Commercial Boiler Fuels from Used Lubricating Oils
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Test Description |
Method |
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Viscosity, Kinematic, at 100 C, cSt |
ASTM D 445.b |
Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup |
ASTM D 93 |
Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils, BS&W |
ASTM D 1796 |
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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Acid Number of Petroleum Products, Potentiometric Titration |
ASTM D 664/D974 |
Ash Content of Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 482 |
Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy LOD = 0.01 wt% |
ASTM D 4294 |
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Heat of Combustion by Bomb Calorimeter, Gross Heating Value |
ASTM D 240 |
Additive Elements, Wear Metals, and Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oils and Determination of Selected Elements in Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). Includes: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, and Lead. |
ASTM D 5185 |
Chlorine in Used Petroleum Products, Field Method |
ASTM D 5384 |
PCBs in Liquid and Solid Wastes, Oils, Sludges, etc. |
ASTM D 6160 |
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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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Water by Distillation, Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 95 |
Sediment by Extraction |
ASTM D 473 |
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 750 ° C, C10 to C50 |
ASTM D 2887.d |
Pumpability of Industrial Fuel Oils |
ASTM D 3245 |
