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  • BS 4250:1997

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Specification for commercial butane and commercial propane

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-10-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Sampling
    4 Composition
    5 Properties of commercial butane and commercial
      propane
    6 Precision and interpretation of test results
    Annexes
    A (normative) - Method of calculation of gauge vapour
      pressure from compositional analysis of
      commercial butane or commercial propane
    B (normative) - Method of test for odour of commercial
      butane or commercial propane
    C (normative) - Method for determination of hydrogen sulfide
      in commercial butane or commercial propane
    D (informative) - Explanatory notes on properties and
      test methods
    List of references

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    Defines requirements for commercial butane and propane for use as general domestic and industrial fuel. Applicable to supplies in cylinders and in bulk.

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    Committee PTI/15
    Development Note Supersedes 96/125986 DC and BS 4250(1995) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3156-4:1969 Analysis of fuel gases Gas chromatographic analysis
    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS 3156-11.1.1:1986 Analysis of fuel gases. Methods for non-manufactured gases. Hydrocarbons and inert gases Determination of hydrocarbons to C8 and inert gases by gas chromatography
    BS 2000-405(1994) : 1994 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - COMMERCIAL PROPANE AND BUTANE - ANALYSIS BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
    BS EN ISO 4259:2006 Petroleum products. Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test
    ASTM D 3700 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Floating Piston Cylinder
    BS EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
    BS 2000-272(1993) : 1993 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF MERCAPTAN SULFUR AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONTENT OF LPG - ELECTROMETRIC TITRATION METHOD
    BS 5309-3:1976 Methods for sampling chemical products Sampling of liquids
    BS EN 589 : 2008 AUTOMOTIVE FUELS - LPG - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 24260:1994 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Petroleum products and hydrocarbons. Determination of sulfur content. Wickbold combustion method
    BS 2000-410(1995) : 1995 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES - DETERMINATION OF VAPOUR PRESSURE - LPG METHOD
    BS EN 27941:1994 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Commercial propane and butane. Analysis by gas chromatography
    BS 2000-367(1996) : 1996 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION AND APPLICATION OF PRECISION DATA IN RELATION TO METHODS OF TEST
    BS 5309-1:1976 Methods for sampling chemical products Introduction and general principles
    BS 2000-243(1994) : 1994 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND HYDROCARBONS - DETERMINATION OF SULFUR CONTENT - WICKBOLD COMBUSTION METHOD
    BS EN ISO 4256:1998 Liquid petroleum products. Determination of gauge vapour pressure. LPG method
    BS 5355:1976 Specification for filling ratios and developed pressures for liquefiable and permanent gases
    BS 2000-317(1995) : 1995 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF RESIDUES IN LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES - LOW TEMPERATURE EVAPORATION METHOD
    ASTM D 3246 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by Oxidative Microcoulometry
    BS EN ISO 13758:1997 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Liquefied petroleum gases. Assessment of the dryness of propane. Valve freeze method
    BS 5443:1977 Recommendations for a standard layout for methods of chemical analysis by gas chromatography
    BS EN ISO 6251:1998 Liquid petroleum gases. Corrosiveness to copper. Copper strip test
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