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Re: octane

At 12:10 AM 2/24/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Zsolt Kovacs decided to speak these words:
>
>>How is the octane controlled in non-leaded gasoline?
>
>
>The additive is toluene.  Pure, i think it has an octane rating of 110, 
>but that would swell up the seals to the point where it would leak like a 
>sive.  Its in the same familily has hexene and such from what i remember 
>from the presentation tonight.  

Hexene?  No.  Benzene.  Toluene would be called methyl benzene if it
weren't already called toluene.


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