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Renewable Synthesized Iso-Paraffinic (SIP) fuel has now been included in ASTM International standard D7566 , Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons. A recently approved revision that adds SIP fuel to the ASTM D7566 annex will facilitate use of the fuels in all airlines internationally. “The introduction of renewable fuel into the aviation industry enables a…, ASTM Committee D02 Upcoming Meetings:, June 22-26, 2014, D02 June meeting, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Dec. 7-14, 2014, D02 December meeting, San Diego, Calif., Technical Contact, : Olivier Rolland, Total New Energies USA, Emeryville, Calif., Phone: 510-788-6732; olivier.rolland@total.com ; Fernando J. Garcia, Amyris, Emeryville, Calif., Phone: 510-597-4835; garcia@amyris.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9590
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Butanol shows strong potential to be used as a biofuel. Now, a new ASTM International standard covers butanol that is intended to be blended with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 volume percent for use as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. ASTM D7862-13 , Specification for Butanol for Blending with Gasoline for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel, was developed by Subcommittee D02.A0 on…, ASTM Committee D02 Next Meeting:, Dec. 8-12, 2013, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Glenn Johnston, Gevo Inc., Englewood, Colo., Phone: 720-267-8600; gjohnson@gevo.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, David Bradley, Phone: 610-832-9681; dbradley@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9473
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All ASTM International test methods are required to include statements on precision and bias. A new ASTM guide provides an overview of the steps needed in an interlaboratory study to obtain precision and bias statements, particularly as they relate to standards for petroleum products. The new standard, ASTM D7778 , Guide for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test…, ASTM Committee D02 Next Meeting:, Dec. 2-6, 2012, Norfolk, Va., Technical Contact:, Alex Lau, TCL Consulting, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 905-665-7995; alextclau@rogers.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, David Bradley, Phone: 610-832-9681; dbradley@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact, : Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9306
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A proposed ASTM standard will be useful in covering the level of defects that exist in hot rolled rod coil. The proposed standard, ASTM WK37796 , Specification for General Requirements for Hot Rolled Rod Coil, is being developed by Subcommittee B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys , part of ASTM International Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys . According to Larry Paul…, ASTM Committee B02 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2012, November Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Larry Paul, ThyssenKrupp VDM USA, LLC, Peru, Ind., Phone: 765-689-0215; larry.paul@thyssenkrupp.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9286
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A new standard for determining the silicon content in gasoline and other products has been approved by ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants . ASTM D7757 , Test Method for Silicon in Gasoline and Related Products by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, was developed by Subcommittee D02.03 on Elemental Analysis . ASTM D7757 covers the…, ASTM Committee D02 Next Meeting:, Dec. 2-6, 2012, Norfolk, Va., Technical Contact:, Kishore Nadkarni, Millennium Analytics Inc., East Brunswick, N.J. Phone: 732-613-8710; knadkarni@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, David Bradley, Phone: 610-832-9681; dbradley@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9258
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The creation of new nickel base alloys in pipe and tube forms, used in the oil and power industries, was the driving force for developing a new ASTM International standard, ASTM B983 , Specification for Precipitation Hardened or Cold Worked, Seamless Nickel Alloy Pipe and Tube. ASTM B983 was developed by Subcommittee B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys , part of ASTM…
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A new ASTM International specification is the first standard to identify the protocols necessary to blend mid-level ethanol fuels at the terminal and retail level that equal the fuel quality and performance expected from fuels meeting other ASTM fuel specifications. The new standard, ASTM D7794 , Practice for Blending Mid-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel Vehicles with Automotive Spark-…
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A proposed new ASTM test method will be useful in assessing the varnish generation potential of turbine oils on industrial lubricated equipment parts. The proposed standard, ASTM WK36093 , Test Method for Determination of Oxidation Stability and Insoluble Formation of Inhibited Turbine Oils at 120°C Without the Inclusion of Water (Dry TOST Method), is being developed by Subcommittee D02.09.0C on…
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Wet propane can cause operational issues in customer equipment and in downstream processes for refineries, producers, pipeline operators, terminals and chemical plants. A proposed new standard under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants will be used for measuring the dryness of propane. ASTM WK35244 , Test Method for Determination of Water…
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Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional commercial and military jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in the newly issued edition of ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons . The revised standard was approved July 1, 2011. Through the new provisions included in ASTM D7566 , up to 50 percent bioderived synthetic blending…