How Is Gas Reformulated?
Reformulated Gasoline (Rfg) Is Gasoline Blended to Burn More Cleanly Than Conventional Gasoline and to Reduce Smog-Forming and Toxic Pollutants in the Air We...
Reformulated gasoline (RFG) is gasoline blended to burn more cleanly than conventional gasoline and to reduce smog-forming and toxic pollutants in the air we breathe. The RFG program was mandated by Congress in the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. ... About 25 percent of gasoline sold in the U.S. is reformulated.
Where is reformulated gasoline required?
Mandated RFG Program Areas
EPA determined the nine covered areas to be the metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Chicago, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego. Any ozone nonattainment area that is reclassified as severe becomes a mandated RFG program area.
How does oxygenated gasoline differ from reformulated gasoline?
The Difference Between Oxygenated Gasoline and RFG
Oxygenated fuel is conventional gasoline that has been blended with an oxygenate to achieve a certain concentration of oxygen in the fuel by weight. ... It does not evaporate as readily as conventional gasoline during the summer months.
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