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With today’s economy and the emphasis on a green environment, biofuel is on everyone’s mind. The most promising of these endeavors is biodiesel. Biodiesel as a fuel source has incredible environmental advantages. It is both non-toxic and renewable and can be used in diesel engines with little or no modification needed.
ASTM recently revised and created new biodiesel standards. citation® powered ASTM Biodiesel portal technology allows users to view version comparisons. Now you don’t have to wonder what changed. You can see it.
The new and revised ASTM biodiesel standards include the following:
- • ASTM D975-08a, Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils — used for on- and off-road diesel applications, was revised to allow for up to 5 percent biodiesel;
- • ASTM D396-08b, Specification for Fuel Oils — used for home heating and boiler applications, was revised to allow for up to 5 percent biodiesel; and
- • ASTM D7467-08, Specification for Diesel Fuel Oil, Biodiesel Blend (B6 to 20) — a completely new specification that covers finished fuel blends of between 6 (B6) and 20 (B20) percent biodiesel for on- and off-road diesel engine use.
In addition, ASTM D6751-08, 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.
The ASTM Biodiesel portal powered by citation® includes :
Section 05 - Petroleum Products‚ Lubricants‚ and Fossil Fuels
- Volume 05.01- Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D 56 - D 3230
- Volume 05.02 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D 3231 - D 5293
- Volume 05.03 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D 5303 - D 6553
- Volume 05.04 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (IV): D 6557 - latest
- Volume 05.05 - Combustion Characteristics; Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products; Catalysts: D 613 – D 6890
Volume 05.01- Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D 56 - D 3230
- D93 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- D130 - Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test
- D189 - Standard Test Method for Conradson Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
- D396 - Standard Specification for Fuel Oils
- D445 - Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
- D524 - Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
- D664 - Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration
- D874 - Standard Test Method for Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives
- D974 - Standard Test Method for Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator Titration
- D975 - Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
- D976 - Standard Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels
- D1160 - Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure
- D1250 - Standard Guide for Use of the Petroleum Measurement Tables
- D1266 - Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)
- D1298 - Standard Test Method for Density‚ Relative Density (Specific Gravity)‚ or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
- D1655 - Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels
- D1796 - Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
- D2274 - Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)
- D2500 - Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
- D2622 - Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
- D2709 - Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge
- D2880 - Standard Specification for Gas Turbine Fuel Oils
- D2887 - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography1‚ 2
- D3117 - Standard Test Method for Wax Appearance Point of Distillate Fuels
- D3120 - Standard Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry
Volume 05.02 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D 3231 - D 5293
- D3242 - Standard Test Method for Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
- D3828 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester
- D4052 - Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
- D4057 - Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
- D4176 - Standard Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Contamination in Distillate Fuels (Visual Inspection Procedures)
- D4177 - Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
- D4294 - Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
- D4307 - Standard Practice for Preparation of Liquid Blends for Use as Analytical Standards
- D4530 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method)
- D4737 - Standard Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index by Four Variable Equation
- D4865 - Standard Guide for Generation and Dissipation of Static Electricity in Petroleum Fuel Systems
- D4951 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Volume 05.03 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D 5303 - D 6553
- D5453 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons‚ Spark Ignition Engine Fuel‚ Diesel Engine Fuel‚ and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
- D5773 - Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Constant Cooling Rate Method)
- D6217 - Standard Test Method for Particulate Contamination in Middle Distillate Fuels by Laboratory Filtration
- D6299 - Standard Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System Performance
- D6304 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products‚ Lubricating Oils‚ and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
- D6371 - Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
- D6375 - Standard Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) Noack Method
- D6450 - Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Continuously Closed Cup (CCCFP) Tester
- D6469 - Standard Guide for Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems
Volume 05.04 - Petroleum Products and Lubricants (IV): D 6557 - latest
- D6584 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Free and Total Glycerin in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl Esters By Gas Chromatography
- D6751 - Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels
- D7039 - Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
- D7371 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Biodiesel (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters) Content in Diesel Fuel Oil Using Mid Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR-PLS Method)
- D7467 - Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oil‚ Biodiesel Blend (B6 to B20)
Volume 05.05 - Combustion Characteristics; Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products; Catalysts: D 613 – D 6890
- D6890 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber1‚ 2