ASTM E3050-16
(Specification)Standard Specification for Denatured Ethanol for Use as Cooking and Appliance Fuel
Standard Specification for Denatured Ethanol for Use as Cooking and Appliance Fuel
ABSTRACT
This specification provides requirements and corresponding test methods for denatured ethanol intended to be used as a cooking or appliance fuel, or both. The addition of a denatonium benzoate and a colored dye is required. The minimum and maximum requirements for the amount in which denatonium benzoate must be added are specified. The hydrocarbons approved for use under this specification are gasoline, unleaded gasoline, natural gasoline, heptane, or rubber hydrocarbon solvent.
Also addressed in this specification are workmanship, sampling, sontainers, and sample handling. The test methods cover ethanol, water, and higher alcohols as well as acidity and solvent-washed gum content.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers denatured ethanol intended to be used as a cooking or appliance fuel, or both.
1.2 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations.
1.2.1 Denatured ethanol has many regulatory limitations that cover the production, trading, transporting, distributing, wholesale and retail sale, and use of denatured ethanol; this specification does not purport to address the regulatory compliance aspects of these activities.
1.3 The addition of a denatonium benzoate is required in addition to any other denaturants that are added.
1.3.1 The denatonium benzoate is added as an additional deterrent to consumption. The denatonium benzoate must be added in an amount that meets the minimum and maximum requirements listed in Table 1.
1.4 The addition of a colored dye is also required. The colored dye must be added in a concentration sufficient to enable the visual detection of the color in the fuel but in an amount less than the maximum listed in Table 1.
1.4.1 The colored dye is added to visually indicate that the product is not potable.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:E3050 −16
Standard Specification for
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Denatured Ethanol for Use as Cooking and Appliance Fuel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3050; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers denatured ethanol intended to 2.1 ASTM Standards:
be used as a cooking or appliance fuel, or both. D381 Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evapo-
ration
1.2 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
of federal, state, or local regulations.
Petroleum Products
1.2.1 Denatured ethanol has many regulatory limitations
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
that cover the production, trading, transporting, distributing,
Petroleum Products
wholesale and retail sale, and use of denatured ethanol; this
D4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for
specification does not purport to address the regulatory com-
Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
pliance aspects of these activities.
D4815 Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE,
1.3 The addition of a denatonium benzoate is required in
TAME, DIPE, tertiary-Amyl Alcohol and C to C Alco-
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addition to any other denaturants that are added.
hols in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography
1.3.1 The denatonium benzoate is added as an additional
D5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples
deterrent to consumption. The denatonium benzoate must be
of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
added in an amount that meets the minimum and maximum
D5501 Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and
requirements listed in Table 1.
Methanol Content in Fuels Containing Greater than 20 %
Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
1.4 The addition of a colored dye is also required. The
colored dye must be added in a concentration sufficient to D7795 Test Method for Acidity in Ethanol and Ethanol
Blends by Titration
enable the visual detection of the color in the fuel but in an
amount less than the maximum listed in Table 1. E203 Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer
Titration
1.4.1 The colored dye is added to visually indicate that the
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
product is not potable.
E1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulo-
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
metric Karl Fischer Titration
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard.
3. Terminology
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.1 denatured ethanol, n—ethanolmadeunfitforbeverage
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
use by the addition of toxic or noxious materials.
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1.2 higher alcohols, n—aliphatic alcohols of general for-
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
mula C H +1OH with n being 3 to 8.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor- n 2n
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- 3.1.3 hydrocarbon, n—those components in an ethanol-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
hydrocarbon blend containing only hydrogen and carbon.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
4. Fuel Specifications
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
4.1 DenaturedEthanolforuseascookingandappliancefuel
shall conform to the specifications in Table 1.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E48 on
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Bioenergy and Industrial Chemicals from Biomass and is the direct responsibility of For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Subcommittee E48.A0 on Product Specifications. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2016. Published February 2016. DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
E3050-16. the ASTM website.
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E3050−16
TABLE 1 Denatured Ethanol Cooking and Appliance Fuel
effects of sampling technique, proper containers, and special
Specifications
handling required for each test method.
Property Units Limit Min/Max Test Method
6.2 Correct sampling procedures are critical to obtain a
Ethanol volume % 90 Min D5501
sample represen
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