ASTM D4806-08a

This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
An American National Standard
Designation:D4806–08 Designation: D 4806 – 08a
Standard Specification for
Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use
1
as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4806; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers nominally anhydrous denatured fuel ethanol intended to be blended with unleaded or leaded
gasolines at 1 to 10 volume % for use as a spark-ignition automotive engine fuel. The significance of this specification is shown
in Appendix X1.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.2.1 Exception—Federal regulations use the inch-pound units that appear in Note 2, 5.1, and X1.2.1.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
D 381 Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation
D 891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of Liquid Industrial Chemicals
D 1152 Specification for Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)
D 1613 Test Method forAcidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
Products
D 1688 Test Methods for Copper in Water
D 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D 3120 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry
D 3505 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of Pure Liquid Chemicals
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
D 4814 Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
D 5453 Test Method for Determination ofTotal Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel,
and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
D 5501 Test Method for Determination of Ethanol Content of Denatured Fuel Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
D 5580 Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C and HeavierAromatics,
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and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography
D 5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 6423 Test Method for Determination of pHe of Ethanol, Denatured Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85)
D 6550 Test Method for Determination of Olefin Content of Gasolines by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography
D 7318 Test Method for Total Inorganic Sulfate in Ethanol by Potentiometric Titration
D 7319 TestMethodforDeterminationofTotalandPotentialSulfateandInorganicChlorideinFuelEthanolbyDirectInjection
Suppressed Ion Chromatography
D 7328 Test Method for Determination of Total and Potential Inorganic Sulfate and Total Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol
by Ion Chromatography Using Aqueous Sample Injection
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.A0.01
on Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends.
Current edition approved JulyDec. 1, 2008. Published August 2008.January 2009. Originally approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 20072008 as
D4806–07a.D 4806–08.
2
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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D 4806 – 08a
E 203 Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer Titration
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
E 1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by
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This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
An American National Standard
Designation:D4806–08 Designation: D 4806 – 08a
Standard Specification for
Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use
1
as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4806; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers nominally anhydrous denatured fuel ethanol intended to be blended with unleaded or leaded
gasolines at 1 to 10 volume % for use as a spark-ignition automotive engine fuel. The significance of this specification is shown
in Appendix X1.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.2.1 Exception—Federal regulations use the inch-pound units that appear in Note 2, 5.1, and X1.2.1.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
D 381 Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation
D 891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of Liquid Industrial Chemicals
D 1152 Specification for Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)
D 1613 Test Method forAcidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
Products
D 1688 Test Methods for Copper in Water
D 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D 3120 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry
D 3505 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of Pure Liquid Chemicals
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
D 4814 Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
D 5453 Test Method for Determination ofTotal Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel,
and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
D 5501 Test Method for Determination of Ethanol Content of Denatured Fuel Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
D 5580 Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C and HeavierAromatics,
9
and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography
D 5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D 6423 Test Method for Determination of pHe of Ethanol, Denatured Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85)
D 6550 Test Method for Determination of Olefin Content of Gasolines by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography
D 7318 Test Method for Total Inorganic Sulfate in Ethanol by Potentiometric Titration
D 7319 TestMethodforDeterminationofTotalandPotentialSulfateandInorganicChlorideinFuelEthanolbyDirectInjection
Suppressed Ion Chromatography
D 7328 Test Method for Determination of Total and Potential Inorganic Sulfate and Total Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol
by Ion Chromatography Using Aqueous Sample Injection
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.A0.01
on Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends.
Current edition approved JulyDec. 1, 2008. Published August 2008.January 2009. Originally approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 20072008 as
D4806–07a.D 4806–08.
2
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
1

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D 4806 – 08a
E 203 Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer Titration
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
E 1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by
...