Tanzania DGO Specs || Kenya DGO Specs

Tanzania DGO Specs

		Characteristics	Requirements		Test Method
Sr No	Property		Min.	Max.
1	Ash	Ash. % mass	--	0.01	ASTM D 482
2	Cetane Index	Cetane index. Calc.	48	--	ASTM D 976
3	Colour	Colour, ASTM	--	3.5	ASTM D 1500
4	Copper stripCorrosion 3h at 100 0C	Copper corrosion 3 hrs (strip) at 100 0C, or 50 0C	--	1	ASTM D 130
5	Carbon Residue (Conradson)	Carbon residues, 10% bottoms, wt %	--	0.2	ASTM D 189
6	Density at 15 0C	Density1) , @ 20 0C kg/m3	817	867	ASTM 1298
7	Distallation , 90 % Recovery	Distillation recovery, % min. at 365 0C	90	--	ASTM D 86
8	Flash Point	Flash Point PMCC, 0C, min.	65.5	--	ASTM D 93
9	Kinematic Viscosity at 40 0C	Viscosity, at 40 0C, cst	2	5.3	ASTM D 445
10	Sediments and Water	Sediment, % vol.	--	0.01	ASTM D 473
11	Water, % vol.	Water, % vol.	--	0.05	ASTM D 95
12	Total sulphur	Sulphur, % mass	--	0.5	ASTM D 2622/1552
13	Appearance	Appearance	Clear	Clear	Visual
14	Cetane number	Cetane number	51	--	ASTM D 613
15	Cloud point, oC	Cloud point, 0C	--	4.5	ASTM D 2500
16	Acidity	Neutralization value a) strong acid, mgKOH/g b) Total acid, mgKOH/g	Nil --	Nil 1.0	ASTM D 974
17	Oxidation stability	Oxidation stability mg/100 ml	--	2	ASTM D 2274