China-Ethanol for Industrial Use

1.	Scope of Standard:	This standard shall apply to hydrous ethanol for industrial use, which has been produced by the fermentation of grains, potatoes or molasses. It does not apply to ethanol for beverage use, covered in Standard GB 10343:89.
2.	Classes:	This standard covers four grades of industrial ethanol, namely: Grade 3.1 Excellent grade Grade 3.2 First Class grade Grade 3.3 Standard grade Grade 3.4 Crude ethanol grade
3.	Requirements:
	Parameter	Specifications
		Grade 3.1	Grade 3.2	Grade 3.3	Grade 3.4
	(a) Appearance	Transparent liquid	Transparent liquid	Transparent liquid	Primrose liquid
	(b) Color, maximum No.	10	10	10	-
	(c) Odor and taste	No foreign odor or taste	No foreign odor or taste	No foreign odor or taste	-
	(d) Ethanol content, Percent v/v, minimum	96.0	95.5	95.0	95.0
	(e) Sulphuric acid test, maximum No.	10	80	-	-
	(f) Permanganate time, minutes, minimum	30	15	5	-
	(g) Aldehydes, as acetaldehyde, mg/litre, maximum	5	30	-	-
	(h) Fusel oil, as isobutanol plus isoamyl alcohol, mg/litre, maximum	10	80	400	-
	(i) Methanol, mg/litre, maximum	800	1200	2000	-
	(j) Acidity, as acetic acid, mg/litre, maximum	10	20	20	-
	(k) Esters, as ethyl acetate, mg/litre, maximum	30	40	-	-
	(l) Non-volatile residue, mg/litre, maximum	20	25	25	-

1. All test methods are in accordance with GB/T 394.2 "General testing methods for alcohol".

2. Parts per million (p.p.m) figures have not been inserted as in the other standards, because the mg/litre figures are, in fact, parts per million on a weight/volume basis.

3. This data is extracted from a translation of the original standard in Chinese. Reference should be made to the original standard to authenticate any details.

Alcohol Specifications

People's Republic of China