DIN EN 16270:2015-08

This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 19 "Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin", the secretariat of which is held by NEN (Netherlands). Regarding the German collaboration, Working Committee NA 062-06-14 AA "Chromatographische Analyse" ("Chromatographic analysis") of Technical Committee "Mineralöl- und Brennstoffnormung" ("Standardization of Petroleum, Fuels, Lubricants and Related Products (FAM)") at DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing (NMP) is responsible. This European Standard specifies a determination method of high boiling components in petrol according to EN 228 [1] and ethanol (E85) automotive fuels according to CEN/TS 15293 [2] by capillary gas chromatography using flame ionization detection. This method is applicable to high boiling material, such as fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) or diesel fuel, having a boiling point greater than or equal to 1-methyl-naphthalene. This European Standard is applicable to materials having a vapour pressure low enough to permit sampling at ambient temperature and covers a boiling range of at least 100 °C. This method pays special attention to fatty acid methyl esters. In petrol the measurement range for the high boiling fraction is from about 0,7 % (m/m) to about 2,5 % (m/m). For the FAME fraction the range is from about 0,2 % (m/m) to about 2 % (m/m). In ethanol (E85) automotive fuel the measurement range for the high boiling fraction is from about 0,2 % (m/m) to about 2,2 % (m/m), for the FAME fraction the range is from about 0,05 % (m/m) to about 1,5 % (m/m).