The analyses of biodiesel, fuel ethanol and fossil fuels analyses are done by this section. Funded by the World Bank through collaboration between the Institute and the Fiji Government’s Department of Environment, the laboratory is capable of analysing the list of tests outlined in the Fiji Government Biofuel Standards.
Fuels List:
- Ash
- Calcium
- Carbon Residue (micro method)
- Corrosiveness to Copper
- Density (hydrometer method)
- Distillation of Petroleum Products
- Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
- Ester and Linolenic acid methyl ether
- Flash Point
- Filter Blocking Tendency
- Free and Total Glycerin
- Kinematic Viscosity
- Magnesium
- Methanol content
- Oxidation Stability
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Sulphated Ash
- Total Acid Number
- Total Contamination
- Total Sulphur
- Water Content
- Water and Sediment
Ethanol
- Acidity
- Appearance
- Copper Density,relative density and API gravity of liquids
- Ethanol and Methanol
- Existent Inorganic Sulphate
- Gum content
- pH
- Phosphorus
- Total Sulphur
- Water
Diesel
- Ash Content
- Carbon Residue (10% Dist)
- Copper Strip Corrosion
- Density @ 15°C
- FAME Content
- Filter Blocking Tendency
- Flash Point
- Kinematic Viscosity @ 40 °C
- Water and Sediment
Liquid Fuel Types
- Biodiesel
- Bioethanol
- Diesel (for certain tests only)
- Jet Fuel (for certain tests only)