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prSSH EN 15491:2025

Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Determination of total acidity - Colour indicator titration method

General information

40.20     Feb 9, 2026

40.60    May 11, 2026

DPS

DPS/KT 19

European Norm

75.160.20  

Scope

This document specifies a method for determining the total acidity, calculated as acetic acid, of ethanol to be used in petrol blends. It is applicable to ethanol having total acid contents of between 0,003 % (m/m) and 0,015 % (m/m).
NOTE For the purposes of this document, the terms "% (m/m)" and "% (V/V)" are used to represent the mass fraction and the volume fraction, respectively.
WARNING - Use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this document to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and health of personnel prior to the application of the document, and to fulfil statutory and regulatory restrictions for this purpose.

Related directives

Directives related to this standards.

98/70/EC

Quality of petrol and diesel fuels (Dir. 93/12/EEC amendment)

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
SSH EN 15491:2021

NOW

IN_DEVELOPMENT
prSSH EN 15491:2025
40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks
Feb 9, 2026

Related project

Adopted from EN 15491:2025 IDENTICAL

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