Marine Fuel Testing & Analysis

FOI Laboratories tests and analyses all marine fuel to meet all ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards to ensure quick and quality test results for you. Receiving accurate results sets you up to take the proper preventative steps to restore your fuel.

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ISO 8217 bunker fuel oil testing capabilities:

  • ISO 2719: Flash Point, Pensky-Martens
  • ISO 3679: Flash point, rapid equilibrium
  • ISO 3015: Cloud Point
  • ISO 3016: Pour Point
  • ISO 3104: Kinematic viscosity
  • ISO 3675: Density, Hydrometer method
  • ISO 12185: Density, Oscillating U-tube
  • ISO 3733:Water Content
  • ISO 4264: Cetane index
  • ISO 6245: Ash content
  • ISO 8754: Sulfur content, energy-dispersive x-ray (XRF)
  • ISO 14596: Sulfur content, wavelength-dispersive x-ray (XRD)
  • ISO 103071: Total sediment
  • ISO 10307-2: Total sediment
  • ISO 10370: Carbon residue
  • ISO 10478: Aluminium and silicon in fuel oils (ICP, AA)
  • ISO 12156-1: Lubricity (HFRR)

 

 

  • ISO 12205: Oxidation stability
  • ISO 12937: Water content, Karl Fischer titration
  • ISO 14597: Vanadium and Nickel content
  • EN 14078: Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content
  • EN 14214: Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel
  • IP 470: Aluminium, Silicon, Vanadium, Nickel, Iron, Calcium, zinc and Sodium in residual fuel oil
  • IP 500: Phosphorus content of residual fuels by ultra-violet spectrometry
  • IP 501: Aluminium, Silicon, Vanadium, Nickel, Iron, Sodium, Calcium, Zinc and Phosphorus in residual fuel oil
  • IP 570: H2S Testing for Bunker Fuels (Hydrogen Sulfide in bunker fuel oils)
  • ASTM D664-09: Acid Number
  • ASTM D6751: Biodiesel fuel blend stock (B100)

ISO-8217 bunker fuel oil tests:

  • Kinematic Viscosity
  • Density at 15 °C, ISO-3675 or ISO-12185
  • Cetane index, ISO-4264
  • Sulfur content, ISO-8754, ISO-14596
  • Flash Point Test, ISO-2719
  • Hydrogen sulfide, IP570
  • Acid number, ASTM D664
  • Total sediment by hot filtration, ISO-10307‐1

 

  • Oxidation stability, ISO-12205
  • Carbon residue, ISO-10370
  • Cloud point, ISO-3015
  • Pour point, ISO-3016
  • Appearance
  • Water volume, ISO-3733
  • Ash, ISO-6245
  • Lubricity, ISO-12156‐1
  • additional tests

Step 1

Send in your sample for fuel test results

 

Step 2

We test and inspect your fuel sample

 

Step 3

We deliver the accurate results to you