Work Item
ASTM WK21704

Revision of D975-08a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils

Rationale

X6. Assessing the Suitability of New and Unusual or Non-Conventional Fuels or Blendstocks for Inclusion in Specification D975. Section 7.1 is proposed to be modified to return it to the form used for many years to describe the grades of diesel fuel oils included in D975. To allow inclusion of biodiesel in D975, the term hydrocarbon oils was changed to hydrocarbon based oils. Modifying 7.1 to hydrocarbon oils except as provided in 7.3 still allows inclusion of biodiesel and is felt to be less ambiguous. It also points to 7.3 as a place for non-hydrocarbon provisions in D975.

Details

Developed by Subcommittee: D02.E0

Committee: D02

Staff Manager: Alyson Fick

Work Item Status

Date Initiated: 10-23-2008

Technical Contact: Frederick Cornforth