Refinery and Oilfield Chemicals

Glossary of Terms

Term Description
12L 12 Liter displacement
1D Number 1 Distillate
40 CFR Section 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
4Q Fourth Quarter
Al Aluminum
AO Antioxidant
API American Petroleum Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM 4806 ASTM specification for ethanol to be blended with gasoline
ASTM D4814 ASTM specification for gasoline
ASTM D5500 ASTM intake valve deposit test using BMW vehicle
ASTM D5598 ASTM port fuel injector test using Chrysler vehicle
ASTM D6201 ASTM intake valve deposit test using Ford engine
ASTM D5798 ASTM specification for E85
ASTM D975 The ASTM specification for diesel fuel
B100 100% biodiesel
B2 2% biodiesel blended with 98% conventional diesel fuel
B20 20% biodiesel blended with 80% conventional diesel fuel
B5 5% biodiesel blended with 95% conventional diesel fuel
BSFC Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
Bxx Numerical (xx) percentage of biodiesel mixed with diesel fuel
C Carbon
C Degrees Celsius
Ca Calcium
CAN/CGSB Canadian CGSB specification
CARB California Air Resources Board
CCD Combustion Chamber Deposits
CEC Coordinating European Council
CFI Cold Flow Improver
CFPP Cold Filter Plugging Test
CGSB Canadian General Standards Board
CO Carbon Monoxide emissions
Cr Chromium
CR Common Rail
CRC Coordinating Research Council
Cx Carbon of chain length x
D-613 ASTM test procedure for cetane number
D6751 ASTM specification for biodiesel
DI Direct Injection
DW-10 Peugeot DW-10 model test engine
E5 5% ethanol blended with gasoline
E10 10% ethanol blended with gasoline
E20 20% ethanol blended with gasoline
E85 85% ethanol blended with gasoline for Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV)
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EN 14214 European standard specification for biodiesel
EN 14214 European standard specification for biodiesel oxidation test
Euro III European emission standard version 3
Euro V European emission standard version 5
F Degrees Farenheit
FAME Fatty Acid Methyl Ester
Fe Iron
FFV Flexible Fuel Vehicle for use with E85 fuel
FIE Fuel Injection Equipment
FTP Federal Test Procedure for emissions testing
HC Hydrocarbon emissions
HDD Heavy Duty Diesel
HFO Heavy Fuel Oil
HFRR High Frequency Reciprocating Rig
HHO Home Heating Oil
hr Hour
hrs Hours
HWFET Highway Fuel Economy Test portion of the FTP
Hz Hertz
IDI Indirect Injection
IFO Industrial Fuel Oil
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IVD Intake Valve Deposits
IVS Intake Valve Sticking
LTFT Low Temperature Flow Test
LZ Lubrizol
LZ9570 Lubrizol 9570 detergent additive
Micron tenth of a millimeter
MFO Marine Fuel Oil
Mg Magnesium
MPG Miles per gallon
mm Millimeter
m/m Mass by mass
N. Am North America
Na Sodium
NBB National Biodiesel Board
NCWM National Council on Weights and Measures
NOx Oxides of Nitrogen
n-paraffins Normal Paraffins
NRLM Non Road, Locomotive, Marine
O Oxygen
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
Off Hwy Off Highway
P Phosphorous
PCV Positive crankcase ventilation
PFI Port Fuel Injection
PM Particulate Matter
PPM Parts Per Million
PTB Pounds of additive per Thousand Barrels of fuel
RFA Renewable Fuels Association
RME Rapeseed Methyl Ester
S Sulfur
S15 Sulfur, 15 parts per million class
SCPI Sequential Central Port Injection
Si Silicon
SI Spark Ignition
SIDI Spark Ignition Direct Injection
SME Soy Methyl Ester
SOx Oxides of Sulphur
TBI Throttle Body Injector
TME Tallow Methyl Ester
U.S.  United States
ULS Ultra Low Sulfur
ULSD Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel
ULSK Ultra Low Sulfur Kerosene
US06 Emissions test cycle
US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
US2007 United States 2007 emission standard
V Vanadium
v/v Volume by Volume
W Wolfram (Tungsten)
w/w Weight by Weight
XUD-9 Peugeot injector deposit test
Zn Zinc