gasoline

Also known as petrol, motor fuel, motor spirits, gas, motor spirit

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OverviewAI-generated

Gasoline is a fuel with a density of 0.72 and a mass of 110. It has a boiling point of 102 and a vapor pressure of 300. The flash point is -45. It is classified under UN class "3".

The lower flammable limit is 1.4, while the upper flammable limit is 7.6. The ceiling exposure limit is 0. The price is 2.38. It is identified by NIOSH Pocket Guide ID "0299".

There are 536,555 PubMed articles referencing gasoline. It is referenced by 4,365 other encyclopedia articles. Images of gasoline are available in the Commons gallery and category titled "Gasoline".

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Research

536,555 papers

Gasoline sniffing.ReviewThe American journal of medicine · 1985Fortenberry JDDOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90525-x
Toxicology update. Gasoline.ReviewJournal of applied toxicology : JAT · 1989
Gasoline toxicology: overview of regulatory and product stewardship programs.ReviewRegulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP · 2014Swick D, Jaques A, Walker JC et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2014.06.016
Diesel and gasoline engine exhausts.ReviewIARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1989
Motor gasoline toxicity.ReviewFundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 1988Scala RA
Gasoline toxicology. Implications for human health.ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1988Weaver NKDOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb30133.x
Leaded-gasoline additives still contaminate groundwater.ReviewEnvironmental science & technology · 2005Falta RW, Bulsara N, Henderson JK et al.DOI: 10.1021/es053352k
Gasoline ingestion.JAMA · 1979Schwartz WK, Gordon B

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History and etymology
Chemical analysis and production
Physical properties
Density
Stability <span class="anchor" id="Stability"></span>
Combustion energy content
Octane rating
Additives
Antiknock additives
Tetraethyl lead
<span class="anchor" id="Lead Replacement Petrol"></span> Lead replacement petrol
MMT
Fuel stabilizers (antioxidants and metal deactivators)
Detergents
Ethanol
European Union
Brazil
Australia
U.S.
India
Dyes
Oxygenate blending
Safety
Toxicity
Inhalation for intoxication
Flammability
Gasoline exhaust
Environmental effect
Carbon dioxide
Contamination of soil and water
Use and pricing
Europe
U.S.
Gasoline production by country
Comparison with other fuels
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Bibliography
External links

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Gasoline (North American English) or petrol (Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines and as an inhalant. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and later chemically enhanced with gasoline additives. It is a high-volume profitable product produced in crude oil refineries.

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