Test Procedures for Gasoline, Diesel,
and Alternative Fuels
This page last reviewed December 24, 2010
For
questions or comments related to the ARB's individual SOPs (Standard
Operating Procedures) listed in the table below, please contact
Oliver Chang
at (626) 459-4421.
In addition, for a list of other test methods
used to enforce ARB's gasoline and diesel fuel regulations, please look
at the documents entitled "Gasoline Specifications and Test Methods"
and "Diesel Fuel Specifications and Test Methods."
Also, for a list of test methods used to enforce ARB's Alternative
Fuels, please look at the individual California Code of Regulations
(CCR) (Title
13, Sections 2290 to 2292.7). These include: M-100, M-85, E-100, E-85, CNG,
LPG, and Hydrogen. To access the actual CCR language, please go to the OAL
Website. |
| The
links below will provide access to individual methods in ARB's QC
Manual in PDF format. |
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SOP / Test
Method
Number
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SOP / Test Method Title
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PDF
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Last
Revision
Date
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MLD 115
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Procedure for the
Determination of Alcohols and Ethers in Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography |
44k
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July 12, 2010
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MLD 117
|
Analysis
of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons in
Diesel Fuel by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography |
33k
|
October 1, 1998
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MLD 118
|
Detailed Hydrocarbon
Analysis of Gasolines by Single Column High Efficiency (Capillary)
Column Gas Chromatography |
87k
|
August 1997
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MLD 121
|
Benzene and Total
Aromatics in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography |
33k
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April 1, 2005
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MLD 122
|
Procedure for
Receiving, Handling, and Blending Fuel Samples |
62k
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December 1, 2002
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MLD 123
|
Procedure for the
Determination of Sulfur in Fuels by Ultraviolet Fluorescence |
36k
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September 30, 2010
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MLD 125
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Procedure for the
Determination of the REID Vapor Pressure Equivalent of
Gasoline |
20k
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June 1, 2009
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MLD 126
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Procedure for the
Determination of Density of Liquid Fuels by Digital Density
Meter |
17k
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January 1, 2009
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MLD 128
|
Procedure for the
Determination of Distillation Points of Liquid
Fuels by Automated Distillation |
16k
|
October 1, 2002
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MLD 130
|
Determination of
Sulfur in Petroleum Products by X-Ray Spectrometry |
34k
|
July 1, 1997
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MLD 131
|
Procedure
for the Determination of Oxygenates and Paraffin, Olefin, Naphthene,
and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Type Analysis in Gasoline
by Multi-Dimensional Gas Chromatography |
29k
|
April 1, 2007
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MLD 133
|
Screening
Procedure for Determination of Oxygenates, Aromatics, Benzene, Olefin,
and Distillation Temperatures in Gasoline, and Polycyclic and Total
Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cetane Number in Diesel Fuel by
Infrared
Spectrocopy |
24k
|
October 1, 2006
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MLD 134
|
Procedure for the
Determination of Olefins in Gasoline by Supercritical Fluid
Chromatography |
19k
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January 1, 2002
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MLD 135
|
Procedure for the
Management of Fuel Analysis Data |
20k
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December 1, 2002
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MLD 140
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Procedure for the
Determination of Equivalent Solvent Red 26 Dye Concentration in Diesel Fuels |
44k
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August 2006
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MLD 143
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Procedure for the
Determination of Nitrogen in Fuels by Chemiluminescence |
30k
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September 9, 2010
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MLD 150
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Procedure for the
Determination of Sulfur in Fuels by Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry |
35k
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October 21, 2009
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SITE-SPECIFIC
ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS
| Test Method Title |
File Size |
Last
Revision Date |
| Site-Specific
Test Method Guideline |
126K |
April 12, 2006 |
| Site-Specific
Test Method Spreadsheet (non-zero origin) |
600K |
April 3, 2006 |
| Site-Specific
Test Method Spreadsheet (zero origin) |
566K |
April 3, 2006 |
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