ASTM D6258-04
Historical Standard: ASTM D6258-04 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
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ASTM D6258
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the procedure for determining the concentration of dye Solvent Red 164 in commercially available diesel and burner fuels using visible spectroscopy.
Note 1This test method is suitable for all No. 1 and No. 2 grades in Specifications D 396 and D 975 and for grades DMA and DMB in Specification D 2069.
1.2 The concentration ranges specified for the calibration standards are established in response to the Internal Revenue Service dyeing requirements which state that tax-exempt diesel fuel satisfies the dyeing requirement only if it contains the dye Solvent Red 164 (and no other dye) at a concentration spectrally equivalent to 3.9 lb of the solid dye standard Solvent Red 26 per thousand bbl (11.1 mg/L) of diesel fuel.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
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.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D396 Specification for Fuel Oils
D975 Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
D2069 Specification for Marine Fuels
D3699 Specification for Kerosine
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
E131 Terminology Relating to Molecular Spectroscopy
E169 Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis
E275 Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance of Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrophotometers
E288 Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Flasks
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
E969 Specification for Glass Volumetric (Transfer) Pipets
Federal Regulation
26CFR48.4082-1(b) Federal Excise Tax RegulationKeywords
dyed diesel fuel; second derivative spectroscopy; Solvent Red 26 Dye; Solvent Red 164 Dye; tax-exempt diesel fuels; visible spectroscopy; Diesel engine fuel oils; Dyed diesel fuel; Solvent red 164 dye; Tax-exempt diesel fuels;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 75.160.20 (Liquid fuels)
DOI: 10.1520/D6258-04
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