Shell's 100-RON fuel - what actually is it?

Dec 13, 2005 21 Replies

Shell in Australia now sells 100-RON fuel - just wondering if it's the much-discussed ethanol-based fuel or if it really is a higher octane blend of conventional crude-oil-derived petroleum fuel.



Is there anything on the web which details the exact composition of this fuel?



Craig.


Maybe, just maybe have a look at the website?

Even the top-of-the-line Aero requires 98RON only. 100RON will be a waste.

5% ethanol

Kev

Craig's Saab C900 Site wrote:

is it true ethenol is made from sugarcane ?

"Kev"

Except diet-ethanol which is made from nutrasweet-cane.....

-- Knob

Good one Centurion.

John

yes well the name says it all

This article might be of interest

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"In Australia, oil companies do not have to release the exact formulas for making up the petrol mixtures. In Britain it is the same as in Australia: the oil companies provide almost no information about the chemical content of lead. In the US, oil companies have to release the petrol formulae to the US EPA."

At one time in the past refineries would add aromatics to the ethane base gasoline to increase the octane rating. Now, however, they are using proprietary refining techniques which produce a high octane fuel. I have not been able to discover the technique they are using. Maybe someone here knows?

Just a method of delivering molybdenum disulphide ( not PTFE )

Graham

Hey, who want's to run on crude sludge when you can run on Premium?

like you should be asking that question

You can't , hahahahhahaha!

yeah woteva

so paulie isn that a bit of a gay name

Nah, isn't Tenelle a girls name?

Nah, not likely

like i presumed as you realy are one of those happy n gay sortta charcters

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