High Octane Synthetic Gasoline

Abstract

The subject of this study is a fuel formulation intended for vehicles comprising a spark-ignition engine (or gasoline engine), which has advantageous properties especially in competition (racing) vehicles requiring sufficiently high octane numbers to avoid knocking phenomena. The fuel is fully composed of synthetic components complying with the definition of advanced sustainable components according to the current FIA regulation and exhibits a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 70%. The fuel is predominantly composed of a synthetic hydrocarbon mixture and ethers commonly used in gasoline formulations (MTBE and/or ETBE). While the content of the first component is 50 - 60% m/m, the content of the ethers is 40 - 50% m/m. The fuel thus has more than two times higher oxygen content than standard market gasoline, which might require special adjustments of the fuel system and operational conditions.