单词 | reformulated gasoline |
释义 | > as lemmasreformulated gasoline 2. Chiefly U.S. Of petroleum-based fuel: specially formulated to produce lower levels of atmospheric pollutants. Esp. as reformulated gasoline (abbreviated RFG). ΚΠ 1988 National Petroleum News (Nexis) Jan. 20 If..such a reformulated gasoline had to be made available in the Northeast from July 1 to Sept. 15, as the regulators have proposed, injection into the distribution system would have to be started at least 60 days in advance of the target date. 1994 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 15 Jan. d8/2 Oxygenates..are added to reformulated gas to make it burn cleaner. 2001 National Post (Canada) 13 June c12/1 State officials requested that federal rules requiring reformulated fuel be waived, saying additives would boost the cost of gasoline and worsen shortages without substantially improving air quality. 2006 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 38/2 Much of this [sc. ethanol] is blended with gasoline at the 10 percent level in so-called reformulated (cleaner-burning) gasolines. < as lemmas |
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