September 15, 2009
TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT
Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Liquids:
Definitions, Emission Factors, Methods and
Assumptions
PROPOSED RULE FOR MANDATORY
REPORTING OF GREENHOUSE GASES
Climate Change Division
Office of Atmospheric Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
September 15, 2009

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Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Liquids: Definitions, Emission
Factors, Methods and Assumptions
Introduction
On April 10, 2009, EPA published a proposed rule for the reporting of greenhouse
gases in the Federal Register (Vol.74, No.68). Subpart MM of that proposed rule
provided default CO2 factors for petroleum products and natural gas liquids (NGLs). It is
EPA's intent to allow refiners, importers, and exporters of petroleum products to easily
and accurately identify the products that they are supplying and to calculate the CO2
emissions that would result from the complete combustion or oxidation of the products.
Toward that end, we have prepared the document that follows, which includes the
following elements:
1)	Default emission factors for seventy products covered in Subpart MM of the final rule;
2)	Definitions of each product covered in Subpart MM of the final rule;
3)	A summary of the overall general methods employed to derive emission factors for
each product; and
4)	Detailed descriptions of the methods and assumptions used to arrive at each default
factor for each product.
Each product in the default factor table has an associated reference number (1 - 70) to
facilitate cross referencing with the definitions and methods and assumptions sections.
This document reflects several updates from the proposed rule and its technical
supporting documents:
1)	EPA has updated product characteristics and default factors for several products
based on additional technical research;
2)	Density values have been expanded to the fourth significant digit from two significant
digits to enhance the precision of the factors;
3)	For motor gasolines and blendstocks, EPA has added grade based sub-categories;
4)	The diesel and fuel oil categories have been combined into "distillate fuel" categories;
and
5)	Sulfur-based subcategories of distillate fuel No.1 and No.2 have been added to
further distinguish between product categories with potentially different carbon contents.
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Table 1. Default Factors for Petroleum Products and Natural Gas
Liquids
Reference
Number
Products
Column A:
Density
Metric tons/bbl)
Column B:
Carbon Share
(% of mass)
Column C:
Emission
Factor (metric
tons C02/bbl)]

Finished Motor Gasoline




Conventional—Summer



1
Regular
0.1181
86.66
0.3753
2
Midgrade
0.1183
86.63
0.3758
3
Premium
0.1185
86.61
0.3763

Conventional—Winter



4
Regular
0.1155
86.50
0.3663
5
Midgrade
0.1161
86.55
0.3684
6
Premium
0.1167
86.59
0.3705

Reformulated—Summer



7
Regular
0.1167
86.13
0.3686
8
Midgrade
0.1165
86.07
0.3677
9
Premium
0.1164
86.00
0.3670

Reformulated—Winter



10
Regular
0.1165
86.05
0.3676
11
Midgrade
0.1165
86.06
0.3676
12
Premium
0.1166
86.06
0.3679
13
Gasoline—Other
0.1185
86.61
0.3763

Blendstocks




CBOB—Summer



14
Regular
0.1181
86.66
0.3753
15
Midgrade
0.1183
86.63
0.3758
16
Premium
0.1185
86.61
0.3763

CBOB—Winter



17
Regular
0.1155
86.50
0.3663
18
Midgrade
0.1161
86.55
0.3684
19
Premium
0.1167
86.59
0.3705

RBOB—Summer



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20
Regular
0.1167
86.13
0.3686
21
Midgrade
0.1165
86.07
0.3677
22
Premium
0.1164
86.00
0.3670

RBOB—Winter



23
Regular
0.1165
86.05
0.3676
24
Midgrade
0.1165
86.06
0.3676
25
Premium
0.1166
86.06
0.3679
26
Blendstocks—Other
0.1185
86.61
0.3763

Oxygenates



27
Methanol
0.1268
37.48
0.1743
28
GTBA
0.1257
64.82
0.2988
29
MTBE
0.1181
68.13
0.2950
30
ETBE
0.1182
70.53
0.3057
31
TAME
0.1229
70.53
0.3178
32
DIPE
0.1156
70.53
0.2990

Distillate Fuel Oil




Distillate No. 1



33
Ultra Low Sulfur
0.1346
86.40
0.4264
34
Low Sulfur
0.1346
86.40
0.4264
35
High Sulfur
0.1346
86.40
0.4264

Distillate No. 2



36
Ultra Low Sulfur
0.1342
87.30
0.4296
37
Low Sulfur
0.1342
87.30
0.4296
38
High Sulfur
0.1342
87.30
0.4296
39
Distillate Fuel Oil No. 4
0.1452
86.47
0.4604
40
Residual Fuel Oil No. 5
(Navy Special)
0.1365
85.67
0.4288
41
Residual Fuel Oil No. 6
(a.k.a. Bunker C)
0.1528
84.67
0.4744
42
Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel
0.1294
86.30
0.4095
43
Kerosene
0.1346
86.40
0.4264
44
Diesel—Other
0.1452
86.47
0.4604

Petrochemical Feedstocks



45
Naphthas (< 401 °F)
0.1158
84.11
0.3571
46
Other Oils (> 401 °F)
0.1390
87.30
0.4450

Unfinished Oils



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47
Heavy Gas Oils
0.1476
85.80
0.4643
48
Residuum
0.1622
85.70
0.5097

Other Petroleum Products and
Natural Gas Liquids



49
Aviation Gasoline
0.1120
85.00
0.3490
50
Special Naphthas
0.1222
84.76
0.3798
51
Lubricants
0.1428
85.80
0.4492
52
Waxes
0.1285
85.30
0.4019
53
Petroleum Coke
0.1818
92.28
0.6151
54, 55
Asphalt and Road Oil
0.1634
83.47
0.5001
56
Still Gas
0.1405
77.70
0.4003
57
Ethane
0.0866
79.89
0.2537
58
Ethylene
0.0903
85.63
0.2835
59
Propane
0.0784
81.71
0.2349
60
Propylene
0.0803
85.63
0.2521
61
Butane
0.0911
82.66
0.2761
62
Butylene
0.0935
85.63
0.2936
63
Isobutane
0.0876
82.66
0.2655
64
Isobutylene
0.0936
85.63
0.2939
65
Pentanes Plus
0.1055
83.63
0.3235
66
Miscellaneous Products
0.1380
85.49
0.4326

