Total combustion and evaporative emissions from gasoline pump fuels can be
controlled with total emissions no higher than those currently allowed by the addition
of an evaporative factor such as RVP to the model predicting emissions, based on
a number of considerations including the sensitivity of emission parameters (toxics,
hydrocarbons, CO and NOx) as related to the variables in the predictive model (oxygenate
content, sulfur, T90, T50, aromatics, olefins, benzene and
RVP). The present pump gasolines will normally have compositions including T10
no greater than 140 F., T90 no greater than 330 F., RVP
no greater than 7 psi and usually lower and sulfur no greater than 50 ppmw. Oxygenates
may be eliminated, permitting T50 values to increase which is not unfavorable
from the viewpoint of total emissions provided other parameters are held within
specified limits. Aromatics, olefins and benzene are normally held to maximum of
35, 10 and 1 vol % respectively to achieve satisfactorily low total emissions.