Mobile Lab Application Guidelines

The following charts outline frequency of use suggestions based on specific applications.

 

Fleet Manager
150 Vehicles, 5000 gallons per week, one 5000 gallon fuel storage tank
 

Test
 
Part Number
Frequency
Water and Visual
weekly/load*
Acid Number
weekly
Percent Biodiesel
load
Percent Biodiesel
load
Total Glycerin
load
Microbial
quarterly

 * Test should be performed on every load if multiple fuel drops are received per week.

Distributor
One tanker truck, two 10,000 gallon storage tanks (B100,B20) supplied weekly

 

Test

Part Number
Frequency
Water and Visual (each tank)
weekly/load*
Acid Number (each tank)
weekly
Total Glycerin
at fill
Microbial (each tank)
quarterly
Water and Visual (tanker truck)
load/drop**
Acid Number (tanker truck)
load/drop**
Percent Biodiesel (tanker truck)
drop**
Percent Biodiesel (tanker truck)
drop**
Total Glycerin (tanker truck)
load

Note: If tanker truck is supplying distributor, fuel should be tested before loading into tanker.

**Testing fuel at the customer site, before drop is a service to the customer.

Small Producers & Home-brewers
40 gallons per week processing, one 55 gallon storage tank

 

Test
 
Part Number
Frequency
Water and Visual
weekly/batch
Total Glycerin
weekly/batch

Biodiesel User
One private vehicle, weekly refueling with either B100/99 or biodiesel blends

 

Test
 
Part Number
Frequency
Water and Visual
quarterly
Acid Number
quarterly
Percent Biodiesel
quarterly
Percent Biodiesel
quarterly
Total Glycerin
quarterly

 Note: When changing suppliers, you may want to run all tests before using the fuel.

 

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