Biomass-Based Fuel and
Biomass



67
Ethanol (100%)
0.1267
52.14
0.2422
68
Biodiesel
(100%, methyl ester)
0.1396
77.30
0.3957
69
Rendered Animal Fat
0.1333
76.19
0.3724
70
Vegetable Oil
0.1460
76.77
0.4110
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Revised definitions
1 - 26. Motor gasoline (finished) means a complex mixture of volatile hydrocarbons,
with or without additives, suitably blended to be used in spark ignition engines. Motor
gasoline includes conventional gasoline, reformulated gasoline, and all types of
oxygenated gasoline. Gasoline also has seasonal variations in an effort to control ozone
levels. This is achieved by lowering the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) of gasoline during
the summer driving season. Depending on the region of the country the RVP is lowered
to below 9.0 psi or 7.8 psi. The RVP may be further lowered by state regulations.
1-3. Conventional—Summer refers to finished gasoline formulated for use in motor
vehicles, the composition and properties of which do not meet the requirements of the
reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under 40 CFR 80.40, but which meet summer RVP standards required under
40 CFR 80.27 or as specified by the state. Note: This category excludes conventional
gasoline for oxygenate blending (CBOB) as well as other blendstock.
4-6. Conventional—Winter refers to finished gasoline formulated for use in motor
vehicles, the composition and properties of which do not meet the requirements of the
reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under 40 CFR 80.40 or the summer RVP standards required under 40 CFR
80.27 or as specified by the state. Note: This category excludes conventional
blendstock for oxygenate blending (CBOB) as well as other blendstock.
7-9. Reformulated— Summer refers to finished gasoline formulated for use in motor
vehicles, the composition and properties of which meet the requirements of the
reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under 40 CFR 80.40 and 40 CFR 80.41, and summer RVP standards required
under 40 CFR 80.27 or as specified by the state. Reformulated gasoline excludes
Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) as well as other blendstock.
10- 12. Reformulated—Winter refers to finished gasoline formulated for use in motor
vehicles, the composition and properties of which meet the requirements of the
reformulated gasoline regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under 40 CFR 80.40 and 40 CFR 80.41, but which do not meet summer RVP
standards required under 40 CFR 80.27 or as specified by the state. Note: This
category includes Oxygenated Fuels Program Reformulated Gasoline (OPRG).
Reformulated gasoline excludes Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
(RBOB) as well as other blendstock.
1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23. Regular grade gasoline is gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than or equal to 85 and less than 88. This definition
applies to the regular grade categories of Conventional-Summer, Conventional-Winter,
Reformulated-Summer, and Reformulated-Winter. For regular grade categories of
RBOB-Summer, RBOB-Winter, CBOB-Summer, and CBOB-Winter, this definition refers
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to the expected octane rating of the finished gasoline after oxygenate has been added
to the RBOB or CBOB.
2,	5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24. Midgrade gasoline has an octane rating greater than or
equal to 88 and less than or equal to 90. This definition applies to the midgrade
categories of Conventional-Summer, Conventional-Winter, Reformulated-Summer, and
Reformulated-Winter. For midgrade categories of RBOB-Summer, RBOB-Winter,
CBOB-Summer, and CBOB-Winter, this definition refers to the expected octane rating
of the finished gasoline after oxygenate has been added to the RBOB or CBOB.
3,	6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25. Premium grade gasoline is gasoline having an antiknock
index, i.e., octane rating, greater than 90. This definition applies to the premium grade
categories of Conventional-Summer, Conventional-Winter, Reformulated-Summer, and
Reformulated-Winter. For premium grade categories of RBOB-Summer, RBOB-Winter,
CBOB-Summer, and CBOB-Winter, this definition refers to the expected octane rating
of the finished gasoline after oxygenate has been added to the RBOB or CBOB.
13. Gasoline - Other is any gasoline that is not defined elsewhere, including GTAB
(gasoline treated as blendstock).
14- 26. Blendstocks are petroleum products used for blending or compounding into
finished motor gasoline. These include RBOB (reformulated blendstock for oxygenate
blending) and CBOB (conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending), but exclude
oxygenates, butane, and pentanes plus.
14- 16. CBOB-Summer (conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending) means a
petroleum product which, when blended with a specified type and percentage of
oxygenate, meets the definition of Conventional-Summer.
17- 19. CBOB-Winter (conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending) means a
petroleum product which, when blended with a specified type and percentage of
oxygenate, meets the definition of Conventional-Winter.
20- 22. RBOB-Summer (reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending) means a
petroleum product which, when blended with a specified type and percentage of
oxygenate, meets the definition of Reformulated-Summer.
23- 25. RBOB-Winter (reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending) means a
petroleum product which, when blended with a specified type and percentage of
oxygenate, meets the definition of Reformulated-Winter.
26. Blendstocks — Others are products used for blending or compounding into finished
motor gasoline that are not defined elsewhere. Excludes Gasoline Treated as
Blendstock (GTAB), Diesel Treated as Blendstock (DTAB), conventional blendstock for
oxygenate blending (CBOB), reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB),
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oxygenates (e.g. fuel ethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether), butane, and pentanes
plus.
27 - 32. Oxygenates means substances which, when added to gasoline, increase the
oxygen content of the gasoline. Common oxygenates are ethanol, methyl tertiary butyl
ether (MTBE), ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME),
diisopropyl ether (DIPE), and methanol.
27.	Methanol (CH30H) is an alcohol as described in "Oxygenates."
28.	GTBA (gasoline-grade tertiary butyl alcohol, (CH3)3COH), ort-butanol, is an alcohol
as described in "Oxygenates."
29.	MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether, (CH3)3COCH3) is an ether as described in
"Oxygenates."
30.	ETBE (ethyl tertiary butyl ether, (CH3)3COC2H) is an ether as described in
"Oxygenates."
31.	TAME means tertiary amyl methyl ether, (CH3)2(C2H5)COCH3).
32.	DIPE (diisopropyl ether, (CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2) is an ether as described in
"Oxygenates."
33 - 39, 44. Distillate Fuel Oil means a classification for one of the petroleum fractions
produced in conventional distillation operations and from crackers and hydrotreating
process units. The generic term distillate fuel oil includes kerosene, diesel fuels (Diesel
Fuels No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4), and fuel oils (Fuel Oils No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4).
33 - 35. Distillate Fuel No. 1 has a maximum distillation temperature of 550 °F at the
90 percent recovery point and a minimum flash point of 100 °F and includes fuels
commonly known as Diesel Fuel No. 1 and Fuel Oil No. 1, but excludes kerosene. This
fuel is further subdivided into categories of sulfur content: High Sulfur (greater than 500
ppm), Low Sulfur (less than or equal to 500 ppm and greater than 15 ppm), and Ultra
Low Sulfur (less than or equal to 15 ppm).
36 - 38. Distillate Fuel No. 2 has a minimum and maximum distillation temperature of
540 °F and 640 °F at the 90 percent recovery point, respectively, and includes fuels
commonly known as Diesel Fuel No. 2 and Fuel Oil No. 2. This fuel is further subdivided
into categories of sulfur content: High Sulfur (greater than 500 ppm), Low Sulfur (less
than or equal to 500 ppm and greater than 15 ppm), and Ultra Low Sulfur (less than or
equal to 15 ppm).
39. Distillate Fuel No. 4 is a distillate fuel oil made by blending distillate fuel oil and
residual fuel oil, with a minimum flash point of 131 °F.
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40.	Residual Fuel Oil No. 5 (Navy Special) is a classification for the heavier fuel oil
generally used in steam powered vessels in government service and inshore power
plants. It has a minimum flash point of 131 °F.
41.	Residual Fuel Oil No. 6 (a.k.a. Bunker C) is a classification for the heavier fuel oil
generally used for the production of electric power, space heating, vessel bunkering and
various industrial purposes. It has a minimum flash point of 140 °F.
42.	Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel means a kerosene-based product used in commercial and
military turbojet and turboprop aircraft. The product has a maximum distillation
temperature of 400 °F at the 10 percent recovery point and a final maximum boiling
point of 572 °F. Included are Jet A, Jet A-1, JP-5, and JP-8.
43.	Kerosene is a light petroleum distillate with a maximum distillation temperature of
400 °F at the 10-percent recovery point, a final maximum boiling point of 572 °F, a
