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by johnrgrace 1228 days ago
Gasoline is actually a mix of different blending stocks that have their own reed vapor pressure and octane - refineries blend them together to get a mix that has the right octane and reed vapor pressure to sell.

Here is a simple overview on blending https://inside.mines.edu/~jjechura/Refining/11_Blending_Opti...