Ethyl Corporation is a fuel additive company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. The company is a distributor of fuel additives. Among other products, Ethyl Corporation …

May 2, 2000 · “Ethyl” gasoline corresponded to “premium” gas nowadays. The difference was the addition of tetraethyl lead to the gas, which boosted octane and also protected the engine …

The world’s first anti-knock gasoline containing a tetra-ethyl lead compound went on sale at the Refiners Oil Company service station in Dayton, Ohio. A bolt-on “Ethylizer” can be seen …

Oct 9, 2025 · The European Union implemented a complete ban on leaded gasoline in 2000. The global phase-out culminated in July $2021$, when Algeria, the last country to use leaded …

The crucial moment in making ethyl the dominant fuel came when GM and its part-owner DuPont joined forces with Standard Oil Co. (now Exxon) in August 1924 to market leaded gasoline …

At this point, Ethyl leaded gasoline was used in 70 percent or more of American gasoline (90 percent according to Ethyl’s advertising) and in all but one major brand — Sunoco.

Using his knowledge of mechanical engineering and problem-solving, Midgley created tetraethyl lead, named Ethyl gasoline. In its first 25 years, it saved a billion barrels of oil, and it became …

After over a year of study by the U.S. Surgeon General, Ethyl Gasoline was reintroduced, with some restrictions on handling of the tetraethyl lead additive. With the reintroduction of Ethyl, …

Jun 26, 2011 · I remember as a young child in the 60's, my dad would sometimes ask (or was asked) for Ethyl gasoline at the filling stations. Looking back, my first thought was Ethyl was an …

Tetraethyllead (commonly styled tetraethyl lead), abbreviated TEL, is an organolead compound with the formula Pb (C 2 H 5) 4. It was widely used as a fuel additive for much of the 20th …