ASTM International
VII International Conference
<<NEFTEGAZ STANDARD – September 2012
Jim S. Thomas
Topics of this Presentation
 Brief Overview
 2012 ASTM Initiatives
 Overview of important committees
 D2 – Petroleum Products and Lubricants
 Biofuels and Ethanol Standards Activities
 D3 – Gaseous Fuels
 Participation
 Oil and Gas Related Products
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Translations
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by scientific and statistical studies
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ASTM – 2012 Initiatives
 Standards Development
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Environmental Friendly / Green
Sustainability
Biofuels
Safety/Consumer
 XML Conversion – Next Generation Products
 New Product Features/Formats
• HTML View
• E-pub
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• Videos
• Checklists/Outlines
• Test modules
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 (Russian based program thru VNICSMV)
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Committee D02
Petroleum Products and Lubricants
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Largest ASTM Committee,
organized in 1904
Includes over 2,200 members
from more than 60 countries
Developer of over 750
petroleum standards that have
helped to provide heat for
homes, fuel for automobiles and
airplanes, and lubricants for
machinery
Sponsor of numerous technical
publications, laboratory quality
assurance programs and
technical and professional
training courses, workshops,
and symposia.
Committee D02 Facts
 ASTM-API-EI Petroleum
Measurement Tables
(D1250) – joint effort
 Comprise American, British
and Metric Dimensional
Systems
 D02 works closely with TC28
 Many D02 sections serve
also as Technical Advisory
Groups to the US TAG for
ISO/TC28
 There are currently 18-20
MOU Countries using ASTM
D02 standards as the basis
of their respective national
standards.
Biodiesel Committee D02.E
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As defined in D6751, biodiesel is a
“fuel comprised of monoalkyl
esters of long chain fatty acids
derived from vegetable or animal
fats, designated B100”
Russian Sunflower oil exports at a
record high due to biodiesel
production, high growth expected
D02.E on Biodiesel – over 530
members from 22 countries
(Russia and Ukraine)
 Members are refiners,
biodiesel producers,
independent test labs,
government and equipment
vendors
D6751 used as basis for national
standard in 20+ countries
including India, UK and Malaysia
Bioethanol Committee D02.A
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According to the Scientific
Journal of Riga Technical
University 100% of Bioethanol
developed in Russia is being
exported
Over 410 members from 25
countries
 Members are refiners,
ethanol producers, test labs,
government and equipment
vendors
D4806-09 – Standard for
Denatured Fuel Ethanol is used
globally by legal reference or as
a the basis of a national
standard by over 25 countries
including Vietnam, China,
Netherlands and Canada
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Participation in the Region
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Statistical quality assurance programs
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their performance in conducting test
methods internally and with other labs
worldwide
 Forty companies participating
 One hundred units of participation
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Petroleum
Textiles
Plastics
Chemical analysis of
metals
 Mechanical testing of steel
 Electrical insulating liquids
and gases
Translations
in Russia
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 The question as to “what is official” vs. “what is not”
remains an ongoing issue
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What is ASTM’s relationship with
Russian Federal Agency of Technical
Regulating & Metrology?
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MOU for Cooperation
Adoption and Translations
Normative Referencing
Sales
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Jim S. Thomas
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