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Low Level Biodiesel Detection in Diesel Fuel

From Wilks Enterprise, Inc.

The current ASTM Method D 975 allows up to 5% biodiesel in diesel without the requirement for biodiesel content labeling. For some diesel fuel applications, the presence of even a little biodiesel is a major concern and considered a contaminant.

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