AS 2781-1999

1 - AS 2781-1999 ESSENTIAL OILS - OIL OF LEMON
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITION
6 - 3.1 Oil of lemon
6 - 4 CHARACTERISTICS
6 - 4.1 General
6 - 4.2 Appearance
6 - 4.3 Odour
7 - 4.4 Relative density at 20°C/20°C
7 - 4.5 Refractive index
7 - 4.6 Optical rotation
7 - 4.7 Residue on evaporation
7 - 4.8 Miscibility in ethanol
7 - 4.9 Acid value
7 - 4.10 Aldehyde content as citral
7 - 5 SAMPLING
7 - 6 LABELLING AND PACKAGING
8 - APPENDIX A - FLASHPOINT
8 - A1 GENERAL INFORMATION
8 - A2 FLASHPOINT OF OIL OF LEMON
9 - APPENDIX B - METHOD FOR DETERMINING ALDEHYDE CONTENT
9 - B1 SCOPE
9 - B2 PRINCIPLE
9 - B3 REAGENTS
9 - B3.1 General
9 - B3.2 Ethanol 60 percent (V/V)
9 - B3.3 Bromophenol blue indicator solution
9 - B3.4 Standard solution
9 - B4 APPARATUS
10 - B5 PROCEDURE

Sets out characteristics of oil of lemon. This edition includes a specification for the determination of flashpoint.

This Standard specifies certain characteristics for the oil of Australian-grown lemons, obtained by cold expression from the peel of such lemon fruit.

Originated as AS 2781-1985.
Second edition 1999.