minimum flash point of 100 °F, and a maximum freezing point of -22 °F. Included are
No. 1-K and No. 2-K, distinguished by maximum sulfur content (0.04 and 0.30 percent
of total mass, respectively), as well as all other grades of kerosene called range or
stove oil. Excluded is kerosene-type jet fuel (see definition herein).
44.	Diesel-Other is any distillate fuel oil not defined elsewhere, including Diesel
Treated as Blendstock (DTAB).
45 - 46. Petrochemical Feedstocks means feedstocks derived from petroleum for the
manufacture of chemicals, synthetic rubber, and a variety of plastics. This category is
usually divided into naphthas less than 401 °F and other oils greater than 401 °F.
45.	Naphthas (< 401 °F) is a generic term applied to a petroleum fraction with an
approximate boiling range between 122 °F and 400 °F. The naphtha fraction of crude
oil is the raw material for gasoline and is composed largely of paraffinic hydrocarbons.
46.	Other Oils (> 401 °F) are oils with a boiling range equal to or greater than 401 °F
that are generally intended for use as a petrochemical feedstock and are not defined
elsewhere.
47 - 48. Unfinished oils are all oils requiring further processing, except those requiring
only mechanical blending.
47.	Heavy Gas Oils are petroleum distillates with an approximate boiling range from
651 °F to 1,000 °F.
48.	Residuum is residue from crude oil after distilling off all but the heaviest
components, with a boiling range greater than 1,000 °F.
49.	Aviation Gasoline means a complex mixture of volatile hydrocarbons, with or
without additives, suitably blended to be used in aviation reciprocating engines.
Specifications can be found in ASTM Specification D910-07a, Standard Specification
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for Aviation Gasolines (incorporated by reference, see §98.7).BO means the maximum
CH4 producing capacity of a waste stream, kg CH4/kg COD.
50.	Special naphthas means all finished products with the naphtha boiling range (290°
to 470 °F) that are generally used as paint thinners, cleaners or solvents. These
products are refined to a specified flash point. Special naphthas include all commercial
hexane and cleaning solvents conforming to ASTM Specification D1836-07, Standard
Specification for Commercial Hexanes, and D235-02(2007), Standard Specification for
Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent), respectively.
Naphthas to be blended or marketed as motor gasoline or aviation gasoline, or that are
to be used as petrochemical and synthetic natural gas (SNG) feedstocks are excluded.
51.	Lubricants include all grades of lubricating oils, from spindle oil to cylinder oil to
those used in greases. Petroleum lubricants may be produced from distillates or
residues.
52.	Waxes means a solid or semi-solid material at 77 °F consisting of a mixture of
hydrocarbons obtained or derived from petroleum fractions, or through a Fischer-
Tropsch type process, in which the straight chained paraffin series predominates. This
includes all marketable wax, whether crude or refined, with a congealing point between
80 (or 85) and 240 °F and a maximum oil content of 50 weight percent.
53.	Petroleum coke means a black solid residue, obtained mainly by cracking and
carbonizing of petroleum derived feedstocks, vacuum bottoms, tar and pitches in
processes such as delayed coking or fluid coking. It consists mainly of carbon (90 to 95
percent), has low ash content, and may be used as a feedstock in coke ovens. This
product is also known as marketable coke or catalyst coke.
54.	Asphalt means a dark brown-to-black cement-like material obtained by petroleum
processing and containing bitumens as the predominant component. It includes crude
asphalt as well as the following finished products: cements, fluxes, the asphalt content
of emulsions (exclusive of water), and petroleum distillates blended with asphalt to
make cutback asphalts.
55.	Road Oil is any heavy petroleum oil, including residual asphaltic oil used as a dust
palliative and surface treatment on roads and highways. It is generally produced in six
grades, from 0, the most liquid, to 5, the most viscous.
56.	Still gas, or refinery gas, is any form or mixture of gases produced in refineries by
distillation, cracking, reforming, and other processes. The principal constituents are
methane, ethane, ethylene, normal butane, butylene, propane, and propylene.
57.	Ethane is a paraffinic hydrocarbon with molecular formula C2H6.
58.	Ethylene is an olefinic hydrocarbon with molecular formula C2H4.
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59.	Propane is a paraffinic hydrocarbon with molecular formula C3H8.
60.	Propylene is an olefinic hydrocarbon with molecular formula C3H6.
61.	Butane, or n-Butane, is a paraffinic straight-chain hydrocarbon with molecular
formula C4H10.
62.	Butylene, or n-Butylene, is an olefinic straight-chain hydrocarbon with molecular
formula C4H8.
63.	Isobutane is a paraffinic branch chain hydrocarbon with molecular formula C4H10.
64.	Isobutylene is an olefinic branch chain hydrocarbon with molecular formula C4H8.
65.	Pentanes Plus, or C5+, is a mixture of hydrocarbons that is a liquid at ambient
temperature and pressure, and consists mostly of pentanes (five carbon chain) and
higher carbon number hydrocarbons. Pentanes plus includes, but is not limited to,
normal pentane, isopentane, hexanes-plus (natural gasoline), and plant condensate.
66.	Miscellaneous Products include all refined petroleum products not defined
elsewhere. It includes, but is not limited to, naphtha-type jet fuel (Jet B and JP-4),
petrolatum lube refining by-products (aromatic extracts and tars), absorption oils, ram-
jet fuel, petroleum rocket fuels, synthetic natural gas feedstocks, waste feedstocks, and
specialty oils. It excludes organic waste sludges, tank bottoms, spent catalysts, and
sulfuric acid.
67 - 70. Blomass means non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material originating
from plants, animals and/or micro-organisms, including products, by-products, residues
and waste from agriculture, forestry and related industries as well as the non-fossilized
and biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes, including gases
and liquids recovered from the decomposition of non-fossilized and biodegradable
organic material.
67.	Ethanol is an anhydrous alcohol with molecular formula C2H50H.
68.	Blodlesel means a mono-akyl ester derived from biomass and conforming to ASTM
D6751-08, Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle
Distillate Fuels.
69.	Rendered animal fat, or tallow, means fats extracted from animals which are
generally used as a feedstock in making biodiesel.
70.	Vegetable Oil means oils extracted from vegetation that are generally used as a
feedstock in making biodiesel.
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Methods and Assumptions Used to Derive Emission factors
General Methods
All emission factors were derived from the same basic formula: density multiplied by
share of carbon in the fuel. Density is expressed as metric tons of product per barrel.
Share of carbon is expressed as percentage of total mass. Where density data are
gathered in units of API gravity they are converted to specific gravity using the following
formula:
Specific Gravity = 141.5 / (API Gravity + 131.5)
Specific Gravity is the ratio of the density of the petroleum product to the density of
water at 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
The density of water is 8.33 pounds per gallon. Pounds per gallon of a petroleum
product can be calculated by multiplying its specific gravity by 8.33 pounds per gallon.
There are 42 gallons in a U.S. barrel. Metric tons per barrel can be calculated by
multiplying pounds per gallon of petroleum product by 42, then dividing by 2204.62, the
number of pounds in a metric ton.
Density values reflect products at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and one atmosphere, unless
otherwise noted.
We used 44/12 as the factor for converting carbon to carbon dioxide.
Conventional—Summer
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum
Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines, 2008.
For the final rule, EPA is providing density values for the breakdown of regular, mid-
grade, and premium conventional summer gasolines. EPA has determined these
values to be 0.1181, 0.1183, and 0.1185 tonnes/bbl, respectively, from Dickson, Cheryl,
Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines, Summer 2008,
published April 2009, Table 1, pg 24. "Summary of Values, Motor Gasoline Survey,
Summer 2008", average API values for regular and premium. Density and carbon share
for midgrade represents the average of regular and premium.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 86.96 percent and was calculated based on
the composition of a regular unleaded gasoline sample sourced from a Marathon
Petroleum Material Safety Data Sheet
(http://www.marathonpetroleum.com/content/documents/mpc/msds/0127MAR019.pdf).
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For the final rule, EPA is providing carbon share values for the breakdown of regular,
mid-grade, and premium conventional summer gasolines. EPA has determined these
values to be 86.66, 86.63, and 86.61 percent, respectively, based on a compositional
analysis from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor
Gasolines, Summer 2008, Table 1, pg 24.. Based on 95 samples of regular grade
gasoline and 95 samples of premium grade gasoline, the values used to determine
carbon share are as follows:

