BS 507:1985
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Specification for ethanol for industrial use
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English
29-11-1985
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Description
3 Sampling and size of samples
4 Colour
5 Strength
6 Residue on evaporation
7 Miscibility with water
8 Alkalinity or acidity
9 Carbonyl compounds content
10 Permanganate time
11 Methanol content
Appendix
A Relation between density in vacuo, density in air
and ethanolic strength
Table
1 Relation between density in vacuo, density in air
and ethanolic strength
Colour, strength, residue on evaporation, miscibility with water, alkalinity or acidity, carbonyl compounds, permanganate time, methanol, sampling. Table relating density and strength appended.
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W/-
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 507(1966) & 83/51659 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010) Supersedes NZS 726. (06/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
8
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements for ethanol suitable for industrial use. It does not apply to material for medicinal use.
NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 6392-3:1983 | Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method for determination of carbonyl compounds content present in moderate amounts (titrimetric method) |
| BS 5309-3:1976 | Methods for sampling chemical products Sampling of liquids |
| BS 4524:1983 | Method for determination of residue on evaporation on a water bath |
| BS 6392-1:1983 | Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method for detection of alkalinity or determination of acidity to phenolphthalein |
| BS 6392-9:1983 | Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method for determination of permanganate time |
| BS 5470:1977 | Specification for glass alcohol hydrometers not incorporating a thermometer |
| BS 5309-1:1976 | Methods for sampling chemical products Introduction and general principles |
| BS 6392-6:1983 | Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method for determination of methanol content [0.01% (V/V) to 0.20% (V/V)] (photometric method) |
| BS 6392-5:1983 | Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method of test for miscibility with water |
| BS 5339:1976 | Method of measurement of colour in Hazen units (platinum-cobalt scale) of liquid chemical products |
| BS 733-1:1983 | Pyknometers Specification |
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