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. 2021 Feb 9;35(5):3529–3557. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03918

Table 4. Main Properties of an Average TPO, Commercial Gasoline, and Commercial Diesel.

property TPO gasoline diesel
density (kg m–3) 830 780 838
viscosity (cSt) 4.75   2.1
flash point (°C) 65 43 54
HHV (MJ kg–1) 42.7 43.9 45.5
elemental analysis (wt %)      
C 79.96 85 87.4
H 10.04 14.1 12.1
N 0.94 0.02 0.04
S 0.11 0.03 0.29
O 9.3   0.29
boiling points (°C)      
IBP 38.5 34 171.5
T50 174.8 92 265.6
T90   154 335.8
FBP 382.4 218 364.6

Adapted from the work by Rowhani and Rainey.14