California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Standards for Motor Vehicle Fuels › Article 3 - Specifications for Alternative Motor Vehicle Fuels › Subarticle 1 - Specifications for Alternative Motor Vehicle Fuels › Section 2292.6 - Specifications for Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following standards apply to liquefied petroleum
						gas
(The identified test methods are incorporated herein by
						reference):
Specifications for
								  Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Specification
Value
Test
								Method
Propane
85.0 vol. %
								(min.)
a
ASTM D
								2163-87
Vapor pressure at 100°F
208 psig
								(max.)
ASTM D 1267-89 ASTM D
								2598-88
b
Volatility residue: evaporated temp.,
								95%
-37°F (max.)
ASTM D 1837-86
or
butanes
5.0 vol. % (max.)
ASTM D
								2163-87
Butenes
2.0% (max.)
ASTM D
								2163-87
Pentenes and heavier
0.5 vol. %
								(max.)
ASTM D 2163-87
Propene
10.0 vol. % (max.)
ASTM D
								2163-87
Residual matter: residue
on evap. of 100 ml
0.05 ml
								(max.)
ASTM D 2158-89
oil stain
								observ.
pass
c
ASTM
								D 2158-89
Corrosion, copper strip
No. 1
								(max.)
ASTM D 1838-89
Sulfur
80 ppmw (max.)
ASTM D
								2784-89
Moisture content
pass
ASTM D
								2713-86
Odorant
d
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a Propane shall be required to be a minimum of 80.0
						volume percent starting on January 1, 1993. Starting on January 1, 1999, the
						minimum propane content shall be 85.0 volume percent.
b In case of dispute about the vapor pressure of a
						product, the value actually determined by Test Method ASTM D 1267-89 shall
						prevail over the value calculated by Practice ASTM D 2598-88.
c An acceptable product shall not yield a persistent oil
						ring when 0.3 ml of solvent residue mixture is added to a filter paper, in 0.1
						ml increments and examined in daylight after 2 min. as described in Test Method
						ASTM 2158-89.
d The liquefied petroleum gas upon vaporization at
						ambient conditions must have a distinctive odor potent enough for its presence
						to be detected down to a concentration in air of not over 
						1/5
						(one-fifth) of the lower limit of flammability.
Within five years from the effective date of adoption or
						implementation, whichever comes later, of the amendments approved December 11,
						1998, the Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Secretary for
						Environmental Protection, shall review the provisions of this chapter to
						determine whether it should be retained, revised or repealed.
1. New
						section filed 12-9-92; operative 1-1-93 (Register 92, No. 50).
2.
						Amendment filed 4-13-95; operative 4-13-95 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 95, No. 15).
3. Amendment of footnotes a and c filed
						1-6-98; operative 1-6-98 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 98, No. 2).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
						12-8-99; operative 1-7-2000 (Register 99, No.
						50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  39600,
						  39601,
						  43013,
						  43018
						  and
						  43101,
						  Health and Safety Code; and Western Oil and Gas Ass'n. v. Orange County Air
						  Pollution Control District, 14 Cal. 3d 411, 121 Cal. Rptr. 249 (1975).
						  Reference: Sections
						  39000,
						  39001,
						  39002,
						  39003,
						  39010,
						  39500,
						  40000,
						  43000,
						  43013,
						  43016,
						  43018
						  and
						  43101,
						  Health and Safety Code; and Western Oil and Gas Ass'n. v. Orange County Air
						  Pollution Control District, 14 Cal. 3d 411, 121 Cal. Rptr. 249
						  (1975).