ASTM D1160-99

Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination, at reduced pressures, of the range of boiling points for petroleum products that can be partially or completely vaporized at a maximum liquid temperature of 400°C. Both a manual method and an automatic method are specified.
1.2 In cases of dispute, the referee test method is the manual test method at a mutually agreed upon pressure.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 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. For specific hazard statements, see 6.1.4, 6.1.8.1, 10.11, and A3.2.1.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jan-2002
• ICS: 75.080 - Petroleum products in general
• Technical Committee: D02 - Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants
• Drafting Committee: D02.08 - Volatility

Relations

• Referred By: ASTM D7798-20 - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates with Final Boiling Points up to 538 °C by Ultra Fast Gas Chromatography (UF GC)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D5372-20 - Standard Guide for Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Heat Transfer Fluids
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4616-95(2018) - Standard Test Method for Microscopical Analysis by Reflected Light and Determination of Mesophase in a Pitch
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3418-20 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Transition Temperatures of Slack Waxes used in Equine Sports Surfaces by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E609-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Pesticides
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D2887-22e1 - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7345-17 - Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Micro Distillation Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7807-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Boiling Range Distribution of Hydrocarbon and Sulfur Components of Petroleum Distillates by Gas Chromatography and Chemiluminescence Detection
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7500-15(2019) - Standard Test Method for Determination of Boiling Range Distribution of Distillates and Lubricating Base Oils—in Boiling Range from 100 °C to 735 °C by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7213-15(2019) - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in the Boiling Range from 100 °C to 615 °C by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6751-23a - Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blendstock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7398-21 - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) in the Boiling Range from 100 °C to 615 °C by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4419-90(2021) - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Transition Temperatures of Petroleum Waxes by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7344-17a - Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Mini Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6352-19e1 - Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in Boiling Range from 174 °C to 700 °C by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 1160 – 99 An American National Standard
Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1160; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope A7.1 or using Tables 1-6. The AET is the expected distillate
temperature if the distillation was performed at atmospheric
1.1 This test method covers the determination, at reduced
pressure and there was no thermal decomposition.
pressures, of the range of boiling points for petroleum products
3.1.2 end point (EP) or final boiling point (FBP)—the
that can be partially or completely vaporized at a maximum
maximum vapor temperature reached during the test.
liquid temperature of 400°C. Both a manual method and an
3.1.3 initial boiling point (IBP)—the vapor temperature that
automatic method are specified.
is observed at the instant the first drop of condensate falls from
1.2 In cases of dispute, the referee test method is the manual
the lower end of the condenser tube.
test method at a mutually agreed upon pressure.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
4. Summary of Test Method
standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
4.1 The sample is distilled at an accurately controlled
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
pressure between 0.13 and 6.7 kPa (1 and 50 mm Hg) under
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
conditions that are designed to provide approximately one
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
theoretical plate fractionation. Data are obtained from which
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
the initial boiling point, the final boiling point, and a distillation
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard
curve relating volume percent distilled and atmospheric
statements, see 6.1.4, 6.1.8.1, 10.11, and A3.2.1.
equivalent boiling point temperature can be prepared.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Significance and Use
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 5.1 This test method is used for the determination of the
D 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
distillation characteristics of petroleum products and fractions
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water
4 that may decompose if distilled at atmospheric pressure. This
D 1250 Guide for Petroleum Measurement Tables
boiling range, obtained at conditions designed to obtain ap-
D 1298 Practice for Density, Relative Density (Specific
proximately one theoretical plate fractionation, can be used in
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
engineering calculations to design distillation equipment, to
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
prepare appropriate blends for industrial purposes, to deter-
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
mine compliance with regulatory rules, to determine the
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
suitability of the product as feed to a refining process, or for a
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
5 host of other purposes.
Petroleum Products
5.2 The boiling range is directly related to viscosity, vapor
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
5 pressure, heating value, average molecular weight, and many
Petroleum Products
other chemical, physical, and mechanical properties. Any of
3. Terminology these properties can be the determining factor in the suitability
of the product in its intended application.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
5.3 Petroleum product specifications often include distilla-
3.1.1 atmospheric equivalent temperature (AET)—the tem-
tion limits based on data by this test method.
perature converted from the observed temperature using Eq
5.4 Many engineering design correlations have been devel-
oped on data by this test method. These correlative methods are
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-2 on
used extensively in current engineering practice.
