| Ethanol & Biofuels Standards |
| October-December 2008 Releases |
| ASTM D 975-08a - Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils - used for on- and off-road diesel applications, was revised to include an allowance for up to 5% biodiesel. |
| ASTM D 396-08b - Specification for Fuel Oils - used for home heating and boiler applications, was revised to include an allowance for up to 5% biodiesel. |
| ASTM D 7467-08 - Specification for Diesel Fuel Oil, Biodiesel Blend (B6 to 20) - a specification that covers finished fuel blends of between 6% (B6) and 20% (B20) biodiesel for on- and off-road diesel engine use. |
| ASTM D 6751-08 - Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels - used to control pure biodiesel (B100) quality prior to blending with conventional diesel type fuels, was revised to include a requirement that controls minor compounds using a new cold soak filterability test. |
| Older Documents |
API Ethanol Study
Executive Summary Literature Review Impact of Gasoline Blended with Ethanol on the Long-Term Structural Integrity of Liquid Petroleum Storage Systems and Components |
API MPMS 19.1
Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 19 - Evaporative Loss Measurement Section 1 - Evaporative Loss from Fixed-Roof Tanks - Third Edition |
API PUBL 4261
Alcohols and Ethers a Technical Assessment of Their Application as Fuels and Fuel Components - Third Edition |
API PUBL 4625
Service Station Personnel Exposures to Oxygenated Fuel Components - 1994 |
API RP 1626
Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends at Distribution Terminals and Service Stations |
API TR 939-D
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel in Fuel Grade Ethanol: Review and Survey |
ARMY A-A-59693A
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Blend (B20) |
ASTM D 93
Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester |
ASTM PS 121
Provisional Specification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels - Superseded by ASTM D 6751 |
ASTM D 130
Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test - IP Designation: 154/93 |
ASTM D 381
Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation |
ASTM D 445
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) - Designation: D 445–06; British Standard 2000: Part 71:1990 |
ASTM D 613
Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil - IP Designation: 41/2000 |
ASTM D 874
Standard Test Method for Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives |
ASTM D 1160
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure |
ASTM D 1364
Standard Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl Fischer Reagent Titration Method) |
ASTM D 1688
Standard Test Methods for Copper in Water |
ASTM E 1690
Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol Extractives in Biomass |
ASTM D 2500
Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products - British Standard 4458; IP Designation: 219/82 |
ASTM D 2622
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry |
ASTM D 2709
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge |
ASTM D 3828
Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester |
ASTM D 4294
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry |
ASTM D 4530
Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method) |
ASTM D 4806
Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive Spark - Ignition Engine Fuel |
ASTM D 4814
Standard Specification for Automotive Spark - Ignition Engine Fuel |
ASTM D 4815
Standard Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, tertiary-Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography |
ASTM D 5453
Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence |
ASTM D 5501
Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol Content of Denatured Fuel Ethanol by Gas Chromatography |
ASTM D 5580
Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C9 and Heavier Aromatics, and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography - Supersedes ASTM D 4420 |
ASTM D 5599
Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame Ionization Detection |
ASTM D 5622
Standard Test Methods for Determination of Total Oxygen in Gasoline and Methanol Fuels by Reductive Pyrolysis |
ASTM D 5797
Standard Specification for Fuel Methanol (M70-M85) for Automotive Spark - Ignition Engines |
ASTM D 5798
Standard Specification for Fuel Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85) for Automotive Spark - Ignition Engines |
ASTM D 6371
Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels |
ASTM D 6423
Standard Test Method for Determination of pH of Ethanol, Denatured Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85) |
ASTM D 6584
Standard Test Method for Determination of Free and Total Glycerin in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl Esters By Gas Chromatography |
ASTM D 7319
Standard Test Method for Determination of Total and Potential Sulfate and Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol by Direct Injection Suppressed Ion Chromatography |
ASTM D 7328
Standard Test Method for Determination of Total and Potential Inorganic Sulfate and Total Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol by Ion Chromatography Using Aqueous Sample Injection |
BSI BS EN 116
Methods of Test for Petroleum and Its Products Part 309: Diesel and Domestic Heating Fuels - Determination of Cold Filter Plugging Point - Also Known as BS 2000: Part 309: 1998; Supersedes BS 6188: 19 |
BSI BS EN 228
Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods - CORR 17166: June 29, 2007 |
BSI BS EN 590
Automotive fuels - Diesel - Requirements and test methods - CORR 17164: June 29, 2007 |
BSI BS EN 12662
Liquid petroleum products - Determination of contamination in middle distillates |
BSI BS EN 14103
Fat and oil derivatives - Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) - Determination of ester and linolenic acid methyl ester contents |
BSI BS EN 14105
Fat and oil derivatives Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) Determination of free and total glycerol and mono-, di-, triglyceride contents (Reference method) |
BSI BS EN 14214
Automotive fuels Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines Requirements and test methods - AMD 15183:May 14, 2004 |
BSI BS EN 15376
Automotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods |
BSI BS EN 15485
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of sulfur content - Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometric method |
BSI BS EN 15486
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of sulfur content - Ultraviolet fluorescence method |
BSI BS EN 15487
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of phosphorus content - Ammonium molybdate spectrometric method |
BSI BS EN 15488
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of copper content - Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric method |
BSI BS EN 15491
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of total acidity - Colour indicator titration method |
BSI BS EN 23015
Methods of Test for Petroleum and Its Products Part 219: Petroleum Products - Determination of Cloud Point (ISO 3015: 1992) (W) - Also Known as BS 2000 PART 219:1994 |
BSI BS EN ISO 3679
Methods of test for petroleum and its products BS 2000-523: Determination of flash point Rapid equilibrium closed cup method - Supersedes BS 6664-4:1991 and BS EN 456:1991; Also known as BS 2000-523:2004 |
CEN EN 14214
Automotive fuels - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines - Requirements and test methods - Incorporates corrigendum December 2003 |
CGSB 3.511-CAN/CGSB AMD 2
Oxygenated Unleaded Automotive Gasoline Containing Ethanol |
CGSB 3.520-2005-CAN/CGSB
Automotive Low-Sulphur Diesel Fuel Containing Low Levels of Biodiesel Esters (B1-B5) |
CGSB 3.520-2005-CAN/CGSB
Carburant diesel a faible teneur en soufre, pour vehicules automobiles, contenant de faibles quantites d'esters de biodiesel (B1-B5) |
DS DSF/PREN 15492
Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of inorganic chloride - Ion chromatographic method |
ISO 2160
Petroleum Products - Corrosiveness to Copper - Copper Strip Test - Third Edition |
ISO 3987
Petroleum Products - Lubricating Oils and Additives - Determination of Sulphated Ash Second Edition |
ISO 5165
Petroleum Products - Determination of the Ignition Quality of Diesel Fuels - Cetane Engine Method - Third Edition |
ISO 10370
Petroleum Products - Determination of Carbon Residue - Micro Method First Edition (CEN EN ISO 10370: 1996) |
ISO 12937
Petroleum Products - Determination of Water - Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration Method - First Edition |
ISO 14111
Natural Gas - Guidelines to Traceability in Analysis - First Edition |
ISO 20846
Petroleum products Determination of sulfur content of automotive fuels Ultraviolet fluorescence method - First Edition |
ISO 20884
Petroleum products Determination of sulfur content of automotive fuels Wavelength - dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry - First Edition |