Biodiesel Fuel (B 100) Blend Stock, ASTM D 6751 Specification
Qualification Test Package
Grade S15 and Grade S500

Test Description

Method

Required Tests:

Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup

ASTM D 93

Water and Sediment in Distillate Fuels, BS&W

ASTM D 2709

Viscosity, Kinematic, at 40°C, cSt

ASTM D 445.a

Ash, Sulfated Residue, Lube Oils and Additives

ASTM D 874

Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels and Oils by UV Fluorescence

ASTM D 5453

Corrosion from Petroleum Products, Copper Strip Tarnish Test, 2 hours @ 100°C

ASTM D 130

Cetane Number, Ignition Quality of Diesel Fuels

ASTM D 613

Cloud Point of Petroleum Products

ASTM D 2500

Carbon Residue (Micro Method)

ASTM D 4530

Acid Number of Petroleum Products, Potentiometric Titration

ASTM D 664

Glycerine, Free and Total, in Biodiesel Fuel B 100 (Methyl Esters) by Gas Chromatography (GC)

ASTM D 6584

Phosphorus Content in Biodiesel Fuels by ICP-AES

ASTM D 4951.b

Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressures, 5 and 10 mm

ASTM D 1160

Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems

ASTM D 6469

Potassium and Sodium Content

EN 14538.b

Calcium, Magnesium Content

EN 14538.a

Oxidation Stability

EN 14112

 

Additional Optional Tests:

Sulfur, X-Ray Spectrometry. LOD = 0.001 wt%

ASTM D 2622

Cetane Index, Calculated by Four Variable Equation (may be substituted for Cetane Number when ASTM D 613 is not available).

ASTM D 4737

Particulate Contamination in Middle Distillate Fuels by Filtration

ASTM D 6217

Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the Scuffing Load Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator, (SLBOCLE), Procedure A: Incremental Load

ASTM D 6078.a

Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the Scuffing Load Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator, (SLBOCLE). Procedure B: Single-Load Test

ASTM D 6078.b

Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR)

ASTM D 6079

Carbon Residue, Conradson on 10% Residue

ASTM D 189.b

Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom on 10% Residue

ASTM D 524.b

Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

ASTM D 86.b

API Gravity, Hydrometer Method

ASTM D 287.a

Cetane Index, Calculated from Distillation and API Gravity

ASTM D 976

Sulfur, Lamp Method. LOD = 0.01 wt%

ASTM D 1266

Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils, BS&W

ASTM D 1796

Oxidation Stability, Light Fuel Oils, 16 hr

ASTM D 2274

Wax Appearance Point of Distillate Fuels

ASTM D 3117

Sulfur, by Microcoulometry, Light Hydrocarbons

ASTM D 3120

Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel, Acid Number

ASTM D 3242

Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy. LOD = 0.01 wt%

ASTM D 4294