Liquid Fuel and Petroleum Product Testing
We offer an extensive range of fuel testing and analytical services for liquid fuels and petroleum products. We test diesel, gasoline, jet-fuel, ethanol, and biodiesel. We also test crude oil, refinery intermediates, and motor oil. Dallas Laboratories has been testing and analytical services business since 1923. Our quality assurance testing helps our customers avoid problems, save money, meet industry standards and comply with government regulations. Our customers include terminal operators, airlines, fleet operators and fuel distributors. See grid below for specific test information:
| Acid Number (Neutralization Number) | ASTM D974 |
| Aniline, Gravity Constant | ASTM D1405 |
| API, Gravity | ASTM D1298, D287 (Crudes) |
| Aromatics | ASTM D1319 |
| Ash | ASTM D482 |
| Asphaltenes | ASTM D3279, API 420.02 |
| Benzene | ASTM D3606 |
| Benzene | ASTM D4053 |
| Bio-Activity (Bacterial & Fungal, 72 hr Culture) | |
| Cetane Index only | ASTM D976 |
| Cetane Index w/full test | ASTM D976 |
| Chlorine (Hydraulic Oil) | |
| Chlorine in RDF Material | ASTM E776 |
| Cloud Point | ASTM D2500 |
| CNHSO Analysis | |
| Color Saybolt | ASTM D156 |
| Combined Filtration & Particulates | ASTM D2276 |
| Cone Penetrometer, Grease | ASTM D217 |
| Conradson Carbon Test | |
| Consulting | Various |
| Copper Strip Corrosion | ASTM D130 |
| Copper Strip, Grease | ASTM D4048 |
| Depositions | Various |
| Distillation | ASTM D86 |
| Doctors Test | Par. 4.2 of ASTM D484 |
| Dropping Point, Grease | ASTM D566 |
| Dropping Point, Wax | ASTM D3954 |
| Electrical Conductivity | ASTM D2624 |
| Explosiveness | Method 1151 Federal Test Method Standard 791B |
| Failure Analysis | Various |
| Filtration Time | Mil-T-5624N, Appendix A |
| Flash Point – Cleveland Open Cup | ASTM D92 (Messy also available) |
| Flash Point – Pensky Martens Closed Cup Tester | ASTM D93 |
| Flash Point – Tag Closed Tester | ASTM D56 |
| Freezing Point | ASTM D2386 |
| Glycol in Oil | ASTM D2982 |
| Gross Heat of Combustion, RDF | ASTM E711 |
| Gum – Existent | ASTM D381 |
| Gum – Existent (Washed) | ASTM D382 |
| Heat of Combustion (Calculated), Net | ASTM D1405 |
| Heat of Combustion (Calculated), Net | ASTM D3338 (Aromatics, API, Distillation, Sulfur) |
| Heat of Combustion (Calculated), Net | ASTM D4529 (A/G, Distillation, Sulfur) |
| Heat of Combustion by Bomb Calorimeter | ASTM D240 |
| Heat of Combustion by Bomb Calorimeter | ASTM D4809 |
| Hydrogen Content | ASTM D3343 |
| Hydrometer Calibration (40 – 100°F) | |
| Icing Inhibitor | Mil-I-27686E |
| Icing Inhibitor | Method 5327.3, Federal Test Method Standard 791B |
| Icing Inhibitor | ASTM D5006 |
| Kauri-Butanol No. | ASTM D1133 |
| Lamp Burn Test | ASTM D187 |
| Lead Content of Gasoline | ASTM D3237 |
| Melt Point | USP 741 |
| Moisture and Sediment Content | ASTM D1796 |
| Moisture and Sediment Content | ASTM D2710 |
| Motor Oil Test (Sugar, Antifreeze, Ash, Sediment) | |
| NaOH – Extraction and Titration | |
| Naphthalene’s | ASTM D1840 |
| Octane, Motor or Research (M or R) | ASTM D2700 |
| Olefins | ASTM D1319 |
| Organic Chlorides | ASTM D4929 |
| Oxygenates & Benzene | |
| Paraffin’s | API 420.01 |
| Particle Analysis (Filtration) | |
| Particulate Contamination | ASTM D5452 |
| PCB in Oil | Cert. 40 |
| Peroxide Content | ASTM D3703 |
| Phosphorus | ASTM D3231 |
| Pour Point | ASTM D97 |
| Pt-Co Color | |
| Ramsbottom Carbon Residue | ASTM D524 |
| Refractive Index | ASTM D1218, Procedure A |
| Refractive Index @ 25°C | |
| Reid Vapor Pressure | ASTM D323 |
| Reid Vapor Pressure | ASTM D5191 |
| SARA – Crudes (Saturates, Aromatics, Resin, & Asphaltenes) | ASTM D4124 |
| Smoke Point | ASTM D1322 |
| Specific Gravity (Pycnometer) | |
| Sulfides in Bottom Waters | Air Force Technical Order 421B-1 |
| Sulfur | ASTM D129 |
| Sulfur | ASTM D4294 |
| Sulfur (Mercaptan) | ASTM D3227 |
| Sulfur, Lamp Method | ASTM D1266 |
| Sulfur, Total | ASTM D3120 |
| Thermal Stability | ASTM D3241 |
| Thermometer Calibration | Chevron – 6pt. |
| TOX | Cert.-75 |
| Trial/Arbitration | Various |
| True Vapor Pressure | ASTM D2889 |
| V/L = 20 Calculation (App. X2) | ASTM D4814 |
| Vapor Pressure (DVPE) | ASTM D5191 |
| Viscosity | ASTM D445, 1 Temperature |
| Viscosity, Saybolt | ASTM D88, 1 Temperature |
| Water (Karl Fisher) | ASTM D1744 |
| Water Reaction | ASTM D1094 |
| Water Separation Index, Modified | ASTM D3948 (MSEP) |
| Water, Free Aqua-Glow | ASTM D3240 |
| Workmanship, Visual |