EN 15376:2011
(Main)Automotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered ethanol to be used as an extender for automotive fuel for petrol engine vehicles in accordance with the requirements of EN 228.
NOTE 1 This document gives all relevant characteristics, requirements and test methods for (bio)ethanol, which are known at this time to be necessary to define the product to be used up to a maximum 10 % (V/V) blending component for automotive petrol fuel. The requirements need to be restudied if the percentage or use is expanded beyond 10 % volume.
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the term % (m/m) and % (V/V) are used to represent the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction respectively.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 01-Feb-2011
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 19 - Petroleum products, lubricants and related products
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 19/WG 21 - Specification for unleaded petrol
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 15-Oct-2014
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Not Harmonized98/70/EC - Quality of petrol and diesel fuels (Dir. 93/12/EEC amendment)
Relations
- Effective Date
- 05-Feb-2011
- Effective Date
- 22-Oct-2014
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15376:2011 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Automotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered ethanol to be used as an extender for automotive fuel for petrol engine vehicles in accordance with the requirements of EN 228. NOTE 1 This document gives all relevant characteristics, requirements and test methods for (bio)ethanol, which are known at this time to be necessary to define the product to be used up to a maximum 10 % (V/V) blending component for automotive petrol fuel. The requirements need to be restudied if the percentage or use is expanded beyond 10 % volume. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the term % (m/m) and % (V/V) are used to represent the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction respectively.
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered ethanol to be used as an extender for automotive fuel for petrol engine vehicles in accordance with the requirements of EN 228. NOTE 1 This document gives all relevant characteristics, requirements and test methods for (bio)ethanol, which are known at this time to be necessary to define the product to be used up to a maximum 10 % (V/V) blending component for automotive petrol fuel. The requirements need to be restudied if the percentage or use is expanded beyond 10 % volume. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the term % (m/m) and % (V/V) are used to represent the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction respectively.
EN 15376:2011 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 71.080.60 - Alcohols. Ethers; 75.160.20 - Liquid fuels. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15376:2011 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15376:2007+A1:2009, EN 15376:2014, EN 15491:2007, EN ISO 3170:2004, EN 15485:2007, EN 15938:2010, EN 15484:2007, EN 15721:2009, EN 15691:2009, EN 15692:2009, EN 15492:2012, EN 228:2025, EN 15487:2007, EN 15489:2007, EN ISO 4259:2006. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15376:2011 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 98/70/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/344. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Goriva za motorna vozila - Etanol kot komponenta za dodajanje motornemu bencinu - Zahteve in preskusne metodeKraftstoffe für Kraftfahrzeuge - Ethanol zur Verwendung als Blendkomponente in Ottokraftstoff - Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenCarburants pour automobiles - Ethanol comme base de mélange à l'essence - Exigences et méthodes d'essaisAutomotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods75.160.20Liquid fuels71.080.60Alkoholi. EtriAlcohols. EthersICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15376:2011SIST EN 15376:2011en,de01-april-2011SIST EN 15376:2011SLOVENSKI
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EN 15376
February 2011 ICS 71.080.60; 75.160.20 Supersedes EN 15376:2007+A1:2009English Version
Automotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods
Carburants pour automobiles - Ethanol comme base de mélange à l'essence - Exigences et méthodes d'essais
Kraftstoffe für Kraftfahrzeuge - Ethanol zur Verwendung als Blendkomponente in Ottokraftstoff - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 December 2010.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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The major updates of this second version concern the inclusion of newly developed methods for determination of appearance and of the content of oxygenates, water, involatile material, sulfate, inorganic chloride, copper and phosphorus. All of these methods were under development at the time of publication of the former version. In addition some alignment on the units in terms of mass/mass has been developed. An electrical conductivity test method has also been developed on the basis of a DIN test method [5] in order to adequately limit the strong acidity and the base alkalinity of the product, which cannot be sufficiently determined via pHe [6]. The former version gave all relevant characteristics, requirements and test methods for (bio)ethanol, which were known at that time to be necessary to define the product to be used up to a maximum 5 % (V/V) blending component for automotive petrol fuel. With the actual document the percentage of use is expanded to allow use at percentages up to 10 % (V/V) and the requirements are updated accordingly. Now that a test method is available a sulfate limit has also been set. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. SIST EN 15376:2011
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