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Biodiesel Testing Australia |
Biodiesel Laboratory Testing and Inspection Locations |
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Intertek provides biodiesel testing in Australia. Other biofuels are also tested for quality. The biofuel labs service a wide range of clients in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
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Fuel standards for biodiesel:
Biodiesel that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance from the date mentioned for the substance:
| Biodiesel Tests for: |
Amount |
| Sulfur |
50 mg/kg |
| Sulfur |
10 mg/kg |
| Sulfated ash |
0.020% mass |
| Carbon residue, 10% distillation residue> |
0.30% mass |
| Carbon residue, 100% distillation sample |
0.050% mass |
| Water and sediment |
0.050% vol |
| Phosphorus |
10 mg/kg |
| Free glycerol |
0.020% mass |
| Total glycerol |
0.250% mass |
| Metals, Group I (Na, K) |
5 mg/kg |
| Metals, Group II (Ca, Mg) |
5 mg/kg |
| Alcohol |
0.20% (m/m) |
A property of biodiesel mentioned in the following table must meet the specification mentioned for the property from the date mentioned for the property.
| Biodiesel Property |
Specification |
| Density at 15°C |
860 to 890 kg/m3 |
| Distillation T90 |
360°C (max) |
| Viscosity |
3.5 to 5.0 mm2/s @ 40°C |
| Flashpoint |
120.0°C (min) |
| Copper strip corrosion (3hrs @ 50°C) |
No. 3 (max) |
| Ester content |
96.5% (m/m) (min) |
| Acid value |
0.80 mg KOH/g (max) |
| Total contamination |
24 mg/kg (max) |
| Cetane number |
51.0 (min) |
| Oxidation stability |
6 hours @ 110°C (min) |
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Compliance with the standard set out in section 4 for the substance or property is determined by the testing method for the substance or property in the following table:
| Biodiesel Testing: |
Testing method |
| Acid value |
ASTM D664 |
| Alcohol |
prEN 14110 |
| Carbon residue, 10% distillation residue |
EN ISO 10370 |
| Carbon residue, 100% distillation sample |
ASTM D4530 |
| Cetane number |
EN ISO 5165, ASTM D613 |
| Contamination (total) |
EN 12662, ASTM D5452 |
| Copper strip corrosion |
ASTM D130 |
| Density |
ASTM D1298, EN ISO 3675 |
| Distillation T90 |
ASTM D1160 |
| Ester content |
prEN 14103 |
| Flashpoint |
ASTM D93 |
| Glycerol (free) |
ASTM D6584 |
| Glycerol (total) |
ASTM D6584 |
| Metals, Group I (Na, K) |
prEN 14108, prEN 14109 |
| Metals, Group II (Ca, Mg) |
prEN 14538 |
| Oxidation stability |
prEN 14112, ASTM D2274 |
| Phosphorus |
ASTM D4951 |
| Sulfur |
ASTM D5453 |
| Sulfated ash |
ASTM D874 |
| Viscosity |
ASTM D445 |
| Water and sediment |
ASTM D2709 |
ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under the alphanumeric code.
prEN, EN and EN ISO followed by a number means the testing method developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) under the code and number.
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