Another challenge revolves around maintaining and
monitoring Biodiesel fuel quality. The ASTM Biodiesel fuel
specification D6751 has been modified several times
since its conception over 5 years ago. The industry is
hard at work to keep the fuel standard appended and
updated to meet upcoming challenges. This paper
deals with how a common laboratory instrument,
namely an automatic titrator, can be utilized to
understand and measure various properties of Biodiesel.
Most laboratories have access to titration equipment
and hence a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush –
start with tools already in the lab to measure the basic
properties of newly designed Biodiesel Blends.