Alcohol Specifications
Ireland
Carbery
Anhydrous
Ethanol Specifications
|
Characteristic |
Specification | |
|
GENERAL
|
Description/Appearance |
A clear, mobile and volatile
liquid |
|
Color |
Colorless | |
|
Odor |
Characteristic
and spiritous | |
| Ignition |
Flammable, burns
with a blue smokeless flame | |
| Solubility |
Complies with
pharmacopoeia | |
| Clarity | The solution is clear | |
| Residue on evaporation | Complies with pharmacopoeia | |
| Density @ 20°C | 788.16 to 791.20 kg/cubic metre | |
| Alcoholimetric test @ 20°C | Not less than 99.5 v/v | |
|
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
|
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| Acidity or Alkalinity |
Complies with
pharmacopoeia | |
| Reducing substances |
Complies with
pharmacopoeia | |
| Methanol, higher alcohols and esters | Complies with pharmacopoeia | |
| Benzene and other UV light absorbing substances * |
Not more than 5
p.p.m | |
| Heavy metals |
Complies with
pharmacopoeia | |
| Aldehydes | Not more than 10 p.p.m | |
* No benzene is used in the dehydration process.