Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE), ASTM D 5983 Specification
Fuel Grade for Blending into Automotive Fuel

Test Description

Method

Required Tests:

Free Water and Particulate Contamination, Visual Inspection, Procedure 1

ASTM D 4176

Color, Saybolt Chromometer Method

ASTM D 156

Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Hydrogenolysis and Rateometric Colorimetry

ASTM D 4045

Gum Content, Existent, in Fuels by Air Jet Evaporation

ASTM D 381.a

Corrosion from Petroleum Products, Copper Strip Tarnish Test

ASTM D 130

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) by Gas Chromatography. Includes also Methanol

ASTM D 5441

Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and Gasoline Oxygenate Blends, Dry Method

ASTM D 4953

Water Content by Karl Fischer Method

ASTM E 203

API Gravity of Petroleum Products, Hydrometer Method

ASTM D 1298

 

Additional Optional Tests:

Water Content by Karl Fischer Method, Organic Liquids

ASTM E 1064