. The switch to unleaded
gasoline has required the addition of more expensive compounds, such as
aromatics and highly branched alkanes, to maintain high octane numbers.

            Gasoline pumps typically post octane numbers as an average of
two different values. Often you may see the octane rating quoted as (R+M)/2.
One value is the research octane number (RON), which is determined with a
test engine running at a low speed of 600 rpm. The other value is the motor
octane number (MON), which is determined with a test engine running at a
higher speed of 900 rpm. If, for example, a gasoline has an RON of 98 and a
MON of 90, then the posted octane number would be the average of the two
values or 94.

            High octane gasoline does not outperform regular octane gasoline
in preventing engine deposits from forming, in removing them, or in cleaning
the engine. Consumers should select the lowest octane grade at which the
car's engine runs without knocking. Occasional light knocking or pinging
won't harm the engine, and doesn't indicate a need for higher octane. On the
other hand, a heavy or persistent knock may result in engine damage.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Josh20V" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: values of ron and octane


> I am ron.  I think I am valuable, but I am not related to anyone named
octane levels.  I never
> 'did' anyone named octane either, not 87 times, nor 93, nor any.  Nowhere,
US or otherwise.
>
> Sorry, ya got the w-ron-g guy.
>
> Ron
>
> --- Josh20V <mkii@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> > Somebody care to explain the direct relation between ron and octane
levels?
> > What ron does 87/93/etc octane in the US have?
>
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