ASTM STP 1160 The Impact of U.S. Environmental Regulations on Fuel Quality
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Strauss, KH
This publication contains papers presented at the symposium on The Impact of U.S. Environmental Regulations on Fuel Quality held in December, 1991. The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee D-2 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and its Subcommittee D02.A on Gasoline, D02.E on Burner, Diesel and Gas Turbine Fuels, and D02.J on Aviation Fuels.
The Background section of this publication contains a paper covering changes to ASTM standards for gasoline to promote a clean environment. Other topic headings used to organize the papers in this publication are
- Regulations Review
- Cooperative Industry Studies
- Impact on Fuel Users
- ASTM Committee Response
The publication concludes with a Summary from one the symposium chairmen and editors of this document. There are also short summaries of discussions following presentation of papers and panel discussions occurring during the sessions.
Specific topics addressed in papers and the discussions published in this STP include:
- reformulated gasoline
- vehicle emissions
- standards for gasoline
- aromatics
- olefins
- RVP
- oxygenates
- sulfur
- 90% distillation temperature
- diesel fuel
- emissions
- cetane number
- ignition quality
- fuel additives
- diglyme
- dimethyl carbonate
- interface disposal
- fuel transportation
- fuel tankage
- fungible products
- emission regulations
- Clean Air Act amendments
- motor fuel quality
- oxygenated fuel
- automotive spark-ignition engine fuel
- gasoline
- gasoline-alcohol blend
- gasoline-ethanol blend
- gasoline-oxygenate blend
- unleaded fuel
- leaded fuel
- alcohol
- ethanol
- ether
- volatility
- vapor pressure
- distillation
- vapor-liquid ratio
- antiknock index
- stability
- water tolerance
- EPA regulations
- state regulations
- compression-ignition engine fuel
- flash point
- reduced automobile emissions
- military jet fuels
- commercial jet fuels