Petroleum Products and Lubricantsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.08on Volatility.
6. Apparatus
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1999. Published January 2000. Originally
published as D 1160 – 51T. Last previous edition D 1160 – 95.
6.1 The vacuum distillation apparatus, shown schematically
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.04.
in Fig. 1, consists in part of the components described below
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plus others that appear in Fig. 1 but are not specified, either as
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D 1160
TABLE 1 Temperature-Pressure Conversion Table for Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(From 0.13 kPa (1 mm Hg))
AET Boiling Point at 101.3 kPa (760 mm Hg) Absolute Pressure
Vapor
Degrees Celsius
Temperature
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
35 195 196 196 198 198 199 199 201 201 202
40 202 203 203 205 205 206 206 207 207 209
45 209 210 210 211 211 213 213 214 214 216
50 216 217 217 218 218 220 220 221 221 222
55 222 224 224 225 225 226 226 228 228 229
60 229 230 230 232 232 233 233 234 234 236
65 236 237 237 238 238 240 240 241 241 242
70 242 244 244 245 245 247 247 248 248 249
75 249 251 251 252 252 253 253 255 255 256
80 256 257 257 259 259 260 260 261 261 263
85 263 264 264 265 265 266 266 268 268 269
90 269 270 270 272 272 273 273 274 274 276
95 276 277 277 278 278 280 280 281 281 282
100 282 284 284 285 285 286 286 288 288 289
105 289 290 290 292 292 293 293 294 294 295
110 295 297 297 298 298 299 299 301 301 302
115 302 303 303 305 305 306 306 307 307 308
120 308 310 310 311 311 312 312 314 314 315
125 315 316 316 318 318 319 319 320 320 321
130 321 323 323 324 324 325 325 327 327 328
135 328 329 329 330 330 332 332 333 333 334
140 334 336 336 337 337 338 338 339 339 341
145 341 342 342 343 343 345 345 346 346 347
150 347 348 348 350 350 351 351 352 352 353
155 353 355 355 356 356 357 357 359 359 360
160 360 361 361 362 362 364 364 365 365 366
165 366 367 367 369 369 370 370 371 371 372
170 372 374 374 375 375 376 376 377 377 379
175 379 380 380 381 381 382 382 384 384 385
180 385 386 386 387 387 389 389 390 390 391
185 391 392 392 394 394 395 395 396 396 397
190 397 399 399 400 400 401 401 402 402 404
195 404 405 405 406 406 407 407 409 409 410
200 410 411 411 412 412 414 414 415 415 416
205 416 417 417 419 419 420 420 421 421 422
210 422 423 423 425 425 426 426 427 427 428
215 428 430 430 431 431 432 432 433 433 434
220 434 436 436 437 437 438 438 439 439 441
225 441 442 442 443 443 444 444 445 445 447
230 447 448 448 449 449 450 450 451 451 453
235 453 454 454 455 455 456 456 458 458 459
240 459 460 460 461 461 462 462 464 464 465
245 465 466 466 467 467 468 468 470 470 471
250 471 472 472 473 473 474 474 476 476 477
255 477 478 478 479 479 480 480 482 482 483
260 483 484 484 485 485 486 486 488 488 489
265 489 490 490 491 491 492 492 493 493 495
270 495 496 496 497 497 498 498 499 499 501
275 501 502 502 503 503 504 504 505 505 506
280 506 508 508 509 509 510 510 511 511 512
285 512 514 514 515 515 516 516 517 517 518
290 518 519 519 521 521 522 522 523 523 524
295 524 525 525 526 526 528 528 529 529 530
300 530 531 531 532 532 533 533 535 535 536
305 536 537 537 538 538 539 539 540 540 542
310 542 543 543 544 544 545 545 546 546 547
315 547 548 548 550 550 551 551 552 552 553
320 553 554 554 555 555 557 557 558 558 559
325 559 560 560 561 561 562 562 563 563 565
330 565 566 566 567 567 568 568 569 569 570
335 570 571 571 573 573 574 574 575 575 576
340 576 577 577 578 578 579 579 581 581 582
