Standardization News

A new ASTM International standard consolidates and summarizes all available test methods for analyzing elements in crude oil, which is important to determining its quality.  By simplifying and streamlining this information, the new standard (D8056) will foster shared understanding and stronger trade among buyers and sellers of crude oil.

ASTM member Kishore Nadkarni of Millennium Analytics notes that elemental analysis is crucial for buyers and sellers of crude oils, and the new standard will make it easy to review all of the elemental standards. Laboratory chemists who characterize crude oils and petroleum engineers will also benefit from the new standard.

Crude oils contain a number of trace elements. Of these, the most important are sulfur, nitrogen, mercury, vanadium, and iron. Methods are described in the new guide for determining these and other inorganic elements and compounds. Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants developed this standard.

ASTM welcomes participation in the development of its standards. Become a member at www.astm.org/JOIN. To purchase this standard, contact Customer Relations (tel +1.877.909.ASTM; sales@astm.org).

ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting: Dec. 4-8, 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 
Technical Contact: Kishore Nadkarni, Millennium Analytics Inc., East Brunswick, N.J., tel. +1.732.613.8710 
ASTM Staff Contact: Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710