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Motor Gasoline (MS BS-VI)
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Sl. No. Characteristics Unit Method No. Requirement
Minimum Maximum
1 Appearance Clear and bright Free from un dissolved water, foreign matter and other visible impurities.
2 Colour, Visual Orange
3 Density at 15 °C kg/m3 IS 1448 [P: 16] /

ISO 3675/ D 4052/ ISO 12185

720 775
4 Distillation: IS 1448 [P: 18] /

ISO 3405/D 86

a.        Percent evaporated at 70 °C (E 70) % by Vol 10

 

45

 

b.        Percent evaporated at 70 °C (E 100) % by Vol 40 70
c.        Percent evaporated at 70 °C (E 150) % by Vol 75
d.         Final boiling point (FBP) °C 210£
e.         Residue % by Vol 2.0
5 Research Octane Number (RON) IS 1448 [P: 27]/

ASTM D2699

91*
6 Motor Octane Number (MON) IS 1448 [P: 26]/

ASTM D 2700

81
7 Gum content(Solvent washed) g/m3 IS 1448 [P: 29] 40
8 Total Sulphur mg/Kg IS 1448 [P: 34]/ISO  20846/ISO 13032 20847/D2622/D5453 10**
9 Lead content (as Pb) g/l IP 224/D5059 0.005
10 Reid vapour pressure (RVP) at 38 °C KPa IS 1448 [P: 39]/  ASTM D5191(Dry method)/EN 13016/  

60

11 Vapour lock index (VLI),(VLI=10RVP+7E70)

 

 Summer

Other months

 

750

950

12 Benzene content % by vol ASTM D 3606/

ASTM D5580/D6839/

D 6730/ISO 22854

1
13 Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 50 °C IS 1448 [P:15]/ ASTM D130 Not more than 1
14 Water tolerance of gasoline-alcohol blends, temperature for phase separation °C

a)     Winter

b)     Other month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

15 Engine Intake System Cleanliness Report MFA used
16 Olefine Content % by vol IS 1448 [P:23]/ISO 22854/ASTM D1319/D6730/D6839 21
17 Oxidation stability Minutes IS 1448 [P:28]/ASTMD525/

IP 40

360
18 Aromatics content % by vol IS 1448 [P:23]/ASTM D1319/D6730/ISO 22854/D 6839/D 5580 35
19 Oxygen content % by mass EN 1601/IP 408/ASTM D4815/D 5599/D6839 3.7
20

 

Ethanol content,

Motor gasoline

% by mass Annex C(water extraction/ASTM D4845/ASTM D 5599 5.0
21

 

Oxygenates

a)     Ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule  such as MTBE,ETBE or TAME

b)     Any other oxygenates

% by vol ASTM D4815 15

 

 

Not Permitted

$Summer shall be the period from April to July
£Manufacturing Specification for FBP is 200 °C Max
*Manufacturing specification for RON is 91.6, Minimum for Multiproduct pipelines and 91.2, Minimum for Dedicated pipeline
**Manufacturing specification for Sulphur is 8 ppm Max

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