BS 4583:1991
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Methods of test for higher alcohols for industrial use
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English
28-06-1991
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Foreword
Methods
1 Scope
2 Sampling
3 Measurement of colour
4 Determination of density at 20 deg C
5 Determination of distillation characteristics
6 Determination of water content
7 Determination of ash
8 Determination of acidity
9 Determination of aldehydes and ketones content
10 Measurement of colour after treatment with sulphuric
acid
11 Determination of total alcohols content
12 Determination of bromine number
13 Test reports
Appendix
A Relationship between British Standards and
international standards concerning methods of test
for higher alcohols
Tables
1 Mass of test portion for determination of total
alcohols content
2 Relationship between BS 4583 and international
standards
3 Relationship between British Standards and
corresponding international standards concerning
general test methods
Instructions for sampling, test reports, methods for distillation characteristics, ash, acidity, aldehydes and ketones content, colour after treatment with sulphuric acid, total alcohols content and bromine number. Also gives cross-references to relevant general methods.
| Committee |
CII/26
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 4583(1970) (04/2005) Supersedes 90/56871 DC (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard describes methods for testing C6 to C13 alcohols for industrial use.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 2511:1970 | Methods for the determination of water (Karl Fischer method) |
| BS 5309-3:1976 | Methods for sampling chemical products Sampling of liquids |
| BS 5309-1:1976 | Methods for sampling chemical products Introduction and general principles |
| BS 4591:1990 | Method for determination of distillation characteristics of organic liquids (other than petroleum products) |
| BS 846:1985 | Specification for burettes |
| BS 4522:1988 | Method for determination of absolute density at 20°C of liquid chemical products for industrial use |
| BS 5339:1976 | Method of measurement of colour in Hazen units (platinum-cobalt scale) of liquid chemical products |
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