Product Technical Specification:
Specifications for the water and methanol follow.
Water Specifications
Type: Distilled
Specifications: Resistivity = Greater than or equal to1MΩ/cm as defined in ASTM D119-91 Type-II
Methanol Specifications : IMPCA REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM |
LIMIT |
METHOD |
Appearance |
Clear & free of suspended matter |
IMPCA 003-98 |
Purity % WT on dry basis |
Min 99.85 |
IMPCA 001-11 |
Acetone mg/kg |
Max 30 |
IMPCA 001-11 |
Colour PT-CO |
Max. 5 |
ASTM D1209-05 (1) |
Water % W/W |
Max. 0.1 |
ASTM E1064-12 |
Distillation Range at 760 mm Hg |
Max. 1.0 °C to include 64.6° ± 0.1° |
ASTM D1078-11 |
Specific Gravity 20°/20° |
0.791-0.793 |
ASTM D4052-11 |
Potassium Permanganate |
Min 60 |
ASTM D1363-06 (1) |
Time test at 15 °C, minutes |
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Ethanol mg/kg |
Max 50 |
IMPCA 001-11 |
Chloride as Cl - mg/kg |
Max 0.5 |
IMPCA 002-98 |
Sulphur mg/kg |
Max 0.5 |
ASTM D 3961-98 or
ASTM D 5453-09 |
Hydrocarbons |
Pass Test |
ASTM D 1722-09 |
Carbonisable Substances
(Sulfuric Acid Wash Test) |
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Pt-Co Scale |
Max 30 |
ASTM E 346-08 |
Acidity as Acetic acid mg/kg |
Max 30 |
ASTM D 1613-06 (2) |
Total Iron mg/kg |
Max 0.1 |
ASTM E 394-09 |
Non Volatile Matter mg/1000 ml |
Max 8 |
ASTM D 1353-09 |
TMA |
optional (see notes for recommended methods) |
Aromatics |
optional (see notes for recommended methods)
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