Appendix_C_Unleaded_Gasoline_Specification.pdf

Appendix C Unleaded Gasoline Specification SP0600-15-R-0144

1. SCOPE

1.1 This document is based on European Specification EN 228: October 2012 and specifies requirements for purchasing Unleaded Gasoline for automotive use.

2. SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

2.1 The gasoline furnished under this document shall meet the following requirements:

Parameter Unit Limits Test Method Research octane number

(RON)

95 min. ASTM D2699 / IP 237

Motor octane number

(MON)

85 min. ASTM D2700 / IP 238

Lead content mg/L 5 max. ASTM D3237 / IP 428 Density@ 15°C kg/m³ 720.0-775.0 ASTM D1298 Sulfur content ppm 10 max. ASTM D2622 / IP 490

Oxidation stability minutes 360 min. ASTM D525 / IP 40 Existent gum content

(washed) mg/ l00mL 5 max. ASTM D381 / IP 131

Copper strip corrosion (3 hours @ 50°C) rating 1 max. ASTM D130 / IP 154

Appearance Clear & bright Visual inspection Hydrocarbon content:

Olefins Aromatics Benzene v/v%

18.0 max.

35.0 max.

1.0 max.

ASTM D6839 / IP 566

Oxygen content w/w% 2.7 max. ASTM D6839 / IP 408 / IP 566 Oxygenates content (final oxygen content shall not exceed 2.7% max.)

Methanol

Isopropanol Isobutanol

Tertiary butanol Ethers (containing at least 5 atoms of carbon) Other oxygenates (the gasoline shall not contain ethanol) v/v%

3 max.

10 max.

10 max.

7 max.

15 max.

10 max.

ASTM D5599 / ASTM D4815 /

IP 408

2.2 Volatility requirements:

Parameter Summer spec

(May 1st to October 31st)

Winter spec (December 1st to March 31st)

November and April spec Test Method

Distillation:

Evaporated Volume % @ 70ºC

Evaporated Volume % @ 100ºC

Evaporated Volume % @ 150ºC

Final Boiling Point ºC

Residual vol %

20.0-48.0%

46.0-71.0%

75.0% min

210ºC max

2% max.

22.0-55.0%

22.0-50.0%

ASTM D86 /

IP 123

Vapor pressure 45.0-60.0 kPa 50.0-80.0 kPa 50.0-80.0 kPa (1) Vapor lock index

(VLI) Report Report 1050 max. (2)

Notes:

(1) Vapor Pressure (Reid) shall be carried out according to ASTM-D-323 if the gasoline does not contain alcohol.

Vapor Pressure (DRY) shall be carried out according to ASTM-D-4953 if the gasoline contains alcohol.

(2) The Vapor Lock Index (VLI) shall be carried out according to the following equation:

VLI = 10x(VP) +7x(E70), in which:

VP = Vapor Pressure (kPa) E70 = % distillate at 70ºC

3. ADDITIVES

3.1 The following additives may be added to the product:

3.1.1 Antioxidants: aminic and phenolic Antioxidants (130 ppm max.), as specified in

Appendix A

3.1.2 Rust Inhibitors (10 mg/L max.) qualified under U.S. military spec MIL-I-25017, as specified in Appendix A

3.1.3 Metal Deactivator (30 ppm max.) as specified in Appendix A

3.2 The following additives shall not be added to the product:

3.2.1 Dyes

3.2.2 Detergent Additives

3.2.3 Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT)

3.2.4 Any phosphorus containing additive

4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The fuel furnished under this specification shall be supplied within one (1) month of its manufacture.

4.2 The fuel shall be transferred from the refinery to the seashore storage facilities and to the ocean tanker by pipeline intended for carrying unleaded gasoline only. If such pipeline is unavailable, the common pipeline shall be flushed with the gasoline to be loaded.

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE

5.1 Inspection Lot – The fuel in each seashore storage tank shall conform to the requirements of this specification. Each shipment of fuel furnished under this specification shall be inspected separately by a U.S. government representative who may be accompanied by a GOI/MOD representative.

5.2 Shipment Inspection – Quality control procedures for each shipment of fuel furnished under this document shall be monitored by a U.S. government representative who may be accompanied by a GOI/MOD representative.

5.3 Quality control procedures for each shipment of fuel furnished under this document shall be in accordance with standard DLA Energy procedures in E-0001 E1 CONTRACTOR INSPECTION

RESPONSIBILITIES (SEP 2013).

Appendix A Permitted Additives

A1. Antioxidants (130 ppm max.)

A1.1 Aminic antioxidants:

1.1.1 (N,N’-di-secondary-butyl-para-phenylenediamine)

A1.2 Phenolic antioxidants:

A1.2.1 (2,6-di-tertiary-butylphenol) A1.2.2 (2,6-di tertiary-butyl-4-methylphenol) A1.2.3 (2,4-dimethyl-6-tertiary-butylphenol) A1.2.4 Additive mixture of 75% min. (2,6-di-tertiary-butylphenol) and 25% max.

(mono-tertiary-butylphenol and tri-tertiary-butylphenol) A1.2.5 Additive mixture of 55% min. (2,4-di-methyl-6-tertiary-butylphenol), 15% min.

(2,6-di-tertiary-butyl-4-methylphenol) and the rest will contain a mixture of (monomethyl-tertiary-butylphenol and dimethyl-tertiary-butylphenol).

A2. Metal Deactivator (30 ppm max.)

A2.1 (N,N’-disalicylidene-1,2-propane-diamine)

A3. Rust Inhibitor (10 mg/L max.)

A3.1 It is permissible to add rust inhibitors to the gasoline as long as the material added appears on the last edition of QPL-25017