Log in | Subscribe

Fuel Regulations

Brazil: Diesel Fuel: Certification Diesel Fuel

Road Vehicles

Specifications for certification diesel fuel according to ANP Resolution 21/2004 [2935] are listed in Table 1.

Please log in to view the full version of this article | Subscription required.

ANP Resolution 21/2004 was revoked by ANP Resolution 35/2007 [2937]. Table 2 summarizes the ANP 35/2007 certification fuel requirements for testing fuel consumption and emissions up to PROCONVE P-6.

Table 3 [2936] summarizes the certification fuel requirements for testing fuel consumption and emissions of PROCONVE L-6 and P-7 vehicles.

Table 1
Specification for Certification Diesel Fuel: ANP Resolution 21/2004 [2935]
PropertyUnitsLimitsMethod
ABNT NBRASTM D
AppearanceClean & bright14954141761
Color ASTM, max.3.0144831500
Total sulfur, max.% mass0.03148751552
-2622
145334294
-5453
Distillation°C961986
50% vol. recovered, min.245.0
90 % vol. recovered320.0 - 340.0
FBP (Final Boiling Point), max.370.0
Density @ 20°Ckg/m3835.0 - 845.071481298
140654052
Flash point, min.°C38.0797456
1459893
-3828
Kinematic viscosity @ 40°Cmm2/s2.5 - 3.510441445
CFPP, min.°C3.0147476371
Cetane number49 - 52-613
Ramsbottom carbon residue, on 10% residue, max.% mass0.2014318524
Aromatics, max.% vol25.0-3238
Ash, max.% mass0.0109842482
Copper corrosion, 3h @ 50°C, max.-114359130
Water and sediment, max.% vol0.05146471796
  1. Procedure 1

Nonroad Vehicles

For nonroad applications, ANP 71/2011 [2939] establishes the certification fuel for MAR-I emission limits.