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Background IS 1460:1995 Specifications (2000)

Background
India has been adopting regulations for fuels and vehicle emissions that are based on European standards. New requirements are first introduced in Delhi and other major cities, following nationwide implementation. The evolution of diesel fuel quality is summarized in Table 1. Table 1 Diesel Fuel Quality in India
Date 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2005 2010 2010 Cetane number: 45; Sulfur: 1% Sulfur: 0.5% (Delhi + selected cities) Sulfur: 0.25% (Delhi) Sulfur: 0.05% (Delhi, limited supply) Cetane number: 48; Sulfur: 0.25% (Nationwide) Sulfur: 0.05% (Delhi + selected cities) Sulfur: 350 ppm (BS III/Euro 3; selected areas) Sulfur: 350 ppm (BS III/Euro 3; nationwide) Sulfur: 50 ppm (BS IV/Euro 4; selected areas) Particulars

More details on the implementation schedule of European specifications is given in the article on vehicle emission standards.

IS 1460:1995 Specifications (2000)

India 2000 specifications for automotive diesel fuel (corresponding to Euro 1) are listed in Table 2.

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Table 2 Diesel Fuel Specification IS 1460:1995

Property Acidity, inorganic Acidity, total, max Ash, max Ramsbottom carbon on 10% Residue, max Cetane number, min Pour point**, max Copper corrosion (3 h at 100C), min Distillation, max - 85% vol. recovered - 95% vol. recovered Flash point, min - Abel - Pensky-Martens Kinematic viscosity @40C Sediment, max Density @15C Total sulfur, max Water content, max CFPP**, max Total sediments, max
High Speed Diesel (Automotive Diesel Fuel) Light Diesel Oil * Indian Standard IS 1448, Annex [P:] ** Winter starts on November 1, Summer starts on March 1 a - prior to cetane number improvers, if used b - 45 for fuels processed from Assam crude c - 820-870 for fuels processed from Assam crude

Unit

Specification HSD Nil LDO Nil 0.02 1.5 W: 12 S: 21 1 P:2 P:2 P:4 P:8 P:9 P:10 P:15 P:18 350 370 -

Test*

mg KOH/g % m/m % m/m

0.20 0.01 0.30a 48b

W: 3 S: 15 1

C 35 cSt % m/m kg/m3 % m/m % v/v C mg/100 ml 2.0-5.0 0.05 820-860c 0.25 0.05 W: 6 S: 18 1.6 66 2.5-15.7 0.10 report 1.8 0.25 P:20 P:21 P:25 P:30 P:16, P:32 P:33 P:40 P:10

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