Percent Mass
Carbon share (% mass),



based on molecular formula

Regular
Premium

Aromatics (assumed toluene)
32.17
32.75
91.25
Olefins (CnH2n, assumed 2-
8.44
3.99
85.63
methyl-2-butene)



Saturated Hydrocarbons
(CnH2n+2. assumed octane)
57.97
62.09
84.12
Benzene
1.41
1.17
92.26
A weighted average of the carbon share of these compounds was calculated to get the
percent mass carbon for regular, mid-grade, and premium conventional summer
gasolines.
1.	Regular (Conventional—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Conventional—Summer" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
2.	Midgrade (Conventional—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the
proposed Mandatory Reporting Rule—In the absence of available sample data,
density and carbon share for midgrade gasoline was assumed to be the average of
density and carbon share for regular and premium grades of conventional summer
gasoline .
3.	Premium (Conventional—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Conventional—Summer" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
Conventional—Winter
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum
Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines, 2008.
For the final rule, EPA is providing density values for the breakdown of regular, mid-
grade, and premium conventional winter gasolines. EPA has determined these values
to be 0.1155, 0.1161, and 0.1167 tonnes/bbl, respectively, based on a compositional
analysis from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor
Gasolines, Winter 2007-2008, published July 2008, Table 1, pg 24, average API values
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for regular and premium. Density and carbon share of midgrade represents average of
regular and premium.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 86.96 percent, based on the same
assumptions as "Conventional—Summer"
For the final rule, EPA is providing carbon share values for the breakdown of regular,
mid-grade, and premium conventional winter gasolines. EPA has determined these
values to be 86.50, 86.55, and 86.59 percent, respectively, based on a compositional
analysis from sample data in Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop
Grumman, Motor Gasolines, for Winter 2007-2008, Table 1, pg. 24. Based on 174
samples of regular grade gasoline and 174 samples of premium grade gasoline, the
values used to determine carbon share are as follows:

Percent Mass
Carbon share % mass),



based on molecular formula

Regular
Premium

Aromatics (assumed toluene)
29.87
32.45
91.25
Olefins (CnH2n, assumed 2-
9.73
4.61
85.63
methyl-2-butene)



Saturated Hydrocarbons
(CnH2n+2. assumed octane)
59.10
61.89
84.12
Benzene
1.41
1.06
92.26
A weighted average of the carbon share of these compounds (excluding ethanol) was
calculated to get the percent mass carbon for regular, mid-grade, and premium
conventional winter gasolines.
4.	Regular (Conventional—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Conventional—Winter" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
5.	Midgrade (Conventional—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—In the absence of available sample data, density and
carbon share for midgrade gasoline was assumed to be the average of density and
carbon share for regular and premium grades of conventional winter gasoline.
6.	Premium (Conventional—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Conventional—Winter" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
Reformulated—Summer
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The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum
Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines, 2008.
For the final rule, EPA is providing density values for the breakdown of regular, mid-
grade, and premium non-ethanol portion of reformulated-summer gasolines. EPA has
determined these values to be 0.1167, 0.1165, and 0.1164 tonnes/bbl, respectively,
from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor
Gasolines, Summer 2008, published April 2009. These values were derived from 165
samples of regular grade reformulated gasoline, and 164 samples of premium grade
reformulated gasoline. See Table 5, pg 28, of "Summary of Values, Motor Gasoline
Survey, Summer 2008, Reformulated Alcohol Blended Fuels" for average API gravity
values for regular and premium. Density and carbon share were adjusted to reflect only
the non-ethanol portion of the fuels. Density and carbon share for midgrade equals the
average of regular and premium.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 86.60 and was calculated based on the
composition of a sample of regular unleaded gasoline with ethanol sourced from a
Marathon Petroleum Material Safety Data Sheet
(http://www.marathonpetroleum.com/content/documents/mpc/msds/0130MAR019.pdf).
For the final rule, EPA is providing carbon share values for the breakdown of regular,
mid-grade, and premium reformulated-summer gasolines excluding the ethanol portion
of the fuel. EPA has determined these values to be 86.13, 86.07, and 86.00 percent,
respectively, based on a compositional analysis from sample data in Dickson, Cheryl,
Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines for Summer 2008,
Table 5, pg. 28. Based on 165 samples of regular grade gasoline and 164 samples of
premium grade gasoline, the values used to determine carbon share of the non-ethanol
portion of the fuels are as follows:

Percent Mass
Carbon share (% mass),



based on molecular formula

Regular
Premium

Aromatics (assumed toluene)
25.71
24.26
91.25
Olefins (CnH2n, assumed 2-
6.67
5.93
85.63
methyl-2-butene)



Saturated Hydrocarbons
(CnH2n+2. assumed octane)
66.68
69.03
84.12
Benzene
0.91
0.78
92.26
A weighted average of the carbon share of these compounds (excluding ethanol) was
calculated to get the percent mass carbon for regular, mid-grade, and premium
reformulated summer gasolines.
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7.	Regular (Reformulated—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Reformulated—Summer" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
8.	Midgrade (Reformulated—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the
proposed Mandatory Reporting Rule—In the absence of available sample data,
density and carbon share for midgrade gasoline was assumed to be the average of
density and carbon share for regular and premium grades of reformulated summer
gasoline.
9.	Premium (Reformulated—Summer): Emission factor did not appear in the
proposed Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Reformulated—Summer" above for
discussion of emission factor developed.
Reformulated—Winter
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum
Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines, 2008.
For the final rule, EPA is providing density values for the breakdown of regular, mid-
grade, and premium for the non-ethanol portion of reformulated winter gasolines. EPA
has determined these values to be 0.1165, 0.1165, and 0.1166 tonnes/bbl, respectively,
from Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor
Gasolines, Winter 2007-2008, published July 2008. See Table 5, pg 28, of "Summary of
Values, Motor Gasoline Survey, Winter 2007-2008, Reformulated Alcohol Blended
Fuels" for average API gravity values for regular and premium. Density and carbon
share were adjusted to reflect only the non-ethanol portion of the fuels. Density and
carbon share for midgrade equals the average of regular and premium.
For the proposed rule carbon shares were based on the same assumptions as
Reformulated—Summer.
For the final rule, EPA is providing carbon share values for the breakdown of regular,
mid-grade, and premium reformulated-winter gasolines excluding the ethanol portion of
the fuel. EPA has determined these values to be 86.05, 86.06, and 86.06 percent,
respectively, based on a compositional analysis from sample data in Dickson, Cheryl,
Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Motor Gasolines Winter 2007-2008.
Based on 145 samples of regular grade gasoline and 144 samples of premium grade
gasoline, the values used to determine carbon share of the non-ethanol portion of the
fuels are as follows:

