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Biodiesel has a number of standards for its quality. Main article: Biodiesel Biodiesel sampleThe European standard for biodiesel is EN 14214, which is translated into the respective national standards for each country that forms the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) area e.g., for the United Kingdom, BS EN 14214 and for Germany DIN EN 14214. It may be used outside the CEN area as well. Other international standards published by ASTM International include:
There are also DIN standards for three different varieties of biodiesel, which are made of different oils:
The standards ensure that the following important factors in the fuel production process are satisfied:
Basic industrial tests to determine whether the products conform to the standards typically include gas chromatography, a test that verifies only the more important of the variables above. Tests that are more complete are more expensive. Fuel meeting the quality standards is very non-toxic, with a toxicity rating (LD50) of greater than 50 mL/kg. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I recently made biodiesel and got it evaluated and these are the results: Flashpoint (PM),Celsius 205 Kinematic viscosity at 40C, cSt 6.28 Sulfur Mass 0.02 Carbon residue, 100 sample, % mass Copper strip corrosion, 3 hrs at 50C 1a Cloud point, Celsius -2 Are these good results particularly the kinematic viscosity, since its pretty high when I've read that 6 is the limit for US standards, does this mean that this is bad and can be considered as unacceptable? Can you please evaluate my test results and provide explanation why its good or bad? Carbon residue is 0.07 Asked by lyxven - Tue Feb 6 08:48:18 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You asked this in the wrong catagory - I would suggest you ask this question in a science catagory. Good Luck!!! Answered by MikeInRI - Tue Feb 13 07:45:57 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "biodiesel standard"  news.google.com Fleet Equipment Magazine On all diesels, a B20 biodiesel package is available to fleet customers. The Ram Heavy-Duty 2010 2500's GVWR is now 9600 lbs., a 600-lb. increase on crew ... and more » news.google.com RenewableEnergyWorld.com Mission New Energy, an Australian company, will deliver 60 million gallons per year of biodiesel oil from Jatropha crops in Malaysia. ... news.google.com Checkbiotech.org (press release) Individual biofuels algae fuel, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel , corn ethanol have all had their day in the sun over the past few ... and more » From Google News Search: "biodiesel standard"  domesticfuel.com 127px x 127px | 20.20kB [source page] Posted by John Davis Missouri Governor Matt Blunt wants a 5 percent biodiesel standard for his state In his State of the State address before the Missouri House of Representatives Blunt called on lawmakers to From Yahoo Image Search: "biodiesel standard" |
