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Better quality gasoline finally debuts in Brazil

Relevant news that affects all vehicle owners in Brazil. The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) confirmed on Tuesday (14) the measures for the start of local production of better quality gasoline, as recommended by Resolution No. 807/2020 of the Agency.
Published in January of this year, the resolution gave until August 3 for fuel producers to comply with the rules, when all the gasoline produced in the country must meet the new specifications.
An additional period of 60 days will be given for distributors and 90 days for resellers to adapt, allowing the sale of possible products sold until August 2, without fully meeting the new characteristics.
According to the ANP, the new fuel specifications improve the quality of Brazilian gasoline, provide greater energy efficiency, improving vehicle autonomy by decreasing consumption, and enable the introduction of more efficient engine technologies, with lower levels of consumption and emissions atmospheric.
The revision of the specification for automotive gasoline mainly contemplates three points. The first is the establishment of a minimum specific mass (ME) value of 715 kg / m3, which means more energy and less consumption.
The second is a minimum value for the distillation temperature of 50% (T50) for gasoline A, 77 ºC. Distillation parameters affect issues such as engine performance, handling and propeller heating.
The third point is the setting of limits for the octane RON (Research Octane Number), already present in the gasoline specifications of other countries. The setting of such a parameter is shown to be necessary due to new engine technologies and will result in a gasoline with greater performance for the vehicle.
There are two octane parameters - MON (Motor Octane Number) and RON. In Brazil, only the MON octane and the anti-knock index (IAD) were specified, which is the average between MON and RON. The minimum RON octane value for ordinary gasoline will be 92 from 3 August 2020. It will reach 93 from 1 January 2022. For premium gasoline, the octane will be 97 from 3 next August.

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