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