Posted by dhermesc on March 03, 2011 at 06:21:40 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Re: OT: Diesel posted by Mark - IN. on March 02, 2011 at 18:50:40:
diesel is a scrap byproduct of manufacturing gasoline
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Hardly.
Because it is a heavier hydrocarbon, diesel oil takes less refining than gasoline; in the past this made it less expensive than gasoline. But as air pollution controls have become more stringent, diesel oil must be refined to have a lower percentage of sulfur, making its refinement process more expensive. Although diesel has a higher energy output per gallon than gasoline, it takes approximately 25 percent more crude oil to make a gallon of diesel oil than it does to make a gallon of gasoline.
Read more: The Difference in Cost Between Refining Gasoline & Diesel Fuel eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_7265461_difference-refining-gasoline-diesel-fuel.html#ixzz1FXwLrvDF
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