RXSOL Antioxidant Liquid is most effective in gasoline having a low level of olefins, i.e. below about 10 percent by volume. The most important RXSOL Antioxidant Liquid having good antioxidant activity in gasoline have sterically hindered hydroxyl groups due to the presence of alkyl groups in ditert-butylphenol, 2,4-dimethyl-9-6-tert-butylphenol and 2,6-ditert-butyl phenol. These mixtures have the advantage that they have lower freezing points than the pure materials and can be more cost effective.
The correct dosage of the RXSOL Antioxidant Liquid has to be assessed and fixed after testing in the laboratory with the gasoline samples of the concerned refinery. However, to contain the potential gum within the specified limits of 50 g / m3 Max the following dosage levels are suggested.
Determination of potential gum in Motor Gasolines as per applicable ASTM D525 standards
Potential gum range in Gasoline Suggested dosage of additive
( Blank samples without additive) g / m3
51 – 120 15 ppm
121 – 180 20 ppm
181 – 300 30 ppm