ASTM D6258-17 PDF

Scope: 1.1 This test method covers the procedure for determining the concentration of dye Solvent Red 164 in commercially available diesel and burner fuels using visible spectroscopy. NOTE 1—This test method is suitable for all No. 1 and No. 2 grades in Specifications D396 and D975 and for grades DMA and DMB in Specification D2069. 1.2 The concentration ranges specified for the calibration standards are established in response to the Internal Revenue Service dyeing requirements which state that tax-exempt diesel fuel satisfies the dyeing requirement only if it contains the dye Solvent Red 164 (and no other dye) at a concentration spectrally equivalent to 3.9 lb of the solid dye standard Solvent Red 26 per thousand bbl (11.1 mg/L) of diesel fuel. 1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D6258-17 Referenced Document

ASTM D2069
ASTM D3699 Standard Specification for Kerosine
ASTM D396 Standard Specification for Fuel Oils
ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D975 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
ASTM E131 Standard Definitions of Terms and Symbols Relating to Molecular Spectroscopy
ASTM E169 Standard Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis
ASTM E275 Standard Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance of Ultraviolet, Visible, and Near-Infrared Spectrophotometers
ASTM E288 Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Flasks
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM E969 Standard Specification for Glass Volumetric (Transfer) Pipets

2017 ASTM D6258-17 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
2009 ASTM D6258-09(2014) Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
2009 ASTM D6258-09 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
2004 ASTM D6258-04 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
1998 ASTM D6258-98(2003)e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels
1999 ASTM D6258-98e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Solvent Red 164 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels