Weight method
Range: 6-30
Unit: mg/kg
Objects: diesel fuel, heating fuel, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) fuel and blends with diesel fuel
Summary of Test Method: A known volume of fuel (800 mL) is filtered through a preweighed test membrane filter and the increase in membrane filter mass is weight determined after washing and drying. The sample is filtered through a test membrane using vacuum.
Requirements for contamination content according to EN 590 (diesel) and EN 14214 (FAME) are:
- for diesel: max. 24 mg/kg,
- for FAME: max. 24 mg/kg.