ASTM D7467-09a

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Designation:D7467–09 Designation: D 7467 – 09a
Standard Specification for
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Diesel Fuel Oil, Biodiesel Blend (B6 to B20)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 7467; 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 fuel blend grades of 6 to 20 volume percent (%) biodiesel with the remainder being a light middle
or middle distillate diesel fuel, collectively designated as B6 to B20. These grades are suitable for various types of diesel engines.
1.1.1 The biodiesel component of the blend shall conform to the requirements of Specification D 6751. The remainder of the
fuel shall be a light middle or middle distillate grade diesel fuel conforming to Specification D 975 grades No. 1-D and No. 2-D
of any sulfur level specified with the following exceptions. The light middle or middle distillate grade diesel fuel whose sulfur
level, aromatic level, cetane, or lubricity falls outside of Specification D 975 may be blended with biodiesel meeting Specification
D 6751, provided the finished mixtures meets this specification.
1.1.2 The fuel sulfur grades are described as follows:
1.1.2.1 Grade B6 to B20 S15—A fuel with a maximum of 15 ppm sulfur.
1.1.2.2 Grade B6 to B20 S500—A fuel with a maximum of 500 ppm sulfur.
1.1.2.3 Grade B6 to B20 S5000—A fuel with a maximum of 5000 ppm sulfur.
1.2 This specification prescribes the required properties of B6 to B20 biodiesel blends at the time and place of delivery. The
specification requirements may be applied at other points in the production and distribution system when provided by agreement
between the purchaser and the supplier.
1.2.1 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations that may be more restrictive.
NOTE 1—The generation and dissipation of static electricity can create problems in the handling of distillate diesel fuel oils. For more information on
this subject, see Guide D 4865.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
D 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method)
D 130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test
D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
D 482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products
D 524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
D 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
D 664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration
D 975 Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
D 976 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels
D 1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)
D 1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption
D 1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-Temperature Method)
D 2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
D 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D 2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge
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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.E0 on
Burner, Diesel, Non-Aviation Gas Turbine, and Marine Fuels.
Current edition approved March 1,April 15, 2009. Published MarchJune 2009. Originally approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 20082009 as D 7467 – 089.
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