FUELS 

 

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Proficiency testing schemes for Petroleum and Petrochemical Products: Fuels

Product No. of labs Provisional scope
Biodiesel (B100) 100% FAME 80 EN14214 and ASTM D6751 profiles: Acid value (EN14104 and ASTM D664), Carbon residue on 10% dist. residue (ISO10370 and ASTM D4530), Cold Filter Plugging Point, Copper corrosion, Total Contamination, Density @ 15oC, Flashpoint (ISO3679 and ASTM D93), Iodine number, Kinematic Viscosity @ 40oC (ISO3104 and ASTM D445), Oxidation stability, Sulphur, Sulfated ash (ISO3987 and ASTM D874), Water, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus (EN14107 and ASTM D4951), Potassium, Sodium, Methanol, Glycerides, Glycerol (Free and Total, EN14105 and ASTM D6584), Total Ester content and Linolenic acid methyl ester.
Biodiesel (B5) 5% FAME 90 EN 590 profile and other tests: Ash content, Cetane index (ISO4264), Carbon Residue on 10% dist. residue, Cloud point, Cold Filter Plugging Point, Density @ 15oC, Flash Point PMcc, Kinematic Viscosity @ 40oC, Lubricity, Oxidation stability, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Sulphur content, Total contamination, Water content, FAME content and Distillation (IBP, 5%, 10%, 50%, 90% recovered, FBP).
Biogasoline 60 Appearance, Aromatic Content, Benzene Content, Colour, Conductivity, Copper strip corrosion 3 hrs. @50°C, Density @15°C, Distillation (IBP, 10%, 50%, 90% recovered, FBP), Doctor Test, Mercaptan Sulphur, Gum Content, Octane Numbers (RON, MON), Olefine Content, Oxidation Stability, Oxygen content, Oxygenates (Ethanol, MTBE, ETBE,....), Phosphorous and Sulphur.
Biogasoline 40 Vapour Pressure (DVPE)
Gasoil (Diesel) 160 EN 590 profile and other tests: Aromatics, Ash content, Cetane index (ASTM D976 and D4737), Cloud Point, Cold Filter Plugging Point, Colour ASTM, Conradson carbon residue on 10% residue, Copper strip corrosion, Density @ 15oC, Distillation D86, Flash Point PMCC, Kinematic viscosity @ 40oC, Lubricity, Nitrogen, Pour Point, Sulphur, Total Acid Number, Total contamination and Water content.
Gasoil (Diesel) 30 Cetane number, Derived Cetane Number (DCN) (Each participant will receive 4 L sample).
Gasoline 150 EN 228 profile and other tests: API gravity, Benzene, Copper strip corrosion, Density @ 15oC, Distillation (IBP, 10%, 50%, 90% recovered, FBP), Doctor test, DVPE, Existent gum, Olefines and Aromatics (by various methods), Lead Mercaptans, Oxygenates (MTBE, ETBE, Ethanol, IPA, tBA, ...), Oxidation stability, oxygen content, RON, MON and Sulphur.
Gasoline 65 Vapour Pressure (DVPE).
Jet Fuel A1 110 DERD 2494 & Joint Fueling Check List profiles: Aromatics (FIA and HPLC methods), Colour Saybolt, Density @15oC, D86 distillation (IBP, 10%, 20%, 50%, 90% recovered, FBP), Existent gum, Flash point, Freezing point, JFTOT, Mercaptans, MSEP, Naphthalenes, Smoke point, Specific Energy, Total acidity, Total Sulphur, Viscosity @-20oC.
Jet Fuel A1 20 BOCLE
Jet Fuel A1 20 Particle Size Distribution
Fuel oil 150 ISO8217 profile: Asphaltenes, Bromine number, Density @ 15oC, Heat of Combustion (Net and Gross), Nitrogen, Organic Chlorides, Sediments by extraction, Vacuum distillation (ASTM D1160), Flash Point PMCC, Conradson Carbon Residue, Micro Carbon Residue (MCR), Kinematic Viscosity @ 50oC and 100oC, Potential and Accelerated total sediment, Pour Point (lower and upper), Ash, Total Carbon, Total Hydrogen and Total Nitrogen (CHN Analyser), Total Sulphur, Water by distillation, Aluminium, Nickel, Silicon, Sodium and Vanadium.
Fuel oil 40 Aluminium, Silicon.
PPO (pure plant oil) 30 EN14214 profile : Acid value, Carbon Residue on 10% dist. residue, Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP), Copper corrosion, Total Contamination, Density @ 15oC, Flashpoint, Iodine number, Kinematic Viscosity @ 40oC, Oxidation stability, Sulphur, Sulfated ash, Water, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Methanol, Glycerides, Glycerol (Free and Total), Total Ester content and Linolenic acid methyl ester.