Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel

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1.1 This specification covers nominally anhydrous denatured fuel ethanol intended to be blended with unleaded or leaded gasolines at 1 to 10 volume % for use as a spark-ignition automotive engine fuel. The significance of this specification is shown in Appendix X1.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 4806 – 04
Standard Specification for
Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use
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as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4806; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* D 5453 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in
Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels and Oils by Ultraviolet
1.1 This specification covers nominally anhydrous dena-
Fluorescence
tured fuel ethanol intended to be blended with unleaded or
D 5501 Test Method for Determination of Ethanol Content
leaded gasolines at 1 to 10 volume % for use as a spark-ignition
of Denatured Fuel Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
automotive engine fuel. The significance of this specification is
D 5580 Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Tolu-
shown in Appendix X1.
ene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C and Heavier
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1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Aromatics, and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Gas Chromatography
only.
D 6423 Test Method for Determination of pHe of Ethanol,
2. Referenced Documents
Denatured Fuel Ethanol, and Fuel Ethanol (Ed75–Ed85)
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D 6550 Test Method for Determination of Olefin Content of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Gasolines by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography
D 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at
E 203 Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer
Atmospheric Pressure
Titration
D 381 Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
Evaporation
E 1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by
D 512 Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water
Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
D 891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of
2.2 Other Standards:
Liquid Industrial Chemicals
United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Parts
D 1152 Specification for Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)
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20 and 21
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water
United States Federal Specification O-E-760b Ethyl Alco-
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
hol (Ethanol): Denatured Alcohol: and Proprietary Sol-
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
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vent
and Related Products
D 1688 Test Methods for Copper in Water
3. Terminology
D 3505 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of
3.1 Definitions:
Pure Liquid Chemicals
3.1.1 ethanol, n—ethyl alcohol, the chemical compound
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
C H OH.
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
3.1.2 gasoline, n—a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocar-
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
bons, generally containing small amounts of additives, suitable
Petroleum Products
for use as a fuel in spark-ignition, internal combustion engines.
D 4814 Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine
D 4814
Fuel
3.1.3 gasoline-ethanol blend, n—a fuel consisting primarily
of gasoline along with a substantial amount (more than 0.35
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
mass % oxygen) of denatured fuel ethanol. D 4814
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.A0 on Gasoline and Oxygenated Fuels.
Current edition approved June 1, 2004. Published July 2004. Originally approved
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in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D 4806–03. Order as Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Parts 200-End: from U.S.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401.
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the ASTM website. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D4806–04
3.1.4 oxygenate, n—an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic a minimum concentration of two parts by volume per 100 parts
compound, such as an alcohol or ether, which may be used as by volume of fuel ethanol. One denatured formula specifically
afuelorfuelsupplement. D 4814 designed for fuel use by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
3.2 Definitions of Te
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