Alcohol Specifications

Brazil

Norma Brasiliera Registrata (NBR)

Standard NBR 10892 (January 1990)

Hydrous alcohol for use in the alco-chemicals industry

 

  Characteristics

Limits

NBR Method
1. Appearance 

clear and free of suspended matter

-

2. Color, on platinum-cobalt scale, maximum

10

# 5769
3. Specific gravity at 20°C in kg/m3, maximum

807.5

# 5992

4. Alcohol content, in °INPM, minimum

93.8

# 5992

5. Alkalinity

negative

# 9866

6. Acids, as acetic acid, in mg/li, maximum

20 (p.p.m)

# 9866

7.  Miscibility in water

complete

# 5835

8. Residue on evaporation in mg/li, maximum

50 (p.p.m)

# 8911

9. Permanganate time, in minutes, minimum

10

# 5824

10. Sulphur, in mg/kg, maximum 0.5 (p.p.m) # 9867
11. Formaldehyde, in mg/kg, maximum 65 (p.p.m) # 9868
12. Acetaldehyde, in mg/kg, maximum 75 (p.p.m) # 10260
13. Ethyl acetate, in mg/kg, maximum 100 (p.p.m) # 10260
14. Methanol, in mg/kg, maximum 65 (p.p.m) # 10260
15. Higher alcohols (including propanol), in mg/kg, maximum 75 (p.p.m) # 10260
16. Benzene, in mg/kg, maximum 1.0 (p.p.m) # 10649

Note: This data has been extracted and translated from the original standard in Portuguese. For more details and authenticity, reference should be made to the original standard.

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