Presented at Workshop
on Leaded Gasoline
Phase-Out in North Africa
Tunis, Tunisia
14-16 Aug, 2008
1. EU and US Specifications:
Current State and Planned
Changes
Specifications in Europe:
Oil product specifications shaped by a
number of factors, e.g.:
Continued growth in demand for transport
fuels and vehicles,
Continued pressure to reduce air pollution,
CO2 and greenhouse gases emissions,
Reduction of sulphur levels in transport fuels,
Reduction of sulphur content in off-road fuels
and bunkers,
Increased content of biofuels.
Designation
Emission
Fuel Sulphur
(control
Limitations
(ppm)
technology)
g/mile
First
catalysts
-1,000
(Oxidation)
Tier 0
CO - 3.4
(TWC)
NOx - 1.0
1,000
PM - 0.2
Tier 1
CO - 3.4
(TWC)
NOx - 0.4
1,000
PM - 0.08
NLEV
CO - 3.4
(advanced
NOx - 0.3
1,000
TWC)
PM - 0.08
Tier 2
CO - 3.4
80 (max)
(advanced
NOx - 0.07
30 (average)
TWC)
PM - 0.08
EUROPE
Year
Pre-1993
1993
1996
2000
2005
Designation
Emission
Fuel Sulphur
(control
Limitations
(ppm)
technology)
g/mile
Country
1,000 specs
-2,000
(leaded)
Euro-1
CO - 2.72
(TWC)
NOx - 0.49
PM - no std
Euro-2
CO - 2.2
(TWC)
NOx - 0.25
PM - no std
Euro-3
CO - 2.3
(TWC)
NOx - 0.15
PM - no std
Euro-4
CO - 1.0
(advanced
NOx - 0.08
TWC)
PM - no std
1988
1991
1998
EUROPE
Designation
Emission
Fuel Sulphur
(control
Limitations
(ppm)
technology)
g/mile
Engine Mod
Engine Mod
Engine Mod
2004
EGR
2007
Particulate
Filters
-CO - 15.5
NOx - 10.7
PM - 0.6
CO - 15.5
NOx - 5.0
PM - 0.25
CO - 15.5
NOx - 4.0
PM - 0.1
CO - 15.5
NOx - 0.2
PM - 0.01
5,000
500
500
500
15
Year
1980
1989
Designation
(control
technology)
EEC/75/716
EEC/87/219
1993
Euro 1
1996
Euro 2
2000
Euro 3
2005
Euro 4
(Introduction of
particulate filters)
Emission
Fuel Sulphur
Limitations
(ppm)
g/mile
-5,000
-CO - 4.5
NOx - 8.0
PM - 0.36
CO - 4.0
NOx - 7.0
PM - 0.15
CO - 2.1
NOx - 5.0
PM - 0.10
CO - 1.5
NOx - 3.5
PM - 0.02
3,000
2,000
500
350
50
(10 ltd avail.)
Programme Type
Target pollutants
Current - Performance
standards for Nitrogen
Oxides, Volatile Organis
Compounds, Air Toxics and
maximum standards for
oxygen content
Current - Performance
standards for Nitrogen
Oxides, and particulates.
Current - Performance
standards for Nitrogen
Oxides, SO2 and
particulates, ozone.
Lead Prohibition
Reformulated Gasoline
Programme
Reformulated Diesel
Programme
EURO Specifications
GASOLINE
Aromatics, vol%, max
Olefins, vol%, max
Benzene, vol%, max
Oxygen, wt%, max
Sulphur, ppm, max
RON, min
RVP, kPa
Lead, g/lt, max
DIESEL
Poly Aromatics, vol%, max
Sulphur, ppm, max
Cetane number, min
Density @ 15C, kg/m
Distillation, T95C, max
EN 228:
1993
Euro I
No limit
No limit
5
2.5
1000
91
35 - 100
0.013
* 2005 introduction of 10ppm sulphur gasoline: fuel must be geographically available in an appropriately balanced manner
Specifications in Europe:
3. Conclusions
CONCLUSIONS
ANNEX
Study Regions
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
SIR
Cte
dIvoire
RON
SAR Senegal
91.2
TOR Ghana
91
MON
Lead content, g/l
0.001
nil
3.5
0.22
0.022
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
RON
NNPC Nigeria
SoNaRa
Cameroon
88
91.3
nil
0.00
MON
Lead content, g/l
Sulphur content, mass %,
Benzene content, vol %
0.007
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
CORAF Congo
SOGARA
- Gabon
SONANGOL
- Angola
91.1
91.3
93
<0.013
0.012
nil
0.01
0.00012
0.023
RON
MON
Lead content, g/l
Sulphur content, mass %,
Benzene content, vol %
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
Engen South
Africa
Calref
South
Africa
RON
96
95.9
MON
85
85
0.002
0.003
0.02
0.0158
4.48
2.82
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
RON
KPRL Kenya
KPRL Kenya
(imports)
Indeni Zambia
91.2
93.5
91
< 0.015
< 0.003
nil
<0.02
0.0233
nil
MON
Lead content, g/l
Sulphur content, mass %,
Benzene content, vol %
2.73
AFRI-2
RON, min
91
91
91
91
MON, min
81
81
81
81
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.1
0.05
0.03
0.015
REPORTED
REPORTED
AFRI-3
KPC Sudan
RON
92
MON
Lead content, g/l
0.002
0.003
AFRI-4
Gasoil Typicals
AFRI-1
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTE
D
460
460
SIR
Cte
dIvoire
SAR
Senegal
TOR
Ghana
0.2
0.1609
0.27
0.8779
0.8704
0.857
45.2
52
460
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTED
460
460
NNPC
Nigeria
SoNaRa Cameroon
0.116
0.11
Density, kg/litre
0.8696
0.862
48
50.4
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTED
460
460
CORAF
Congo
SOGARA Gabon
SONANGOL
Angola
0.16
0.76
0.148
0.8582
0.8485
0.8508
51.7
51.05
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTED
460
460
Engen
South
Africa
CALREF
South
Africa
0.044
0.0198
Density, kg/litre
0.8389
0.8571
54
50.1
356
AFRI-1
AFRI-2
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTE
D
460
460
KPRL Kenya
KPRL
Kenya
(Imports)
Indeni
Zambia
0.77
0.168
0.473
0.8455
0.8476
0.8473
60
55.04
AFRI-3
AFRI-4
0.8
0.35
0.05
0.005
.80/.89
.80/.89
.80/.89
.82/.88
42
45
45
45
REPORTED
REPORTED
460
460
AFRI-2
KPC
Sudan
Sulphur content, mass %
0.007
Density, kg/litre
0.8373
55