Property | Method | Specifications | Reference Diesel | Soybean ME | Sunflower ME | Safflower ME | Peanut ME | Canola ME | Chicken Fat ME |
Flash Point, ˚C | D93 | 130 min. | 128 | 199 | 192 | 197 | 190 | 171 | 131 |
Water and Sediment, %vol | D2709 | 0.050 max. | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.05 | <0.01 | <0.05 |
Kinematic Viscosity, 40˚C, mm2/s | D445 | 1.9 - 6.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Sulfur, ppm | D5453 | 15 max. | Unknown | 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | <0.001 |
Cetane Number | D613 | 47 min. | Unknown | 55 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 48.2 |
Cloud Point, ˚C | D2500 | Report | −35 | −6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | −5 | 7 |
Carbon Residue, %mass | D4530 | 0.050 max. | Unknown | 0.01 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 0.02 |
Acid Number, mg KOH/g sample | D664 | 0.50 max. | 0.04 | 0.19 | Unknown | 0.68 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0.14 |
Distillation Temperature, ˚C | D1160 | 360 max. | Unknown | 329 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 352 |
Oxidation Stability, hours | EN14112 | 3 min. | Unknown | 7.2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3.3 |
Gross Heating Value, MJ/kg | D4809 | Report | 42.7 | 38.8 | 38.2 | 38.1 | 39.2 | 38.5 |