EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 12916 standard. This standard specifies a test method for the determination of the content of mono-aromatic, di-aromatic and tri+-aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels, paraffinic diesel fuels and petroleum distillates.
This standard defines two procedures, A and B. Procedure A is applicable to diesel fuels that may contain up to 30% (V/V) fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and petroleum distillates in the boiling range of 150°C to 400°C, procedure B up to 7% (V/V) It can be applied to paraffinic diesel fuels with FAME. This procedure does not involve a dilution. To determine low levels of aromatic compounds in these fuels, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of the sample is calculated from the sum of di-aromatic and tri+-aromatic hydrocarbons, and the total content of aromatic compounds is calculated from the sum of the individual aromatic hydrocarbon species.
Compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen may interfere with the determination; mono-alkenes do not mix, but conjugated di-alkenes and, if present, poly-alkenes can.
Traditionally, aromatic hydrocarbon species are identified on the basis of their elution properties from the specified liquid chromatography column with respect to model aromatic compounds. Their quantification is performed using an external calibration with a single aromatic compound for each, representative or not, of the aromatics present in the sample. Alternative techniques and test methods may classify and quantify individual aromatic hydrocarbon types differently.
EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 12916 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.
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