BV fuel analysis – HFO 380 ISO 8217

In December 2018, the independent and accredited laboratory Bureau Veritas analyzed a sample of Heavy Fuel Oil 380 treated with XBEE Enzyme Fuel Technology.

The analysis demonstrated that such fuel, also known as HFO 380 / IFO 380, remains in compliance with the ISO 8217:2017 standard.

Conclusions by Bureau Veritas

Testing was performed after laboratory hand-blend at 1:4000 XBEE additive doping rate, followed by two week retention period at constant temperature. The tested sample, blended with XBEE technology copes with the specification limits of RMG380 grade specifications according to ISO 8217:2017 standard”.

Analyses

Methods

Without XBEE

With XBEE

Units

Limits

Density at 15°C


ASTM D 4052


989.10


989.80

kg/m³


991.00 max

Micro carbon residue

ASTM D 4530

15.80

15.60

% (w/w)

18.00 max

Viscosity at 50°C

ASTM D 445

352.30

350.80

cSt

380.00 max

Flash point

ASTM D 93

97

104

°C

60 min

Sulphur content

EN ISO 8754

1.13

0.98

% (w/w)

1.50 max

Ash content

ASTM D 482

0.029

0.027

% (w/w)

0.10 max

Water content

ASTM D 95

0.083

0.038

% vol

0.50 max

Pour point

ASTM D 97a

9

6

°C

30 max

Acidity

ASTM D 664

0.2

0.2

mgKOH/g

2.5 max

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in liquid

IP-570-14

<2.00

<2.00

mg/kg

2.00 max

CCAI

Calculation

850.80

850.10

quotation

870.00 max

Total sediment aged

ISO 10307-2

<0.01

<0.01

% (w/w)

0.10 max

Aluminum (Al) + Silicon (Sl)

IP 470

7

7

mg/kg

60 max

Sodium (Na)

IP 470

31

31

mg/kg

100 max

Calcium (Ca)

IP 470

9

15

mg/kg

30 max

Zinc (Zn)

IP 470

3.0

3.0

mg/kg

15 max

Vanadium (Va)

IP 470

30

31

mg/kg

350 max

Phosphorous

IP 500

<2

3

mg/kg

15 max