Overview

This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 19 "Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin", the secretariat of which is held by NEN (Netherlands). The responsible German body is Working Subcommittee NA 062-06-32-01 UA "Prüfung von FAME" ("Testing of FAME") at Section "Standardization of Petroleum, Fuels, Lubricants and Related Products (FAM)" of the DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing (NMP) at DIN. This document specifies a test method for the determination of the oxidation stability of fuels for diesel engines by means of measuring the induction period of the fuel up to 48 h. The method is applicable to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) intended for use as pure biofuel or as a blending component for diesel fuels, and to blends of FAME with diesel fuel containing at least 2 % (V/V) FAME.

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Responsible national committee

NA 062-06-42 AA - Testing of liquid fuels and fuel oils  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 19/JWG 1 - Vegetable fats and oils and their by-products for use in automotive fuels (Joint working group with CEN/TC 307)