Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)

Distillation profiles and chemical characteristics of ten suspected adulterated Premium Motor Spirit samples randomly collected from different dispensing points were analysed to determine the chemical characteristics of these samples when compared to a reference sample that is not adulterated. Resul...

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Main Authors: M.C. Onojake, Leo C. Osuji, N. Atako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2012-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062112000360
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description Distillation profiles and chemical characteristics of ten suspected adulterated Premium Motor Spirit samples randomly collected from different dispensing points were analysed to determine the chemical characteristics of these samples when compared to a reference sample that is not adulterated. Results of the analyses show, Research Octane Number values ranged from 60.10 to 93.30, specific gravity ranged from 0.75 to 0.79, Reid Vapour Pressure ranged from 0.28 kgf/cm2 to 0.60 kgf/cm2 while Atmospheric distillation ranged from 189 to 251 °C. The results of this research reveal that most of the products are highly adulterated and may pose problems when sent to the market for intended end users.
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spelling doaj-art-e2a13d1992df4407aa70744d13fa4ff72025-08-20T03:21:07ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212012-12-0121213513810.1016/j.ejpe.2012.11.004Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)M.C. OnojakeLeo C. OsujiN. AtakoDistillation profiles and chemical characteristics of ten suspected adulterated Premium Motor Spirit samples randomly collected from different dispensing points were analysed to determine the chemical characteristics of these samples when compared to a reference sample that is not adulterated. Results of the analyses show, Research Octane Number values ranged from 60.10 to 93.30, specific gravity ranged from 0.75 to 0.79, Reid Vapour Pressure ranged from 0.28 kgf/cm2 to 0.60 kgf/cm2 while Atmospheric distillation ranged from 189 to 251 °C. The results of this research reveal that most of the products are highly adulterated and may pose problems when sent to the market for intended end users.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062112000360AdulterationPremium Motor SpiritAtmospheric distillationResearch Octane Number
spellingShingle M.C. Onojake
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Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Adulteration
Premium Motor Spirit
Atmospheric distillation
Research Octane Number
title Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
title_full Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
title_fullStr Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
title_full_unstemmed Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
title_short Behavioural characteristics of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
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topic Adulteration
Premium Motor Spirit
Atmospheric distillation
Research Octane Number
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