Industrial Burner Fuels from Used Lubricating Oils
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Test Description |
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Viscosity, Kinematic, at 100°C, cSt |
ASTM D 445.b |
Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup |
ASTM D 93 |
Water by Distillation, Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 95 |
Sediment by Extraction |
ASTM D 473 |
Pour Point of Petroleum Oils Only required for Grade RFO4 |
ASTM D 97 |
API Gravity of Petroleum Products, Hydrometer Method (Density, Relative Density, Specific Gravity) Only required for Grade RFO4 |
ASTM D 1298 |
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Ash Content of Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 482 |
Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy LOD = 0.01 wt% |
ASTM D 4294 |
pH of Waste by Screening Test |
ASTM D 4980 |
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Heat of Combustion by Bomb Calorimeter, Gross Heating Value |
ASTM D 240 |
The parameters listed above may also be used as an indicator of when more extensive testing is required. In the United States, fuel must also meet the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) parameters for recycled used oils as defined in Federal Code 40 CFR 279.11. Some state and local jurisdictions may have more stringent requirements .
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Additional Optional Tests: |
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Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products, Instrumental |
ASTM D 5291.a |
Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems |
ASTM D 6469 |
Simulated Distillation, SimDis, Lower Temperature Range, 55 to 538°C, C5 to C44 |
ASTM D 2887.c |
Simulated Distillation, SimDis, High Temperature Range, 360 to 575°C, C10 to C50 |
ASTM D 2887.d |
Pumpability of Industrial Fuel Oils |
ASTM D 3245 |
Trace Metals by ICP/MS. Includes: Vanadium, Sodium, Potassium, Lithium, Lead, and Calcium, ppm. |
ASTM D 5673.b |
