Ethanol & Biofuels Standards
Updated November 11, 2008
Ethanol and biofuels standards address test methods, evaporative loss, storing and handling, blends, corrosiveness, oxygenates, contamination, heating and boilers, diesel and other topics.
A selected list of ethanol and biofuels standards appears below.
These standards were developed by American Petroleum Institute (API), ASTM International, British Standards Institution (BSI), European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), Danish Standards Association (DS) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
| 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 |
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