Journal of Fuels / 2015 / Article / Tab 8 / Research Article
A Comparison of the Stability Performance of Blends of Paraffinic Diesel and Petroleum-Derived Diesel, with RME Biodiesel Using Laboratory Stability Measurement Techniques Table 8 Properties of the RME biodiesel used in the current study.
Property Unit EN 14214 specification RME Cetane number 51 min 60.6 Density at 15°C kg/m3 860–900 879 Flash Point °C 120 (min) 161 Viscosity at 40°C mm2 /s 3.5–5.0 4.53 Lubricity, corrected wear scar diameter at 60°C micron NM* FAME content % (mol/mol) 96.5 (min) 100.0 Sulphur content mg/kg 10.0 max 2 Carbon residue (on 10% distillation residue) % (mol/mol) 0.30 max 0.09 Sulfated ash content % (mol/mol) 0.02 max <0.01 Water content mg/kg 500 max 158 Total contamination mg/kg 24 max 16.5 Copper strip corrosion (3 h at 50°C) rating 1 1b Oxidation stability, 110°C h 6.0 min 6.64 CP °C −4 CFPP °C −13 PP °C −11 Acid value mg KOH/g 0.50 max 0.12 value (Br number)g Br/100 g 120 max 58 Group I metals (Na + K) 5 max <1 Group II metals (Ca + Mg) 5 max <1 Linolenic acid content % (m/m) 12.0 max 8.30 Methanol content % (m/m) 0.20 max 0.02 Monoglyceride content % (m/m) 0.80 max 0.53 Diglyceride content % (m/m) 0.20 max 0.14 Triglyceride content % (m/m) 0.20 max 0.08 Free glycerol % (m/m) 0.020 max 0.01 Total glycerol % (m/m) 0.25 max 0.17
NM: not measured.