Analysis of gazolines used by motorbike-taxi drivers in Cotonou

AuteurCACHON, BORIS FRESNEL
AuteurAYI FANOU, LUCIE
AuteurCAZIER, FABRICE
AuteurGENEVRAY, PAUL
AuteurDEWAELE, DOROTHEE
AuteurDEBENDE, AGNES
AuteurAISSI, FAUSTIN
AuteurSANNI, AMBALIOU
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2013
ResumeIn 2009, samples from itinerant stations were taken in Cotonou. Official reference gasoline stations (French and boundary African country) were also studied. The analysis was done by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer (GC-MS). The results showed appreciate difference between itinerant and official gasoline samples: ETBE (Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether) was found in the composition of the French reference but not in the African gasolines composition. Benzene was detected at yields less than 1 % in the French reference gasoline whereas in the gasoline made in the African countries benzene yields were between 2.36 and 4.39 %. The ratio of toluene/benzene varied between 1.27 and 10.25 in examined gasoline and was much lower in ambient air. For major components (aromatics and paraffin compounds), we observed another heterogeneity for itinerant gasoline (probably due to numerous hands making and transport).
Autre identifiantBECDB-5185
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/4843
Languefr
Fait partie deEnvironment and Pollution
SujetETBE
Sujettoluene/benzene ratio
Sujetgasoline
Sujetmotorbike-taxi drivers
SujetCotonou
TitreAnalysis of gazolines used by motorbike-taxi drivers in Cotonou
TypeArticle

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