Fuel Standard (Ethanol E85) Determination 2012 (Cth)
Fuel Standard (Ethanol E85) Determination 20121
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
I, Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, make the following determination under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
Dated 16th August 2012
Don Farrell
Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water
Name of determination
This determination is the Fuel Standard (Ethanol E85) Determination 2012.
Commencement
This determination commences on 1 November 2012.
Definitions
In this determination:
ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed under that alphanumeric code by the standards development organisation called ASTM International.
CEN/TS followed by a number means the testing method developed under that code and number by the standards development organisation called the European Committee for Standardization.
E85 means a fuel blend consisting of:
(a) 70–85% ethanol; and
(b) petrol that meets the requirements of the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001.
EN followed by a number means the testing method developed under that code and number by the standards development organisation called the European Committee for Standardization.
Fuel standard for E85
E85 must comply with the specification for the parameters mentioned in the following table.
Item
Parameter
Specification
1 Acidity (as acetic acid) 0.006% m/m maximum 2 Benzene 0.35% v/v maximum 3 Copper 0.10 mg/kg maximum 4 Ethanol 70–85% v/v 5 Ethers (5 or more C atoms) 1.0% v/v maximum 6 Final boiling point (distillation) 210°C maximum 7 Higher alcohols (C3-C8) 2.0% v/v maximum 8 Inorganic chloride 1 mg/kg maximum 9 Lead content 5 mg/L maximum 10 Methanol 0.5% v/v maximum 11 Motor Octane Number 87 minimum 12 Oxidation stability 360 minutes minimum 13 pHe 6.5–9.0 14 Phosphorus 1.3 mg/L maximum 15 Research Octane Number 100 minimum 16 Solvent washed gum 5 mg/100mL maximum 17 Sulfate 4.0 mg/kg maximum 18 Sulfur 70 mg/kg maximum 19 Vapour Pressure (DVPE) 38–65 kPa at 37.8°C 20 Water 1.0% m/m maximum
Testing methods
(1) Compliance with the standard for a parameter set out in section 4 is determined by applying the testing method for the parameter in the following table.
Item
Parameter
Testing method
1 Acidity (as acetic acid) ASTM D1613 2 Benzene ASTM D5580 3 Copper EN 15837 (as modified in CEN/TS 15293) 4 Ethanol ASTM D5501 5 Ethers (5 or more C atoms) ASTM D4815 (See Note 1) 6 Final boiling point (distillation) ASTM D86 7 Higher alcohols (C3-C8) ASTM D4815 (See Note 1) 8 Inorganic chloride ASTM D7328 9 Lead content ASTM D3237 10 Methanol ASTM D5501 11 Motor Octane Number (See Note 2) 12 Oxidation stability ASTM D525 13 pHe ASTM D6423 14 Phosphorus ASTM D3231 15 Research Octane Number (See Note 2) 16 Solvent washed gum ASTM D381 17 Sulfate ASTM D7319 18 Sulfur ASTM D5453 19 Vapour Pressure (DVPE) ASTM D5191 20 Water ASTM E1064
Note 1 Testing method ASTM D4815–09 has been validated for use in the analysis of oxygenates (ethers (5 or more C atoms) and higher alcohols (C3-C8)) in ethanol/unleaded petrol blended fuels containing 70 to 85% ethanol, providing standards are prepared in 80% ethanol blended with unleaded petrol.
Note 2 Testing methods for Motor Octane Number and Research Octane Number in E85 are not yet available. The minimum targets specified in section 4 are interim targets until a testing method is available. These minimum targets allow for engine calibration.
(2) A testing method mentioned in subsection (1) is one that is in force on the day on which this determination commences.
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See
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