Alcohol Specifications

Colombia


Colombia Standard NTC-47:1995

Specifications for Industrial Alcohol (Undenatured).

Characteristic

Specification

1.

Alcohol content by volume at 20°C, minimum:
95%

2.

Total acids, as acetic acid, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum:

20
(20 ppm)

3.

Total congeners (volatile acids, aldehydes, esters and higher alcohols), excluding methanol, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, range from minimum to maximum:

80 to 500
(80 to 500 ppm)

4.

Methanol, in mg/litre of anhydrous alcohol, maximum:
100
(100 ppm)

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.

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