American and European Biodiesel Quality Standards

ASTM D-6751
The following table shows the parameters that must be met to achieve ASTM D6751 quality
standards:

Flash Point, Closed Cup

Water and Sediment
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40o C
Sulfated Ash
Sulfur
S 15 Grade
S 500 Grade
Copper Strip Corrosion
Alcohol Content (One of the following
must be met)
Methanol Content
Flash Point, Closed Cup
Cetane Number
Cloud Point
Carbon Residue
Acid Number
Free Glycerin
Total Glycerin
Phosphorus
Vacuum Distillation End Point
Oxidatione Stability

Method
ASTM D93
ASTM
D2709
ASTM
D445
ASTM
D874

Limits
93 min
0.05 max
1.9 - 6.0

Units
oC
%
volume
mm2/s

0.02 max

% mass

ASTM
D5453
ASTM
D5453
ASTM
D130

0.0015 max

% mass

0.05 max

% mass

No 3 max

EN 14110

0.20 max

D93
ASTM
D613
ASTM
D2500
ASTM
D4530
ASTM
D664
ASTM
D6584
ASTM
D6584
ASTM
D4951
ASTM
D1160
EN 14112

130 min
47 min.
Report to
Customer
0.05 max
0.50 max

%
volume
oC

oC
% mass

0.02

mg
KOH/g
% mass

0.24

% mass

10 max

ppm

360 o C max

oC

3 min

hours

Calcium & Magnesium (combined)

EN 14538

5 max

ppm

European EN14214
The following table shows the parameters that must be met to achieve EN 14214 quality
standards:

Parameter
Ester
Density 5 C

Method

DIN EN 14103
DIN EN ISO
12185
Viscosity 40 C
DIN EN ISO
3104
Flash point
DIN EN ISO
3679
CFPP
DIN EN 116
Sulphur
DIN EN ISO
20884
Organic matter (10%) DIN EN ISO
10370
Octane
IP 498
Sulphur ash
ISO 3987
Water
DIN EN ISO
12937
Total contamination DIN EN ISO
2160
Copper corrosion
DIN EN ISO
2160
Oxidation stability
DIN EN 14112
(110 C)
Acid number
DIN EN 14104
Iodine number
DIN EN 14111
Linolenic acid
DIN EN 14103
methyl-ester
Methanol
DIN EN 14110
Free glycerol
Mono glycerides
Di glycerides
DIN EN 14105
Triglycerides
Total glycerol
Phosphor
DIN EN 14107
Metals I (Na + K)
Metals II (Ca + Mg)
DIN EN 14538

DIN EN14214
minimum maximum unit
96,5
% (m/m)
860
900
kg/m3
3,5

5,0

mm2/s

120

10,0

C
mg/kg

0,3

% (m/m)

51,0
-

0,02
500

% (m/m)
mg/kg

24

mg/kg

6,0

grad
corrosion
h

0,5
120
12,0

mg KOH/g
g iod / 100 g
% (m/m)

0,20
0,020
0,80
0,20
0,20
0,25
10,0
5,0
5,0

% (m/m)
% (m/m)
% (m/m)
% (m/m)
% (m/m)
% (m/m)