345 582 583 583 584 584 585 585 586 586 587
350 587 588 588 590 590 591 591 592 592 592
to design or performance. Some of these parts are not essential efficient use of the apparatus and ease of its operation. Both
for obtaining satisfactory results from the tests but are desirable manual and automatic versions of the apparatus must conform
components of the assembly for the purpose of promoting the to the following requirements. Additional requirements for the
D 1160
TABLE 2 Temperature-Pressure Conversion Table for Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(From 0.27 kPa (2 mm Hg))
AET Boiling Point at 101.3 kPa (760 mm Hg) Absolute Pressure
Vapor
Degrees Celsius
Temperature
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
35 181 183 183 184 184 185 185 187 187 188
40 188 189 189 191 191 192 192 193 193 195
45 195 196 196 197 197 199 199 200 200 201
50 201 203 203 204 204 205 205 207 207 208
55 208 209 209 211 211 212 212 213 213 215
60 215 216 216 217 217 218 218 220 220 221
65 221 222 222 224 224 225 225 226 226 228
70 228 229 229 230 230 232 232 233 233 234
75 234 236 236 237 237 238 238 240 240 241
80 241 242 242 243 243 245 245 246 246 247
85 247 249 249 250 250 251 251 253 253 254
90 254 255 255 256 256 258 258 259 259 260
95 260 262 262 263 263 264 264 266 266 267
100 267 268 268 269 269 271 271 272 272 273
105 273 275 275 276 276 277 277 278 278 280
110 280 281 281 282 282 284 284 285 285 286
115 286 287 287 289 289 290 290 291 291 293
120 293 294 294 295 295 296 296 298 298 299
125 299 300 300 301 301 303 303 304 304 305
130 305 307 307 308 308 309 309 310 310 312
135 312 313 313 314 314 315 315 317 317 318
140 318 319 319 321 321 322 322 323 323 324
145 324 326 326 327 327 328 328 329 329 331
150 331 332 332 333 333 334 334 336 336 337
155 337 338 338 339 339 341 341 342 342 343
160 343 344 344 346 346 347 347 348 348 349
165 349 351 351 352 352 353 353 354 354 356
170 356 357 357 358 358 359 359 361 361 362
175 362 363 363 364 364 365 365 367 367 368
180 368 369 369 370 370 372 372 373 373 374
185 374 375 375 377 377 378 378 379 379 380
190 380 382 382 383 383 384 384 385 385 386
195 386 388 388 389 389 390 390 391 391 393
200 393 394 394 395 395 396 396 397 397 399
205 399 400 400 401 401 402 402 404 404 405
210 405 406 406 407 407 408 408 410 410 411
215 411 412 412 413 413 414 414 416 416 417
220 417 418 418 419 419 420 420 422 422 423
225 423 424 424 425 425 427 427 428 428 429
230 429 430 430 431 431 433 433 434 434 435
235 435 436 436 437 437 439 439 440 440 441
240 441 442 442 443 443 444 444 446 446 447
245 447 448 448 449 449 450 450 452 452 453
250 453 454 454 455 455 456 456 458 458 459
255 459 460 460 461 461 462 462 463 463 465
260 465 466 466 467 467 468 468 469 469 471
265 471 472 472 473 473 474 474 475 475 476
270 476 478 478 479 479 480 480 481 481 482
275 482 484 484 485 485 486 486 487 487 488
280 488 489 489 491 491 492 492 493 493 494
285 494 495 495 496 496 498 498 499 499 500
290 500 501 501 502 502 503 503 504 504 506
295 506 507 507 508 508 509 509 510 510 511
300 511 513 513 514 514 515 515 516 516 517
305 517 518 518 520 520 521 521 522 522 523
310 523 524 524 525 525 526 526 528 528 529
315 529 530 530 531 531 532 532 533 533 534
320 534 536 536 537 537 538 538 539 539 540
325 540 541 541 542 542 544 544 545 545 546
330 546 547 547 548 548 549 549 550 550 552
335 552 553 553 554 554 555 555 556 556 557
340 557 558 558 559 559 561 561 562 562 563
345 563 564 564 565 565 566 566 567 567 569
350 569 570 570 571 571 572 572 573 573 574
automatic apparatus can be found in Annex A9. in Fig. 2 and having a heating mantle with insulating top.
