Alcohol Specifications
Colombia
Colombia Standard NTC-620:1997
Specifications for neutral and extra-neutral spirit.
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Characteristic |
Grades |
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Neutral
Spirit
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Extra-neutral
Spirit
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1. |
Alcohol content % v/v minimum: |
95
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96
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2. |
Total acids, as acetic acid, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum: |
20 |
10
(10 ppm) |
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3. |
Aldehydes, as acetaldehyde, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum: |
10
(10 ppm) |
2
(2 ppm) |
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4. |
Esters, as ethyl acetate, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum: |
50
(50 ppm) |
25
(25 ppm) |
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5. |
Higher alcohols, as amyl alcohol, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum: |
5
(5 ppm) |
5 including
propanols
(5 ppm) 0 excluding propanols |
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6. |
Total congeners in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, (excluding methanol), maximum: |
80
(80 ppm) |
35
(35 ppm) |
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7. |
Methanol, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum: |
100
(100 ppm) |
50
(50 ppm) |
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8. |
Permanganate time, in minutes, minimum: |
-
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30 minutes
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9.
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Furfural: |
Not detectable
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Not detectable
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Note: These specifications have been translated from the original standard in Spanish. For authenticity, and for details of the test procedures, reference should be made to the original standard.