Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003
as amended
made under section 21 of the
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
This compilation was prepared on 21 February 2009
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)
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.
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 | 0.30% 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; or Derived cetane number | 51.0 (min) 51.0 (min) | 18 September 2005 1 March 2009 |
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 existing on the commencement of the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1), for the substance or property in the following table.
Item | Substance or property | Testing method |
1 | Acid value | ASTM D664 |
2 | Methanol | EN 14110 |
3 | Carbon residue — 10% distillation residue | ASTM D4530 |
4 | Cetane number | ASTM D613 |
5 | Derived cetane number | ASTM D6890 |
6 | Contamination (total) | EN 12662 |
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 |
9 | Distillation T90 | ASTM D1160 |
10 | Ester content | EN 14103 |
11 | Flashpoint | ASTM D93 |
12 | Glycerol (free) | ASTM D6584 |
13 | Glycerol (total) | ASTM D6584 |
14 | Metals — Group I (Na, K) | EN 14538 |
15 | Metals — Group II (Ca, Mg) | EN 14538 |
16 | Oxidation stability | prEN 15751 or EN 14112 |
17 | Phosphorus | EN 14107 |
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; and
(b) prEN, EN and EN ISO followed by a number means the testing method developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) under the code and number.
(3) For item 10 of the table in subsection (1), if biodiesel contains C‑17‑methyl esters, the ester content may be measured by using the modified procedure set out in S. Schober, I. Seidl and M. Mittelbach, ‘Ester content evaluation in biodiesel from animal fats and lauric oils’, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, vol 108, issue 4, 2006, pp 309–314.
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 | — |
Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1) | 20 Feb 2009 (see F2009L00693) | 21 Feb 2009 | — |
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; 2009 No. 1 |
S. 4................. | am. 2004 No. 1; 2009 No. 1 |
S. 5................. | am. 2004 No. 1 |
| rs. 2009 No. 1 |