Percent Mass
Carbon share (% mass),
based on molecular formula

Regular
Premium

Aromatics (assumed toluene)
24.66
25.25
91.25
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Olefins (CnH2n, assumed 2-
methyl-2-butene)
6.42
6.02
85.63
Saturated Hydrocarbons
(CnH2n+2. assumed octane)
68.00
68.08
84.12
Benzene
0.92
0.65
92.26
Similar to the proposed rule, a weighted average of the carbon share of these
compounds (excluding ethanol) was calculated to get the percent mass carbon for
regular, mid-grade, and premium reformulated winter gasolines.
10.	Regular (Reformulated—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Reformulated—Winter" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
11.	Midgrade (Reformulated—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—In the absence of available sample data, density and
carbon share for midgrade gasoline was assumed to be the average of density and
carbon share for regular and premium grades of reformulated winter gasoline.
12.	Premium (Reformulated—Winter): Emission factor did not appear in the proposed
Mandatory Reporting Rule—see "Reformulated—Winter" above for discussion of
emission factor developed.
13. Gasoline —Other
This product category and associated emissions factor was not in the proposed rule. In
absence of available sample data, EPA is assuming that any other type of gasoline can
be represented by the finished motor gasoline in Table 1 with the most conservative
density and carbon share factors, which is Conventional Summer Premium.
Blendstocks
14-19. CBOB
In the proposed rule, physical properties for CBOB were assumed equal to the
properties of conventional motor gasoline.
For the final rule, EPA is assuming that the density and carbon share of CBOB is equal
to the density and carbon share of the relevant grade and seasonal type of conventional
motor gasoline.
20-25. RBOB
Density in the proposed rule was taken from CITGO MSDS:
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http://www.msds.com/index.asp?open=/protected_public/loginsuccessful.asp
At60°F, avg density = 6.0-6.4 lbs/gal (.1143-1219 tonnes/bbl)
In the proposed rule, carbon share was assumed to equal to the properties of
reformulated gasoline.
For the final rule, EPA is assuming that both the density and carbon share of RBOB are
equal to the density and carbon share of the relevant grade and seasonal type of
reformulated motor gasoline.
26.	Blendstocks - Other
The density and carbon share in the proposed rule was based on the assumption that
other blendstocks could be represented by isooctane. Density for isooctane came from:
http://msds.chem.ox.ac.Uk/TR/2,2,4-trimethvlpentane.html. Carbon share was based on
the molecular formula of isooctane (CsHio).
For the final rule, EPA is assuming that other blendstocks can be represented by the
finished motor gasoline with the most conservative density and carbon share factors,
which is Conventional Summer Premium.
Oxygenates
27.	Methanol
The density in the proposed rule was 0.13 tonnes/bbl, from a Material Safety Data
Sheet for methanol (http://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/MSDS/methanol.htm).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1268 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 15: Density of Solvents as a Function of
Temperature. Specifically, the handbook provides density values as a function of
temperature between 0 and 100°C at intervals of 10°C. The EPA fit these data to a
polynomial of order 2 and then used the fit to extrapolate the value of the density at
60°F.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 37.50%, calculated from the molecular
formula for methanol, CH3OH.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 37.48% based upon more
precise values for the atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic
table.
28.	GTBA
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from Material Safety Data Sheets
for GTBA (http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C1403.html and
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http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/BU/tert-butvl alcohol.html).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1257 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds.
Density was corrected to 60°F using the API Manual for Petroleum Measurement
Standards (MPMS) Chapter 11.1, "Temperature and Pressure Volume Correction
Factors for Refined Products".
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 64.90%, calculated from the molecular
formula for GTBA, C4H9OH.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 64.82% based upon more
precise values for the atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic
table.
29.	MTBE
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, taken from American Petroleum
Institute, Alcohols and Ethers: A Technical Assessment of Their Applications as Fuels
and Fuel Components, API 4261.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1181 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds.
Density was corrected to 60°F using the API MPMS Chapter 11.1, "Temperature and
Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Refined Products".
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 68.20%, calculated from the molecular
formula for MTBE, (CH3)3COCH3).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 68.13% based upon more
precise values for atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic
table.
30.	ETBE
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, taken from American Petroleum
Institute, Alcohols and Ethers: A Technical Assessment of Their Applications as Fuels
and Fuel Components, API 4261.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1182 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds.
Density was corrected to 60°F using the API MPMS Chapter 11.1, "Temperature and
Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Refined Products".
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 70.50%, calculated from the molecular
formula for ETBE, (CH3)3COC2H5.
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For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 70.53% based upon more
precise values for atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic
table.
31.	TAME
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, taken from American Petroleum
Institute, Alcohols and Ethers: A Technical Assessment of Their Applications as Fuels
and Fuel Components, API 4261.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1229 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds.
Density was corrected to 60°F using the API MPMS Chapter 11.1, "Temperature and
Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Refined Products".
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 70.5 percent based on the molecular
formula for TAME (CH3) 2(C2H5)COCH3).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 70.53% based upon more
precise values for atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic
table.
32.	DIPE
The density in the proposed rule was 0.12 tonnes/bbl, from a Material Safety Data
Sheet for DIPE (http://www.coleparmer.com/Catalog/Msds/00803.htm).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1156 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds.
Density was corrected to 60°F using the API MPMS Chapter 11.1, "Temperature and
Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Refined Products".
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 70.50%, calculated from the molecular
formula for DIPE, C6H14O.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 70.53% based upon more
precise values atomic weight of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
Distillate Fuel Oil
33 - 35. Distillate Fuel Oil No. 1
In the proposed rule, EPA included separate categories for Fuel Oil No. 1 and Diesel
No. 1. For the final rule, EPA is combining these two product categories under Distillate
Fuel Oil No. 1 because EPA believes the products have very similar, if not identical,
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characteristics. Values for Ultra Low, Low, and High Sulfur Fuel Oil No. 1 are provided
for reporting clarity but, given data constraints, we are assuming the same density and
carbon share for each sulfur class.
The density for Fuel Oil No. 1 and Diesel No. 1 in the proposed rule was 0.13
tonnes/bbl, taken from "The Engineering ToolBox"
(http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/fuels-densities-specific-volumes-d 166.html).
For the final rule, EPA is listing the density of Distillate Fuel Oil No. 1 as 0.1346
tonnes/bbl, based upon 4 samples of No. 1 Regular Diesel S15 from the Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers, Diesel Survey - Winter 2008, which EPA believes best
