Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003
as amended
made under section 21 of the
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
This compilation was prepared on 4 September 2006
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1)
The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Definitions
4 Fuel standards for biodiesel
5 Testing methods
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003.
This Determination commences on gazettal.
In this Determination:
ASTM International means the standards development organisation of that name.
biodiesel means a diesel fuel obtained by esterification of oil derived from plants or animals.
Energy Institute means the standards development organisation of that name.
European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) means the standards development organisation of that name.
4 Fuel standards for biodiesel
(1) Biodiesel that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance from the date mentioned for the substance.
Item | Substance | Amount | Date |
1 | Sulfur | 50 mg/kg | 18 September 2003 |
2 | Sulfur | 10 mg/kg | 1 February 2006 |
3 | Sulfated ash | 0.020% mass | 18 September 2003 |
4 | Carbon residue — 10% distillation residue; or | 0.30% mass | 18 September 2003 |
| Carbon residue — 100% distillation sample | 0.050% mass | 18 September 2003 |
5 | Water and sediment | 0.050% vol | 18 September 2003 |
6 | Phosphorus | 10 mg/kg | 18 September 2003 |
7 | Free glycerol | 0.020% mass | 18 September 2004 |
8 | Total glycerol | 0.250% mass | 18 September 2004 |
9 | Metals — Group I (Na, K) | 5 mg/kg | 18 September 2004 |
10 | Metals — Group II (Ca, Mg) | 5 mg/kg | 18 September 2004 |
11 | Methanol | 0.20% (m/m) | 18 December 2004 |
(2) A property of biodiesel mentioned in the following table must meet the specification mentioned for the property from the date mentioned for the property.
Item | Property | Specification | Date |
1 | Density at 15C | 860 to 890 kg/m3 | 18 September 2003 |
2 | Distillation T90 | 360C (max) | 18 September 2003 |
3 | Viscosity | 3.5 to 5.0 mm2/s @ 40C | 18 September 2003 |
4 | Flashpoint | 120.0C (min) | 18 September 2003 |
5 | Copper strip corrosion (3hrs @ 50C) | (a) if the biodiesel contains no more than 10 mg/kg of sulfur — Class 1 (max) (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply — No. 3 (max) | 18 December 2004 |
6 | Ester content | 96.5% (m/m) (min) | 18 September 2003 |
7 | Acid value | 0.80 mg KOH/g (max) | 18 September 2003 |
8 | Total contamination | 24 mg/kg (max) | 18 September 2004 |
9 | Cetane number | 51.0 (min) | 18 September 2005 |
10 | Oxidation stability | 6 hours @ 110C (min) | 18 September 2004 |
(1) Compliance with the standard set out in section 4 for the substance or property is determined by the testing method, as in force on 18 December 2004, for the substance or property in the following table:
Item | Substance or property | Testing method |
1 | Acid value | ASTM D664 |
2 | Methanol | prEN 14110 |
3 | Carbon residue — 10% distillation residue | EN ISO 10370 |
4 | Carbon residue — 100% distillation sample | ASTM D4530 |
5 | Cetane number | EN ISO 5165, ASTM D613, ASTM D6890 or IP 498/03 |
6 | Contamination (total) | EN 12662 or ASTM D5452 |
7 | Copper strip corrosion | (a) for specification Class 1 (max) — EN ISO 2160 or ASTM D130 (b) for specification No. 3 (max) — ASTM D130 |
8 | Density | ASTM D1298 or EN ISO 3675 |
9 | Distillation T90 | ASTM D1160 |
10 | Ester content | prEN 14103 |
11 | Flashpoint | ASTM D93 |
12 | Glycerol (free) | ASTM D6584 |
13 | Glycerol (total) | ASTM D6584 |
14 | Metals — Group I (Na, K) | prEN 14108 and prEN 14109 |
15 | Metals — Group II (Ca, Mg) | prEN 14538 |
16 | Oxidation stability | prEN 14112 or ASTM D2274 (as relevant to biodiesel) |
17 | Phosphorus | ASTM D4951 |
18 | Sulfur | ASTM D5453 |
19 | Sulfated ash | ASTM D874 |
20 | Viscosity | ASTM D445 |
21 | Water and sediment | ASTM D2709 |
(2) For subsection (1):
(a) ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under the alphanumeric code; an
(b) prEN, EN and EN ISO followed by a number means the testing method developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) under the code and number; and
(c) IP, followed by a number, means the testing method developed by the Energy Institute under the code and number.
Notes to the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003
Note 1
The Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003 (in force under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003 | 19 Sept 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S360) | 19 Sept 2003 |
|
Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1) | 8 Dec 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN 49) | Ss. 1–3 and Schedule 1: 8 Dec 2004 | — |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
S. 3................. | am. 2004 No. 1 |
S. 4................. | am. 2004 No. 1 |
S. 5................. | am. 2004 No. 1 |