Biodiesel Specifications

There are similarities in the specifications of pure biodiesel (B100) applicable in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand as they were largely created based on the EN 14214, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) standards published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

Amongst all the properties, the iodine numbers set by the specifications are quite different. Indonesia and Malaysia set almost the same maximum limits of iodine at 115 and 110 g Iodine/100 g, respectively. On the other hand, the Philippines set it at a much lower limit of 10 g Iodine/100 g, and Thailand set it at 120 g Iodine/100 g. The significant difference is mainly because of different feedstock used. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand use palm oil, while the Philippines use coc