6.1.1 Distillation Flask, of 500-mL capacity, made of boro-
6.1.2 Vacuum-Jacketed Column Assembly, of borosilicate
silicate glass or of quartz conforming to the dimensions given
D 1160
TABLE 3 Temperature-Pressure Conversion Table for Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(From 0.67 kPa (5 mm Hg))
AET Boiling Point at 101.3 kPa (760 mm Hg) Absolute Pressure
Vapor
Degrees Celsius
Temperature
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
35 162 163 163 165 165 166 166 167 167 169
40 169 170 170 171 171 172 172 174 174 175
45 175 176 176 178 178 179 179 180 180 181
50 181 183 183 184 184 185 185 187 187 188
55 188 189 189 191 191 192 192 193 193 194
60 194 196 196 197 197 198 198 200 200 201
65 201 202 202 203 203 205 205 206 206 207
70 207 208 208 210 210 211 211 212 212 214
75 214 215 215 216 216 217 217 219 219 220
80 220 221 221 223 223 224 224 225 225 226
85 226 228 228 229 229 230 230 231 231 233
90 233 234 234 235 235 236 236 238 238 239
95 239 240 240 242 242 243 243 244 244 245
100 245 247 247 248 248 249 249 250 250 252
105 252 253 253 254 254 255 255 257 257 258
110 258 259 259 260 260 262 262 263 263 264
115 264 265 265 267 267 268 268 269 269 270
120 270 272 272 273 273 274 274 275 275 277
125 277 278 278 279 279 280 280 282 282 283
130 283 284 284 285 285 287 287 288 288 289
135 289 290 290 292 292 293 293 294 294 295
140 295 296 296 298 298 299 299 300 300 301
145 301 303 303 304 304 305 305 306 306 308
150 308 309 309 310 310 311 311 312 312 314
155 314 315 315 316 316 317 317 319 319 320
160 320 321 321 322 322 323 323 325 325 326
165 326 327 327 328 328 330 330 331 331 332
170 332 333 333 334 334 336 336 337 337 338
175 338 339 339 341 341 342 342 343 343 344
180 344 345 345 347 347 348 348 349 349 350
185 350 351 351 353 353 354 354 355 355 356
190 356 357 357 359 359 360 360 361 361 362
195 362 363 363 365 365 366 366 367 367 368
200 368 369 369 371 371 372 372 373 373 374
205 374 375 375 377 377 378 378 379 379 380
210 380 381 381 383 383 384 384 385 385 386
215 386 387 387 389 389 390 390 391 391 392
220 392 393 393 395 395 396 396 397 397 398
225 398 399 399 400 400 402 402 403 403 404
230 404 405 405 406 406 408 408 409 409 410
235 410 411 411 412 412 413 413 415 415 416
240 416 417 417 418 418 419 419 421 421 422
245 422 423 423 424 424 425 425 426 426 428
250 428 429 429 430 430 431 431 432 432 433
255 433 435 435 436 436 437 437 438 438 439
260 439 440 440 442 442 443 443 444 444 445
265 445 446 446 447 447 449 449 450 450 451
270 451 452 452 453 453 454 454 456 456 457
275 457 458 458 459 459 460 460 461 461 462
280 462 464 464 465 465 466 466 467 467 468
285 468 469 469 471 471 472 472 473 473 474
290 474 475 475 476 476 477 477 479 479 480
295 480 481 481 482 482 483 483 484 484 485
300 485 487 487 488 488 489 489 490 490 491
305 491 492 492 493 493 495 495 496 496 497
310 497 498 498 499 499 500 500 501 501 503
315 503 504 504 505 505 506 506 507 507 508
320 508 509 509 510 510 512 512 513 513 514
325 514 515 515 516 516 517 517 518 518 519
330 519 521 521 522 522 523 523 524 52
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