Designation:D5154/D5154M−18StandardTestMethodforDeterminingActivityandSelectivityofFluidCatalyticCracking(FCC)CatalystsbyMicroactivityTest1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5154/D5154M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversdeterminingtheactivityandselectivityofeitherequilibriumorlaboratorydeactivatedfluidcatalyticcracking(FCC)catalysts.Theactivityisevaluatedonthebasisofmasspercentconversionofgasoilfeedinamicroactivityunit.Theselectivitiesareevaluatedonthebasisofmasspercentyieldsofspecificallydefinedproductsresultingfromthecatalyticcrackingofgasoilfeed.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2887TestMethodforBoilingRangeDistributionofPe-troleumFractionsbyGasChromatographyD3907TestMethodforTestingFluidCatalyticCracking(FCC)CatalystsbyMicroactivityTestD4463GuideforMetalsFreeSteamDeactivationofFreshFluidCrackingCatalystsD7964TestMethodforDeterminingActivityofFluidCata-lyticCracking(FCC)CatalystsinaFluidizedBedE105Prac...
