ISO 16861:2015规定了用作燃料的二甲醚的特性，其主要成分是由任何有机原料合成的二甲醚。 ISO 16861:2015适用于用作加热燃料、工业燃料和替代柴油或柴油的二甲醚。它不涉及特定最终用途所需的可能添加剂，例如，通常添加到加热燃料中的加臭剂和用于替代柴油的二甲醚润滑性改进剂。此类添加剂通常适用于不同的最终用途，其含量是否合适？国家、地区或国际。

ISO 16861:2015 specifies the characteristics of DME used as fuel of which the main component is the dimethyl ether synthesized from any organic raw materials. ISO 16861:2015 is applicable for DME used as heating fuel, industrial fuel, and to replace diesel fuel or gas oil. It does not deal with the possible additives necessary for specific end-use applications, for example, odorant typically added to heating fuel and lubricity improvers for DME used as replacement of diesel. Such additives are typically specified for the different end-use applications, at an appropriate level?national, regional, or international.