represents the characteristics of this product.
The carbon share for both products was 86.40 percent in the proposed rule and remains
the same in the final rule, drawn from the carbon share for Fuel Oil No. 1 in Perry's
Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 1997 ed., pg. 27-10, Table 27-6.
36 - 38. Distillate Fuel Oil No. 2
In the proposed rule EPA included separate categories for Fuel Oil No. 2 and Diesel No.
2. For the final rule EPA is combining these two product categories under Distillate Fuel
Oil No. 2 because EPA believes the products have very similar, if not identical,
characteristics. Values for Ultra Low, Low, and High Sulfur Fuel Oil No. 2 are provided
for reporting clarity but, given data constraints, we are assuming the same density and
carbon share for each sulfur class.
The density for Fuel Oil No. 2 and Diesel No. 2 in the proposed rule was drawn from
Dickson, Cheryl, Petroleum Product Surveys, Northrop Grumman, Diesel Fuel Oils,
2007, pg. 13, Table 2.
For the final rule, EPA has assumed that Distillate Fuel Oil No.2 is most widely
represented by Ultra-low Sulfur No. 2 Diesel Fuel. Based upon 144 samples of No. 2
Regular Diesel S15 from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Diesel Survey -
Winter 2008, EPA found a density of 0.1342 tonnes/bbl.
In the proposed rule, the carbon share for Fuel Oil No. 2 was taken from Perry's
Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 1997 ed., pg. 27-10, Table 27-6. Carbon share for
Diesel No. 2 was based on ElA's Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in
the United States, October 2008, pg. 191: "If one knows nothing about the composition
of a particular petroleum product, assuming that it is 85.7 percent carbon by mass is not
an unreasonable first approximation."
In the final rule, EPA adopts a carbon share for Distillate Fuel Oil No. 2 of 87.3 percent
from Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed., 2008, Table 24-6, pg. 24-9.
39. Distillate Fuel Oil No. 4
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In the proposed rule, EPA included separate categories for Fuel Oil No. 4 and Diesel
No. 4. For the final rule, EPA is combining these two product categories under Distillate
Fuel Oil No. 4 because EPA believes the products have very similar, if not identical,
characteristics.
The density for Fuel Oil No. 4 and Diesel No. 4 in the proposed rule was 0.15
tonnes/bbl, taken from "The Engineering ToolBox"
(http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/fuels-densities-specific-volumes-d 166.html).
For the final rule, EPA has updated this density to 0.1452 tonnes/bbl from Perry's
Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed., 2008, pg. 24-9, Table 24-6.
In the proposed rule, the carbon share for both products was 86.47 percent, taken from
the carbon share for Fuel Oil No. 4 in Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed.,
2008, pg. 24-9, Table 24-6. This carbon share remains unchanged in the final rule.
40. Residual Fuel Oil No. 5 (Navy Special)
The density in the proposed rule was 0.14 tonnes/bbl, taken from Wauquier, J.-P., ed.
Petroleum Refining, Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Process Flowsheets (Editions
Technip - Paris, 1995) pg. 225, Table 5.16.
In the final rule the density was updated to four significant digits.
In the proposed rule, the carbon share was assumed to be 85.7% based on from ElA's
Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, October 2008,
pg. 191: "If one knows nothing about the composition of a particular petroleum product,
assuming that it is 85.7 percent carbon by mass is not an unreasonable first
approximation.
For the final rule, EPA has used a carbon share of 85.67%, the average of 12 ultimate
analyses of residual oil samples gathered by EIA in 1994, from Science Applications
International Corporation, Carbon Emissions Coefficients for U.S. Fuels, prepared for
U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 31, 1994.
41. Residual Fuel Oil No. 6 (a.k.a. Bunker C)
The density in the proposed rule was 0.16 tonnes/bbl, taken from Perry's Chemical
Engineer's Handbook, 1997 ed., Table 27-6, pg. 27-10.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1528 tonnes/bbl from Perry's
Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed., 2008, Table 24-6, pg. 24-9.
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The carbon share in the proposed rule was 85.68% taken from Perry's Chemical
Engineer's Handbook, 1997 ed., Table 27-6, pg. 27-10.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 84.67% from Perry's Chemical
Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed., 2008, Table 24-6, pg. 24-9.
42.	Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel
For both the proposed rule and final rule, the density and carbon share of kerosene-
based jet fuels was based on the average composition of 39 fuel samples taken by
Boeing Corporation in 1989. Data was drawn from O.J. Hadaller and A.M. Momenthy,
The Characteristics of Future Fuels, Part 1, "Conventional Heat Fuels" (Seattle, WA:
Boeing Corp., September 1990), pp. 46-50. In the final rule, the density was updated to
four significant digits.
The data sources are the same as those in ElA's Documentation for Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases in the United States, October 2008..
43.	Kerosene
The density and carbon share in the proposed rule reflect the average of five ultimate
analyses of No. 1 fuel oil samples, taken from ElA's Documentation for Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases in the United States.
For the final rule, EPA is assuming that the density and carbon share for kerosene are
the same as Distillate No. 1 because the physical characteristics of the products are
very similar.
44. Diesel - Other
This product category and associated emissions factor was not in the proposed rule.
EPA is assuming the most conservative density and carbon share factors from Distillate
fuel oil Numbers 1, 2, and 4, which are those for No. 4.
Petrochemical Feedstocks
45. Naphthas (< 401 °F)
For both the proposed rule and final rule, density is drawn from Meyers, Handbook of
Petroleum Refining Processes, 3rd ed., (New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2004), p. 2.10.
For both the proposed rule and final rule, the carbon share of naphthas is estimated
based on G.H. Unzelman, "A Sticky Point for Refiners: FCC Gasoline and the Complex
Model," Fuel Reformulation (July/August 1992), p. 29. The data sources are the same
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as those in ElA's Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United
States.
46.	Other Oils (> 401 °F)
In the proposed rule the density and carbon share were assumed to match Fuel Oil
No.2, taken from ElA's Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the
United States. Oct. 2007.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1390 tonnes/bbl, the maximum
density requirement for Fuel Oil No.2 in ASTM Standard D396-09. EPA is also adopting
a carbon share of 87.30 percent from Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th ed.,
2008 Table 24-6, pg. 24-9.
Unfinished Oils
47.	Heavy Gas Oils
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule,
except that the factors were updated to four significant digits. The density and carbon
share for heavy gas oils were taken from Shell Oil Company Mars Blend Crude assay
page, www.marscrude.com/mars assavs/iulv99/assav99.xls. January 28, 2009.
48.	Residuum
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule,
except that the factors were updated to four significant digits.
The density for residuum is drawn from Shell Oil Company Mars Blend Crude assay
page, www.marscrude.com/mars_assays/july99/assay99.xls.
Carbon share was assumed to be 85.7% from ElA's Documentation for Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases in the United States, October 2008, pg. 191: "If one knows nothing
about the composition of a particular petroleum product, assuming that it is 85.7 percent
carbon by mass is not an unreasonable first approximation."
Other Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Liquids
49.	Aviation Gasoline (Finished)
A carbon coefficient for aviation gasoline in both the proposed rule and final rule was
calculated on the basis of the EIA standard heat content of 5.048 million Btu per barrel
from EIA, Annual Energy Review, Appendix A (Washington, D.C., 2008)
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer. This heat content correlates to a specific gravity of
approximately 0.7057 according to Thermal Properties of Petroleum Products, Bureau
of Standards No.97 (1929). Based on U.S. EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas
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Emissions and Sinks: 1990 -2007, Annex 2, Page A-62. aviation gasoline was assumed
