Designation:D7345−14596/12StandardTestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsandLiquidFuelsatAtmosphericPressure(MicroDistillationMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7345;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversaprocedurefordeterminationofthedistillationcharacteristicsofpetroleumproductsandliquidfuelshavingboilingrangebetween20°Cto400°Catatmosphericpressureusinganautomaticmicrodistillationapparatus.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletosuchproductsas;lightandmiddledistillates,automotivespark-ignitionenginefuels,automotivespark-ignitionenginefuelscontainingupto10%ethanol,aviationgasolines,aviationturbinefuels,regularandlowsulfurdieselfuels,biodiesel(B100),biodieselblendsupto20%biodiesel,specialpetroleumspirits,naphthas,whitespirits,kerosines,burnerfuels,andmarinefuels.1.3Thetestmethodisalsoapplicabletohydrocarbonswithanarrowboilingrange,likeorganicsolventsoroxygenatedcompounds.1.4Thetestmethodisdesignedfortheanalysisofdistillateproducts;itisnotapplicabletoproductscontainingappreciablequantitiesofresidualmaterial.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Allstandardsaresubjecttorevision,andpartiestoagreementonthistestmethodaretoapplythemostrecenteditionofthestandardsindicatedbelow,unlessotherwisespecified,suchasincontractualagreementsorregulatoryruleswhereearlierversionsofthemethod(s)identifiedmayberequired.2.2ASTMStandards:2D86TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatAtmosphericPr...