Designation:D7717−11StandardPracticeforPreparingVolumetricBlendsofDenaturedFuelEthanolandGasolineBlendstocksforLaboratoryAnalysis1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7717;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversandprovidesinstructionsonmak-ingavolumetricblendofdenaturedfuelethanolwithgasolineblendstocks,suchasareformulatedgasolineblendstockforoxygenateblending(RBOB)oraconventionalgasolineblend-stockforoxygenateblending(CBOB).1.2Thispracticedoesnotprecludetheuseofautomatedvolumetricblendingsystems.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D4806SpecificationforDenaturedFuelEthanolforBlend-ingwithGasolinesforUseasAutomotiveSpark-IgnitionEngineFuelD4814SpecificationforAutomotiveSpark-IgnitionEngineFuelD4815TestMethodforDeterminationofMTBE,ETBE,TAME,DIPE,tertiary-AmylAlcoholandC1toC4Alco-holsinGasolinebyGasChromatographyD5501TestMethodforDeterminationofEthanolContentofDenaturedFuelEthanolbyGasChromatographyD5599TestMethodforDeterminationofOxygenatesinGasolinebyGasChromatographyandOxygenSelectiveFlameIonizationDetection2.2FederalStandard:3CFR40.80Title40—ProtectionofEnvironment,Chapter1—EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(continued),Part80—RegulationofFuelsandFuelAdditives,SubpartD—ReformulatedGasoline3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1denaturants,n—materialsaddedtoethanoltomakeitunsuitableforbeverageuseunderaformulaapprovedbyaregulatoryagencytopreventtheimpositionofbeveragealcoholtax....