to be 87.5% iso-octane, 9.0% toluene, and 3.5% xylene. According to American Society
for Testing and Materials, ASTM and Other Specifications for Petroleum Products and
Lubricants (Philadelphia, PA, 1985),the maximum allowable sulfur content in aviation
gasoline is 0.05 percent, and the maximum allowable lead content is 0.1 percent. These
amounts were judged negligible and were excluded for the purposes of this analysis.
This composition yielded a carbon share of 85.00 percent.
50. Special Naphthas
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule
and are based on an analysis of five types of special napthas in ElA's Documentation
for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States. For the final rule the density
was updated to four significant digits.
There are five special naphthas: hexane, odorless solvent, Stoddard solvent, high flash
point, and mineral spirits. Hexane is a pure paraffin containing 6 carbon atoms and 14
hydrogen atoms. Thus, it is 83.63% carbon. Its density is 0.1043 tonnes/bbl. The other
hydrocarbon compounds in special naphthas are assumed to be either paraffinic or
aromatic. The portion of aromatics in odorless solvents is estimated at less than 1%
with a density of 55 degrees API or 6.32 pounds per gallon and a carbon share of
84.51%. Stoddard solvents have a carbon content of 84.44%, contain 15% aromatics,
and have an estimated density of 47.9 degrees API or 6.57 pounds per gallon. High
flash point solvents also contain 15% aromatics, have an estimated carbon content of
84.7% and a density of 47.6 degrees API or 6.58 pounds per gallon. High solvency
mineral spirits contain 30% aromatics, have an estimated carbon share of 85.83% and a
density of 43.6 degrees API or 6.73 pounds per gallon (Boldt and Hall, 1985). The
carbon coefficients of the five special naphthas are weighted according to the following
formula: approximately 10% of all special naphtha consumed is hexane and the
remaining 90% is assumed to be distributed evenly among the four other solvents.
Table 6-9. Characteristics of Non-hexane Special Nap
hthas
Special
Naphtha
Aromatic
Content
(Percent
Volume)
Density
(Degrees
API)
Carbon
Content
(Percent
Mass)
Carbon
Coefficient
(MMTC/QBtu)
Odorless
Solvent
1
55.0
84.51
19.41
Stoddard
Solvent
15
47.9
84.44
20.11
High Flash
Point
15
47.6
84.70
20.17
Mineral Spirits
30
43.6
85.83
20.99
Note: All coefficients based on Higher Heating (Gross Calorific) Value and
assume 100% combustion.
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51. Lubricants
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule,
except that the density factor was updated to four significant digits.
The ASTM Petroleum Measurement Tables give the density of lubricants at 25.6
degrees API or 0.1428 tonnes/bbl degrees API (ASTM and Other Specifications for
Petroleum Products and Lubricants, Philadelphia, PA, 1985).
Ultimate analysis of a single sample of motor oil yielded a carbon content of 85.8%.
Standard heat content was adopted from EIA, Annual Energy Review (2008), Appendix
A. www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents. html.
52. Waxes
The density and carbon share of waxes are unchanged in the final rule, except that the
factors were updated to four significant digits.
Carbon content of waxes was drawn from ElA's Documentation for Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases in the United States. Paraffin waxes are assumed to be composed
of 100% paraffinic compounds with a chain of 25 carbon atoms. The resulting carbon
share for paraffinic wax is 85.23%. Microcrystalline waxes are assumed to consist of
50% paraffinic and 50% cycloparaffinic compounds with a chain of 40 carbon atoms,
yielding a carbon share of 85.56%.
The density of paraffin wax is estimated at 45 degrees API or 0.1273 metric tons per
barrel from American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM and Other Specifications
for Petroleum Products and Lubricants (Philadelphia, PA, 1985). The density of
microcrystalline waxes is estimated at 36.7 degrees API or 0.1335 metric tons per barrel
based on 10 samples found in V. Guthrie (ed.), Petroleum Products Handbook (New
York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1960).
A weighted average density and carbon coefficient was calculated for petroleum waxes,
assuming that wax consumption is 80% paraffin wax and 20% microcrystalline wax. The
weighted average carbon content is 85.30%, and the weighted average density is
0.1285 metric tons per barrel.
53. Petroleum Coke
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0698 tonnes/bbl, taken from "The Engineering
Too I Box" (http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/fuels-densities-specific-volumes-
d 166.html).
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For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1818 tonnes/bbl, from ASTM and
Other Specifications for Petroleum Products and Lubricants, Philadelphia, PA, 1985.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 92.28%, estimated from two samples from
S. W. Martin, "Petroleum Coke," in Virgil Guthrie (ed.), Petroleum Processing Handbook
(New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1960), pp. 14-15. This carbon share remains unchanged
in the final rule.
54 - 55. Asphalt and Road Oil
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule,
except that the density factor was updated to four significant digits.
The ASTM petroleum measurement tables show a density of 5.6 degrees API or 0.1634
tonnes/bbl (ASTM and Other Specifications for Petroleum Products and Lubricants,
Philadelphia, PA, 1985).
Ultimate analyses of twelve samples of asphalts showed an average carbon content of
83.47% from ElA's Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United
States, October 2008, Chapter 6, pg. 201.
56. Still Gas
In the proposed rule, density and carbon share were drawn from EIA data on four
samples of still gas. The table below shows the composition of those samples.
Composition for Four Sam
pies of Still Gas
Sample
Hydrogen
(percent)
Methane
(percent)
Ethane
(percent)
Propane
(percent)
One
12.7
28.1
17.1
11.9
Two
34.7
20.5
20.5
6.7
Three
72.0
12.8
10.3
3.8
Four
17.0
31.0
16.2
2.4
One still gas sample was drawn from American Gas Association, Gas Engineer's
Handbook, (New York, NY: Industrial Press, 1974), pg. 3.71, and three still gas samples
came from C.R. Guerra, K. Kelton, and D.C. Nielsen, Natural Gas Supplementation with
Refinery Gases and Hydrogen," in Institute of Gas Technology, New Fuels and
Advances in Combustion Technologies (Chicago, IL, June 1979).
In the final rule, density is estimated at 0.1405 metric tons per barrel based on the heat
content of still gas as estimated by EIA, 6.0 million Btu per barrel, and the relationship of
heat content to density from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards,
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Thermal Properties of Petroleum Products, Miscellaneous Publication No.97, November
9, 1929.
Carbon content is assumed to equal 77.7% based on data from the 2006
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines, Volume 2; Energy Tables 1.2
and 1.3. Background calculations:
Net calorific content of refinery (still) gas is 49.5 TJ/Gg, and carbon content of refinery
(still) gas is 15.7 kg C/GJ.
15.7 kg/GJ = 15.7 Mg/TJ = 0.0157 Gg C/TJ
0.0157 Gg C/TJ * 49.5 TJ/Gg still gas = 0.777 Gg C/Gg still gas = 77.7
mass% C in still gas
57.	Ethane
The density in the proposed rule was 0.592 tonnes/bbl, from V.B. Guthrie (ed.),
Characteristics of Compounds, Petroleum Products Handbook, (New York, NY:
McGraw Hill, 1960), pg. 3-3.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0866 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -89°C / -128°F. This is the density of
liquid ethane; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 80.00%, calculated from the molecular
formula for ethane, C2H6.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 79.89% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
58.	Ethylene
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0901 tonnes/bbl, from a Material Safety Data
Sheet for ethylene
(http://www.rmisonline.com/chemicaldatabase/Viewlnfo1.aspx?SID=112).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0903 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -104°C / -155°F. This is the density
of liquid ethylene; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 85.71%, calculated from the molecular
formula for ethylene, C2H4.
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For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 85.63% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
59.	Propane
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0783 tonnes/bbl, from V.B. Guthrie (ed.),
