Answer to Question #176694 in General Chemistry for Ivan

Question

A-plus a new liquid fuel about to be introduced in the market.

It's composition (v/v) is normal gasoline 93.8%, absolute ethanol 5% and benzene 1.2% could this fuel be classified as reformulate gasoline? Explain

Answer 1

Ethanol fuel has a "gasoline gallon equivalency" (GGE) value of 1.5, i.e. to replace the energy of 1 volume of gasoline, 1.5 times the volume of ethanol is needed.[4][5]

Ethanol-blended fuel is widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe (see also Ethanol fuel by country).[2] Most cars on the road today in the U.S. can run on blends of up to 10% ethanol,[6] and ethanol represented 10% of the U.S. gasoline fuel supply derived from domestic sources in 2011