IS 16087 : 2016 Biogas (Biomethane) - Specification

ICS 75.060

PCD 3

Reaffirmed 2020

1. Scope

This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for biogas (biomethane) use in stationary engines, automotive (bio-CNG/bio compressed gas [CBG]) and thermal and industrial applications as supplied in cylinders and through piped network.

2. References

The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text constitute the provisions of the standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standard indicated below:

1070 : 1992 Reagent grade water (third revision)

7285 (Part 2): 2004 Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders: Part 2 Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa (112 kgf/ mm2)

15125 : 2002/ISO 10715 : 1997 Natural gas - Sampling guidelines

15130 (Part 3)2002/ISO 6974-3: 2000 : Natural gas - Determination of composition with defined uncertainty by gas chromatography: Part 3 Determination of hydrogen, helium, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons up to C8 using two packed columns

15319 : 2003/ISO 13734 : 1998 Natural gas - Organic sulphur compounds used as odorants - Requirements and test methods

15320 : 2003/15403 : 2000 Natural gas - Designation of the quality of natural gas for use as a compressed fuel for vehicles

15490 : 2004 Cylinders for on-board storage of compressed natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles

15641(Part 2): 2006/ISO 10101-2: 1993 Natural gas - Determination of water by Karl Fischer method: Part 2 Titration procedure International Standard

ISO 6326-3 : 1989 Natural gas - Determination of sulphur compounds: Part 3 Determination of hydrogen sulphide, mercaptan sulphur and carbonyl sulphide sulphur by potentiometry

ISO 14532 : 2001 Natural gas - Vocabulary