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Reformulated gasoline

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000339

Gasoline whose composition has been changed to meet performance specifications regarding ozone-forming tendencies and release of toxic substances into the air from both evaporation and tailpipe emissions. Reformulated gasoline includes oxygenates and, compared with gasoline sold in 1990, has a lower content of olefins, aromatics, volatile components, and heavy hydrocarbons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000339
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000339",
  "term": "Reformulated gasoline",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "Gasoline whose composition has been changed to meet performance specifications regarding ozone-forming tendencies and release of toxic substances into the air from both evaporation and tailpipe emissions. Reformulated gasoline includes oxygenates and, compared with gasoline sold in 1990, has a lower content of olefins, aromatics, volatile components, and heavy hydrocarbons.",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/reformulated-gasoline/"
}

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