What is BS EN 17306 about?
BS EN 17306 is a standard that covers technical specifications for micro-distillation in liquid petroleum products. It details the determination of distillation characteristics at atmospheric pressure which ensure safe operations, discovery of distillation limits and prevention of explosive vapors in liquid petroleum applications.
BS EN 17306 specifies a laboratory method for the determination of the distillation characteristics of light and middle distillates derived from petroleum and related products of synthetic or biological origin with initial boiling points above 20 °C and endpoints below approximately 400 °C, at atmospheric pressure utilizing an automatic micro distillation apparatus.
BS EN 17306 is applicable to such products as light and middle distillates, automotive spark-ignition engine fuels, automotive spark-ignition engine fuels containing up to 20 % (V/V) ethanol, aviation gasolines, aviation turbine fuels, (paraffinic) diesel fuels, FAME (B100), diesel blends up to 30 % (V/V) fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), special petroleum spirits, naphtha’s, white spirits, kerosene’s, burner fuels, and marine fuels.
BS EN 17306 is also applicable to hydrocarbons with a narrow boiling range, like organic solvents or oxygenated compounds.
Note: BS EN 17306 does not apply to -
- Products containing appreciable quantities of residual material.
Who is BS EN 17306 for?
BS EN 17306 on micro-distillation in liquid petroleum products is applicable to:
- Manufacturers of liquid petroleum products
- Dealers and importers of liquid petroleum products
- Laboratories involved in testing of liquid petroleum products
Why should you use BS EN 17306?
Distillation (volatility) characteristics have a critical effect on the safety and performance in liquid petroleum products such as fuels and solvents that are extensively used in automotive and aviation sectors. Volatility is a major cause of the tendency of hydrocarbon mixture to produce potentially explosive vapors.
BS EN 17306 test method provides you with a portable apparatus for field testing that can be applied to contaminated products or hydrocarbon mixtures which ensures fast product quality screening, monitor refining process and control of fuel adulteration. BS EN 17306 provides you extensive guidance for test method that includes apparatus, sampling, procedure, calculation, expression of results, precision and test report which allows you accurately assess micro-distillation in liquid petroleum products ensuring their safety, performance and compliance to regulatory rules.
Guidance in BS EN 17306 enables you to identify micro-distillation in liquid petroleum products which is an important metric that needs to be mentioned in petroleum product specifications, commercial contract agreements, process refinery/control applications and compliance to regulatory rules.