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Tanzania PMS Specs

Sr No	Property	Test Method	Min	Max	Test Method
1	Density	Density at 20 0C kg/m3	721	771	TZS 679/ASTM D1298
2	Distillation (Deg. C)	Distillation point, temperature 0C :			ASTM D 86
	(a) Rec @ 70 0	a) 10% (v/v) evaporated at	--	71	ASTM D 86
	(b) Rec @ 100 0	b) 50% (v/v) evaporated at	77	115	ASTM D 86
	(c) Rec @ 180 0	c) 90% (v/v) evaporated at	--	180	ASTM D 86
	(d) FBP	d) final boiling point 0C	--	210	ASTM D 86
		e) residual %(v/v)	--	2	ASTM D 86
		f) 20% - 10%	8	--	ASTM D 86
3	RVP	Reid vapour pressure (RVP), bar at 100 0F	--	0.7	ASTM D 323
4	RON	Research  octane number (RON)	93	--	ASTM D 2699
5	MON	Motor octane number (MON)	83	--	ISO 5163 ASTM 2700
6	Existent gum	Existence gum content solvent washed mg/100 ml	0	4	ASTM D 381
7	Sulphur	Sulphur content % m/m	--	0.1	ISO 8754, ASTM 1266
8	Lead Content	Lead content g/l	--	0.013	ASTM D 3348/3316, 5059,3237
9	Oxygen content	Oxygen content % (m/m) 3)	--	3.7	ASTM D4815
10	Aromatics	Total aromatics, % by volume	--	48	ASTM D5580
11	Benzene	Benzene content (%v/v)	--	5	EN 238
12	Oxidation stability (Minutes)	Oxidation stability (Minutes)	360		TZS 643/ASTM D524
13	Copper strip corrosion (3 hrs at 50o C)	Copper strip corrosion (3 hrs at 50 0C)	1-strip	1-strip	TZS 680/ISO 2160, ASTM D 130
14	Colour	Colour	--	Red/Orange	Visual
15	Doctor test	Doctor test	Negative	Negative	IP 30
16	Total acidity, mg KOH/g 4)	Total acidity, mg KOH/g 4)	--	0.03	ASTM D3242
17	Mercaptan Sulphur % by mass	Mercaptan Sulphur % by mass	--	0.0015	ASTM D3227