Biodiesel is one of the fastest growing markets in Canada and the United States, and Bureau Veritas is well positioned to be part of this growth
As Canada's largest testing laboratory, Bureau Veritas is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to ISO 17025 guidelines, with the ability to analyze biodiesel. We can complete all of the tests required by the ASTM D6751-11b specification.
Example Requirements for Biodiesel (C100) Blend Stocks
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PROPERTY |
TEST |
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Sulfur, % mass (ppm), max |
D5453 |
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Cold soak filterability, seconds, max |
D7501 |
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Monoglyceride content, % mass, max |
D6584 |
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Calcium and Magnesium, combined, ppm (μg/g), max |
EN 14538* |
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Flash point (closed cup), °C, min |
D93 |
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Alcohol Control |
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One of the following shall be met: |
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1. Methanol content, mass %, max |
EN 14110* |
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2. Flash point, °C, min |
D93 |
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Water and sediment, % volume, max |
D2709 |
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Kinematic viscosity, mm2/s, 40 °C |
D445 |
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Sulfated ash, % mass, max |
D874 |
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Copper strip corrosion, max |
D130 |
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Cetane number, min |
D613 |
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Cloud point, °C |
D2500 |
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Carbon residue, % mass, max |
D4530 |
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Acid number, mg KOH/g, max |
D664 |
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Free glycerin, % mass, max |
D6584* |
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Total glycerin, % mass, max |
D6584* |
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Phosphorus content, % mass, max |
D4951 |
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Distillation temperature, |
D1160 |
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Atmospheric equivalent temperature, |
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90 % recovered, °C, max |
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Sodium and Potassium, combined, ppm (μg/g), max |
EN 14538* |
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Oxidation stability, hours, min |
EN 15751* |