Re: petrol

[Chris Pappathopoulos <ctpappathopo@students.wisc.edu>]

It looks like my Chem book made a liar out of me.

Chris Pappathopoulos

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> Octane primarily does not come from an "additive."  The octane of a gasoline
> comes mainly from the inherent octane of the different blend stocks made by
> refinery processes.  The additive exception is MTBE.  MTBE is added to
> gasoline because the federal government requires that it be added in some
> areas.  MTBE has an oxygen atom in the molecule so it's called an oxygenate.
> MTBE is added to gasoline to reduce emissions.  It's true that MTBE has a
> high octane, but it's also a very expensive way to get octane.
> line is pumped down a common pipeline from the refinery.  It is
>