Gasoline is a volatile, combustible mixture of hydrocarbons that is fractionated and cracked from petroleum and can be used as fuel. The appearance is transparent liquid, flammable, the distillation range is 30℃ to 220℃, the main components are C5 ~ C12 aliphatic hydrocarbons and cycloalkanes, and a certain amount of aromatic hydrocarbons.

The important characteristics of gasoline are evaporation, stability, anti-explosion, corrosion and cleanliness.

Gasoline is one of the most used light petroleum products and is an important fuel for engines. Gasoline is mainly used as a power fuel for transportation vehicles. Gasoline is used as solvent in rubber, paint, dye, printing, pharmaceutical, adhesive and other industries. The cleaning and decontamination of machine parts and clothing and the pre-treatment of electroplating products use gasoline as a degreaser.