Biodiesel (B100)

In the Philippines, biodiesel or fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) is mainly produced from coconut oil. Domestically, biodiesel is also known as coconut methyl ester (CME).

In August 2022, the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) implemented the latest national standard for B100 biodiesel, PNS/DOE QS 002:2021, replacing the previous specification PNS/DOE QS 002:2015. The significant update in the current standard involves the introduction of a maximum limit for cold soak filterability, set at 360 seconds. This standard mandates a minimum fatty acid methyl ester content of 96.5% m/m, a maximum sulfur content of 10 mg/kg, and regulates the density range at 15⁰C to be between 0.86 and 0.9 kg/l. It’s worth noting that the latest national on-road diesel standard, PNS/DOE QS 004:2