Ethanol Fuel Testing

Ethanol fuel testing from SGS – ensure the quality of your blended fuels.

Ethanol is blended into a wide range of gasoline fuels, including E10, E15 and E85 in the USA. The quality of blended gasoline fuel can be affected by ethanol purity and other factors. Our fuel ethanol cargo inspection and laboratory testing services help fuel blenders, distributors, refiners and traders maintain fuel quality standards and mitigate quality control issues.

Why choose ethanol fuel testing from SGS?

We test ethanol and ethanol-blended fuels for content and impurities to a full range of industry and regulatory standards, including ASTM, NBR, ISO, AOAC and others. Additional biofuel and ethanol-related tests are also available. Our ethanol testing and inspection services are available in the USA, Brazil and other major fuel ethanol consumption and exporting countries around the world.

Our ethanol fuel quality tests include:

Acidity, ASTM D1613, NBR 9866, EN 15491
Alcoholic strength, NBR 15639
API gravity, ASTM D4052
Appearance, visual, color
Chloride, ASTM D512, EN1549
Chlorides, NBR 10894
Composition by gas chromatography
Copper, ASTM D1688, NBR 11331, EN 15837
Denaturant, ASTM D5501
Denatured fuel ethanol for blending with gasolines, ASTM D4806
Denaturant testing for aromatics, benzene, and olefins, ASTM D5580
Diethyl phthalate content
Electrical conductivity, NBR10547, EN 15938
Ethanol, ASTM D5501
Ethanol, higher saturated alcohols, EH 15721
Evaporative residue, NBR 8644
Fuel ethanol, E75, E85
Gum, ASTM D381

A world leader in fuel grade ethanol testing and inspection

We are the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, with extensive experience and expertise in ethanol fuel testing, as well as fuel quality testing for gasoline, diesel, jet and all other refined petroleum and biofuel products. We support the entire fuel supply chain, from the refinery to transport, distribution, storage and the end user.