This European Standard specifies a test method for the determination of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) content in
diesel fuel or domestic heating fuel by mid infrared spectrometry, which applies to FAME contents of the two
measurement ranges as follows:
range A: for FAME contents ranging from approx. 0,05 % (V/V) to approx. 3 % (V/V);
range B: for FAME contents ranging from approx. 3 % (V/V) to approx. 20 % (V/V).
Principally, higher FAME contents can also be analyzed if diluted; however, no precision data for results outside the
specified range is available at present.
This test method was verified to be applicable to samples which contain FAME conforming to EN 14214 or
EN 14213. Reliable quantitative results are obtained only if the samples do not contain any significant amounts of
other interfering components, especially esters and other carbonyl compounds which possess absorption bands in
the spectral region used for quantification of FAME. If such interfering components are present, this test method is
expected to produce higher values.
BS EN 14078:2009 Referenced Document
EN 14213 Heating fuels - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) - Requirements and test methods Incorporates corrigendum December 2003
EN 14214 Liquid petroleum products - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for use in diesel engines and heating applications - Requirements and test methods*， 2018-02-01 Update
EN ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling (ISO 3170:2004)
EN ISO 3171 Petroleum liquids - Automatic pipeline sampling (ISO 3171:1988)
BS EN 14078:2009 history
2014BS EN 14078:2014 Liquid petroleum products. Determination of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content in middle distillates. Infrared spectrometry method
2010BS EN 14078:2009 Liquid petroleum products - Determination of fatty methyl ester (FAME) content in middle distillates - Infrared spectrometry method
2003BS EN 14078:2003 Liquid petroleum products - Determination of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in middle distillates - Infrared spectroscopy method