Petrochemical Standards

Determination of Sulfur by EDXRF

Further Reading about relevant Petrochemical Standards

ASTM D7220 - Sulfur in Automotive, Heating, and Jet Fuels by Monochromatic Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

For gasoline, oxygen enriched gasoline (RFG), diesel, diesel/biodiesel blends containing up to twenty volume percent biodiesel, kerosene, jet fuel, jet fuel/biodiesel blends containing up to five volume percent biodiesel and number 2 home heating oil

Instrumentation: Monochromatic EDXRF

Concentration range: 3 - 942 mg/kg S

ISO 13032 - Low Concentration of Sulfur in Automotive Fuels by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

For automotive gasoline containing up to 3.7 % (m/m) oxygen (including those blended with ethanol up to 10 % V/V), and in diesel fuels (including those containing up to about 10 % V/V fatty acid methyl ester (FAME))

Instrumentation: EDXRF

Concentration range: 8 - 50 mg/kg S

ASTM D4294 - Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

For petroleum and petroleum products such as diesel fuel, jet fuel, kerosene, other distillate oil, naphtha, residual oil, lubricating base oil, hydraulic oil, crude oil, unleaded gasoline, gasoline-ethanol blends, and biodiesel

Instrumentation: EDXRF

Concentration range: 16 mg/kg - 5 % S

ISO 8754 - Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

For petroleum products such as naphtha, unleaded motor gasolines, middle distillates, residual fuel oils, base lubricating oils and components

Instrumentation: EDXRF

Concentration range: 300 mg/kg - 5 % S

ISO 20847 - Sulfur in Automotive Fuels by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Sulfur content of motor gasolines, including those containing up to 2.7 % (m/m) oxygen, and of diesel fuels, including those containing up to 5 % (V/V) fatty acid methyl ester

Instrumentation: EDXRF

Concentration range: 30 - 500 mg/kg S