1. Fuel Quality Related Queries for JAMA
SIAM- JAMA Meeting 20th Nov. 2013

2. Specifications for diesel in Japan
Item
Unit
Grade special 1
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade special 3
Flash point oC
higher than 50
higher than 45
Evaporated properties
90% evaporated temp.
lower than 360
lower than 350
lower than 330
Pour point
lower than +5
lower than -2.5
lower than -7.5
lower than -20
lower than -30
CFPP －
lower than -1
lower than -5
lower than -12
lower than -19
Carbon residue in 10% residual oil
mass %
lower than 0.1
Cetane number
Kinematic
mm2/s
higher than 2.7
higher than 2.5
higher than 2.0
higher than 1.7
Sulfur
lower than
g/cm3
lower than 0.86
Remarks
for summer
for winter
for cold area

3. Queries about Diesel Fuel Quality
Few Questions to the JAMA team
Why for Japanese Diesel
Density 860 kg/m3 instead of 845 kg/m3 in EEC?
T90 is 360oC where as EEC has T95 at 360oC)?
You have explained the reason for this last time, but in Future is there any plans to align these specs to EEC
Require more data to convince Indian Authorities
Is Fuel Quality monitoring done for market fuels in Japan?
Is there any standard to do market fuel monitoring
What is your recommendation to go about FQ monitoring in India