ASTM_D_7467_-_15c.pdf

Designation:D746715cStandard Specification forDiesel Fuel Oil,Biodiesel Blend(B6 to B20)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7467;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers fuel blend grades of 6 volumepercent to 20 volume percent(%)biodiesel with the remainderbeing a light middle or middle distillate diesel fuel,collectivelydesignated as B6 to B20.These grades are suitable for varioustypes of diesel engines.1.1.1 The biodiesel component of the blend shall conform tothe requirements of Specification D6751.The remainder of thefuel shall be a light middle or middle distillate grade diesel fuelconforming to Specification D975 grades No.1-D and No.2-Dof any sulfur level specified with the following exceptions.Thelight middle or middle distillate grade diesel fuel whose sulfurlevel,aromatic level,cetane,or lubricity falls outside ofSpecification D975 may be blended with biodiesel meetingSpecification D6751,provided the finished mixtures meets thisspecification.1.1.2 The fuel sulfur grades are described as follows:1.1.2.1 Grade B6 to B20 S15A fuel with a maximum of15 ppm sulfur.1.1.2.2 Grade B6 to B20 S500A fuel with a maximum of500 ppm sulfur.1.1.2.3 Grade B6 to B20 S5000Afuel with a maximum of5000 ppm sulfur.1.2 This specification prescribes the required properties ofB6 to B20 biodiesel blends at the time and place of delivery.The specification requirements may be applied at other pointsin the production and distribution system when provided byagreement between the purchaser and the supplier.1.2.1 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observanceof federal,state,or local regulations that may be morerestrictive.NOTE1The generation and dissipation of static electricity can createproblems in the handling of distillate diesel fuel oils.For more informa-tion on this subject,see Guide D4865.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Gen-eral High Pressure Decomposition Device Method)D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petro-leum Products by Copper Strip TestD445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum ProductsD524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue ofPetroleum ProductsD613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel OilD664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Productsby Potentiometric TitrationD975 Specification for Diesel Fuel OilsD976 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of DistillateFuelsD1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(LampMethod)D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petro-leum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byHigh Temperature Combustion and IR DetectionD2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum ProductsD2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence SpectrometryD2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in MiddleDistillate Fuels by CentrifugeD2880 Specification for Gas Turbine Fuel Oils1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.E0 on Burner,Diesel,Non-Aviation Gas Turbine,and MarineFuels.Current edition approved Oct.1,2015.Published November 2015.Originallyapproved in 2008.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D7467 15b.DOI:10.1520/D7467-15C.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D3117 Test Method for Wax Appearance Point of DistillateFuels(Withdrawn 2010)3D3120 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in LightLiquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcou-lometryD3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale ClosedCup TesterD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and PetroleumProducts by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spec-trometryD4539 Test Method for Filterability of Diesel Fuels byLow-Temp