Characteristics of Compounds, Petroleum Products Handbook, (New York, NY:
McGraw Hill, 1960), pg. 3-3.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0784 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid propane; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 81.80%, calculated from the molecular
formula for propane, C3H8.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 81.71 % based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
60.	Propylene
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0825 tonnes/bbl, from V.B. Guthrie (ed.),
Characteristics of Compounds, Petroleum Products Handbook, (New York, NY:
McGraw Hill, 1960), pg. 3-3.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0803 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid propylene; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 85.71%, calculated from the molecular
formula for propylene, C3H6.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 85.63% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
61.	Butane
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0927 tonnes/bbl, from V.B. Guthrie (ed.),
Characteristics of Compounds, Petroleum Products Handbook, (New York, NY:
McGraw Hill, 1960), pg. 3-3.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0911 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid butane; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
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The carbon share in the proposed rule was 81.80%, calculated from the molecular
formula for butane, C4H10.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 82.66% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
62.	Butylene
The density in the proposed rule was 0.1111 tonnes/bbl, from Meyers, Handbook of
Petroleum Refining Processes, 3rd ed., (New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2004), p. 1.45
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0935 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid butylene; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 85.71%, calculated from the molecular
formula for butylene, C4H8.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 85.63% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
63.	Isobutane
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0893 tonnes/bbl, from V.B. Guthrie (ed.),
Characteristics of Compounds, Petroleum Products Handbook, (New York, NY:
McGraw Hill, 1960), p. 3-3.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0876 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid isobutane; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 82.80%, calculated from the molecular
formula for isobutane, C4H10.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 82.66% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
64.	Isobutylene
The density in the proposed rule was 0.0933 tonnes/bbl, from a Material Safety Data
Sheet for isobutylene (http://www.siri.org/msds/f2/clc/clcvz.html).
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.0936 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 3. Density is at -25°C / -77°F. This is the density of
liquid isobutylene; it is a gas at 60°F and 1 atm.
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The carbon share in the proposed rule was 85.71%, calculated from the molecular
formula for isobutylene, C4H8.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 85.63% based upon more precise
values for atomic weights of the elements in the compound from the periodic table.
65. Pentanes Plus
Pentanes plus is a mixture of hydrocarbons mostly pentanes and higher, the exact
mixture of hydrocarbons is unknown. For the purposes of this rule EPA has chosen to
use the characteristics of hexane to represent pentanes plus in order to reflect the large
shares of pentanes, while capturing the impact of the increased carbon content of those
hydrocarbons in the mix with longer carbon chains.
The density in the proposed rule for hexane, 0.1043 tonnes/bbl, was found at
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/specific-gravity-liquids-d_336.html.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1055 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 15.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 83.70%, calculated from the molecular
formula for hexane, C6H14.
For the final rule, EPA is updating the carbon share to 83.63% based upon more
precise values for molecular weight.
66. Miscellaneous Products
In the proposal and final rule, we rely on the same underlying data sources for density
and carbon share and assume that all miscellaneous products have the same density
and carbon content as crude oil.
The density and carbon content for crude oil were developed from an equation
incorporating density and sulfur content to derive carbon content based on 182 crude oil
samples, including 150 samples from U.S. National Research Council, International
Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology (New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill, 1927).
67. Ethanol
The density used in the proposed rule to determine the emission factor for ethanol was
0.12 tonnes/bbl.
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For the final rule, EPA is updating the density to 0.1267 tonnes/bbl, from the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, Section 15: Density of Solvents as a Function of
Temperature. Specifically, the handbook provides density values as a function of
temperature between 0 and 100°C at intervals of 10°C. The EPA fit this data to a
polynomial of order 2 and then used the fit to extrapolate the value of the density at
15°C.
The carbon share in the proposed rule was 52%, calculated from the molecular formula
for ethanol, C2H5OH.
For the final rule, EPA is updating this number to 52.14% based upon more precise
values for molecular weight.
68.	Biodiesel
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule.
Density and carbon share for 100% biodiesel were derived from Tables II.E. 1-1 and
IV.A.3-1 respectively in A Comprehensive Analysis of Biodiesel Impacts on Exhaust
Emissions, October 2002.
The density factor is based on 31 neat biodiesel samples, 12 of which included a full
complement of measured fuel properties and nearly all of which included specific
gravity. The carbon content was calculated from measures of H/C ratio and oxygen
content for 17 100% biodiesel fuels.
69.	Rendered Animal Fat
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule.
Density is from Griffin Industries, Material Safety Data Sheet, Identity: Chicken Fat,
March 19, 2007
(http://www.griffinind.com/Griffin%2004%20Site/PDFs/MSDS%20sheets/MSDS%20Sta
bilizedChickenFat.pdf).
Animal fat means fats extracted from animals, with 76.19% carbon by mass,
characterized by the composition of fatty acids described in the table below, adapted
from Cyberlipid Center, Lipids of Land Animals, accessed September 9, 2008,
http://www.cyberlipid.org/glycer/glyc0071.htm, estimated by poultry fat.
Composition of Animal Fat and Vegeta
ble Oil
Fatty acid
Carbon share
Animal fat
Vegetable oil
14:0
73.7%
1%
0%
16:0
75.0%
24%
9%
16:1
75.6%
5%
0%
18:0
76.1%
8%
6%
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18:1
76.6%
44%
27%
18:2
77.1%
17%
51%
18:3
77.7%
1%
7%
Using the assumptions displayed in the table, the percent mass of carbon for animal fat
was calculated using the following equation:
Carbon Share = £ [ %Cfa x XFa ]
Where %Cfa is the percent mass of carbon of a fatty acid and XFa is the composition
portion of that fatty acid in animal fat or vegetable oil as shown in Table 2.
70. Vegetable Oil
Density and carbon share factors did not change from the proposed rule to the final rule.
Density is from Weast, R.C., et al. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Boca
Raton: CRC Press, 1988-1989: F3. Accessed from
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/lngaDorfman.shtml.
Vegetable oil means oils extracted from vegetation, with 76.77% carbon by mass,
characterized by the composition of fatty acids described in the table below, adapted
from Cyberlipid Center, Positional distribution of major fatty acids in triglycerides of
some plant oils, accessed August 13,
2009., http://www.cyberlipid.Org//cyberlip/home0001 .htm.
Using the assumptions displayed in the table, the percent mass of carbon vegetable oil
were calculated using the following equation:
Carbon Share = £ [ %Cfa x XFa ]
where %Cfa is the percent mass of carbon of a fatty acid and XFa is the composition
portion of that fatty acid in animal fat or vegetable oil as shown in Table 2.
Composition of Animal Fat and Vegetable C
)il
Fatty acid
Carbon share
Animal fat
Vegetable oil
14:0
73.7%
1%
0%
16:0
75.0%
24%
9%
16:1
75.6%
5%
0%
18:0
76.1%
8%
6%
18:1
76.6%
44%
27%
18:2
77.1%
17%
51%
18:3
77.7%
1%
7%
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