ASTM D8011-16 - 1.2.2016
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers natural gasoline to be used as a hydrocarbon blendstock in ethanol fuel blends for flexible-fuel automotive spark-ignition engines (Specification D5798). In the United States, these blends are referred to commercially as Ethanol Flex Fuel.

1.2 This specification also covers natural gasoline to be used as a denaturant in denatured fuel ethanol for blending with gasolines for use as automotive spark-ignition engine fuel (Specification D4806).

1.3 Specific regulatory requirements for the intended uses from various jurisdictions are given in appendixes for information.

1.4 This specification is not intended to provide a market specification nor a regulatory reference for natural gasoline for any use other than as a hydrocarbon blendstock in ethanol fuel blends or as a denaturant in denatured fuel ethanol.

1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.

1.5.1 Exception—Values given in parentheses are provided for information only.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D4806-25

Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol

D4814-25a

Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel (Includes all amendments and changes 12/24/2025).

D4953-20

Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends (Dry Method)

D5191-22

Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method)

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

D5798-25

Standard Specification for Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines

D5842-23

Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement

D5854-25

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

D5482-26

Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method—Atmospheric)

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

D1266-18

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method) (Withdrawn 2025)

D287-22

Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer/Method)

D381-25

Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation

D86-23ae2

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

D7347-15

Standard Test Method for Determination of Olefin Content in Denatured Ethanol by Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (Withdrawn 2024)

D7576-16

Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene and Total Aromatics in Denatured Fuel Ethanol by Gas Chromatography (Withdrawn 2022)

D7667-21

Standard Test Method for Determination of Corrosiveness to Silver by Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel—Thin Silver Strip Method

D7671-21

Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Silver by Automotive Spark–Ignition Engine Fuel–Silver Strip Method

D7757-22

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

CAN/CGSB-3.512

Automotive Ethanol Fuel (E50-E85)

CAN/CGSB 3.516

Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Use in Automotive Spark Ignition Fuels

CAN/CGSB 3.0 No. 60.32

Standard Test Method for the Determination of Corrosiveness to Silver of Gasoline, Middle Distillate Fuels and Oxygenated Fuels using Silver Wool: Rapid Ultrasonic Method

D4306-20

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

D4177-22e1

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

D4176-22e1

Standard Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Contamination in Distillate Fuels (Visual Inspection Procedures) (Includes all amendments and changes 6/30/2025).

D4175-24e1

Standard Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants (Includes all amendments and changes 11/19/2024).

D4057-22

Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

D4052-22

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

D3120-25

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

D2622-26

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

D6378-22

Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure (VPX) of Petroleum Products, Hydrocarbons, and Hydrocarbon-Oxygenate Mixtures (Triple Expansion Method)

D7096-25

Standard Test Method for Determination of the Boiling Range Distribution of Gasoline by Wide-Bore Capillary Gas Chromatography

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

D6920-13

Standard Test Method for Total Sulfur in Naphthas, Distillates, Reformulated Gasolines, Diesels, Biodiesels, and Motor Fuels by Oxidative Combustion and Electrochemical Detection (Withdrawn 2018)

D6730-22

Standard Test Method for Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100-Metre Capillary (with Precolumn) High-Resolution Gas Chromatography

D7220-22

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Automotive, Heating, and Jet Fuels by Monochromatic Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D6469-24

Standard Guide for Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems

D6550-25

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