ASTM D5453-08

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An American National Standard
Designation:D5453–08
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark
Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by
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Ultraviolet Fluorescence
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5453; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* D 1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
1.1 This test method covers the determination of total sulfur
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
in liquid hydrocarbons, boiling in the range from approxi-
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
mately 25 to 400°C, with viscosities between approximately
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
0.2 and 20 cSt (mm /S) at room temperature.
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
1.2 Three separate interlaboratory studies (ILS) on preci-
Petroleum Products
sion, and two other investigations that resulted in an ASTM
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
research report, have determined that this test method is
Petroleum Products
applicable to naphthas, distillates, engine oil, ethanol, Fatty
D 6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), and engine fuel such as gasoline,
and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical
oxygen enriched gasoline (M-85, RFG), diesel, biodiesel, and
Measurement System Performance
jet fuel. Samples containing 1.0 to 8000 mg/kg total sulfur can
be analyzed (Note 1).
3. Summary of Test Method
NOTE 1—Estimates of the pooled limit of quantification (PLOQ) for
3.1 A hydrocarbon sample is either directly injected or
each of the five precision studies were calculated. Values ranged between
placedinasampleboat.Thesampleorboat,orboth,isinserted
less than 1.0 and less than 5.0 mg/kg (see Section 8 and 15.1).
into a high temperature combustion tube where the sulfur is
1.3 This test method is applicable for total sulfur determi-
oxidized to sulfur dioxide (SO ) in an oxygen rich atmosphere.
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nation in liquid hydrocarbons containing less than 0.35 %
Water produced during the sample combustion is removed and
(m/m) halogen(s).
the sample combustion gases are next exposed to ultraviolet
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
(UV) light. The SO absorbs the energy from the UV light and
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standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
is converted to excited sulfur dioxide (SO *).The fluorescence
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standard.
emitted from the excited SO * as it returns to a stable state,
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1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
SO , is detected by a photomultiplier tube and the resulting
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
signal is a measure of the sulfur contained in the sample.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
(Warning—Exposure to excessive quantities of ultraviolet
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
(UV) light is injurious to health. The operator must avoid
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For warning
exposing any part of their person, especially their eyes, not
statements, see 3.1, 6.3, 6.4, Section 7, and 8.1.
only to direct UV light but also to secondary or scattered
radiation that is present.)
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 4. Significance and Use
4.1 Some process catalysts used in petroleum and chemical
refining can be poisoned when trace amounts of sulfur bearing
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
materials are contained in the feedstocks. This test method can
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.03.01 on Atomic Absorption Methods. be used to determine sulfur in process feeds sulfur in finished
Current edition approved Jan. 15, 2008. Published February 2008. Originally
products, and can also be used for purposes of regulatory
approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D 5453–06.
control.
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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D5453–08
FIG. 1 Conventional Combustion Tubes
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