Vance Biodiesel EN 14214:2012
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Specification |
| Ester content | % (m/m) | EN 14103-03 | 96.5 min |
| Density at 15°C | kg/m3 | EN ISO 12185-96 EN ISO 3675 |
860 – 900 |
| Kinematic viscosity at 40°C | mm2/s | EN ISO 3104-94 | 3.5 – 5.0 |
| Flash point | °C | EN ISO 2719-02 EN ISO 3679 |
101 min |
| Sulfur content | mg/kg | EN ISO 20846-04 EN ISO 20884 EN ISO 13032 |
10 max |
| Cetane Number | – | EN ISO 5165 | 51 min |
| Sulfated ash content | % (m/m) | ISO 3987-94 | 0.02 max |
| Water content | mg/kg | EN ISO 12937-00 | 500 max |
| Total Contamination | mg/kg | EN 12662-98 | 24 max |
| Copper Strip Corrosion (3 hours at 50°C) |
Rating | EN ISO 2160-98 | Class 1 max |
| Oxidation stability , 110°C (accelerated oxidation) |
hours | EN 14112-03 | 8 min |
| Acid value | mg KOH/g | EN 14104-03 | 0.5 max |
| Iodine value | g iodine/100g | EN 14111-03 EN 16300 |
120 max |
| Linolenic acid methyl ester | % (m/m) | EN 14103-03 | 12 max |
| Polyunsaturated (>= 4 Double bonds) methyl ester |
% (m/m) | EN 15779 | 1 max |
| Methanol content | % (m/m) | EN 14110-03 | 0.2 max |
| Monoglyceride content | % (m/m) | EN 14105-03 | 0.7 max |
| Diglyceride content | % (m/m) | EN 14105-03 | 0.2 max |
| Triglyceride content | % (m/m) | EN 14105-03 | 0.2 max |
| Free glycerine | % (m/m) | EN 14105-03 | 0.02 max |
| Total glycerine | % (m/m) | EN 14105-03 | 0.25 max |
| Group I metals (Na + K) | mg/kg | EN 14108/9 EN 14538 |
5 max |
| Group II metals (Ca + Mg) | mg/kg | EN 14538 | 5 max |
| Phosphorus content | mg/kg | EN 14107 FprEN 16294 |
4 max |
| Cold Filter Plugging Point | °C | EN 116 | +15 max |
Biodiesel Facts
Do we know what our children and loved ones are breathing in as they are outside at school, work and play?
The substitution of petroleum diesel with biodiesel reduces potential cancer causing compounds polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrated PAH by 80% and 90% respectively.