ASTM D4806-08 - 1.7.2008
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers nominally anhydrous denatured fuel ethanol intended to be blended with unleaded or leaded gasolines at 1 to 10 volume % for use as a spark-ignition automotive engine fuel. The significance of this specification is shown in Appendix X1.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.2.1 ExceptionFederal regulations use the inch-pound units that appear in Note 2, 5.1, and X1.2.1.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D381-25

Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation

D1298-24

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method

D1613-17(2023)

Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products

D86-23ae2

Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Includes all amendments and changes 11/4/2024).

D1688-17(2025)

Standard Test Methods for Copper in Water

D2622-26

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D3120-25

Standard Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry

D4052-22

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

D4057-22

Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

D7039-24

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Jet Fuel, Kerosine, Biodiesel, Biodiesel Blends, and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

E300-03(2022)

Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals

E1064-24

Standard Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

Title 27, Parts 19, 20, and 21

D7318-25

Standard Test Method for Existent Inorganic Sulfate in Ethanol by Potentiometric Titration

D7319-26

Standard Test Method for Determination of Existent and Potential Sulfate and Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol and Butanol by Direct Injection Suppressed Ion Chromatography

D7328-23

Standard Test Method for Determination of Existent and Potential Inorganic Sulfate and Total Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol by Ion Chromatography Using Aqueous Sample Injection

D7757-22

Standard Test Method for Silicon in Gasoline and Related Products by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D7795-15(2022)e1

Standard Test Method for Acidity in Ethanol and Ethanol Blends by Titration (Includes all amendments and changes 5/4/2022).

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E203-24

Standard Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer Titration

D5854-25

Standard Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

D6423-25

Standard Test Method for Determination of pHe of Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Ethanol Fuel Blends

D6550-25

Standard Test Method for Determination of Olefin Content of Gasolines by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography

D4175-24e2

Standard Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants (Includes all amendments and changes 6/9/2026).

D4177-22e1

Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Includes all amendments and changes 3/24/2023).

D4306-20

Standard Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination

D4814-26

Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel

D5453-25

Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence

D5501-20(2024)e1

Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and Methanol Content in Fuels Containing Greater than 20 % Ethanol by Gas Chromatography (Includes all amendments and changes 1/3/2025).

D5580-26

Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C9 and Heavier Aromatics, and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography