1.1Â This specification covers butanol intended to be blended with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 volume % for use as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel.
1.2Â This specification covers three butanol isomers:1-butanol, 2-butanol, and 2-methyl-1-propanol. This specification specifically excludes 2-methyl-2-propanol (that is, tert-butyl alcohol).
This specification covers butanol intended to be blended with gasoline at 1 to 12.5 volume % for use as an automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. It addresses performance requirements, workmanship, sampling, containers, sample handling, and test methods.
A1.5.1 Butanol is a potential blendstock for blending with gasoline provided that it meets a purity specification of >96.0 % butanol in accordance with Specification D7862. This test method provides a method of determining the percentage of butanol (purity) of the butanol for blending with gasoline.
| SDO | ASTM: ASTM International |
| Document Number | D7862 |
| Publication Date | June 15, 2013 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Revision Level | 13 |
| Supercedes | |
| Committee | D02.A0 |