Alcohol Specifications

United States of America

Industrial Alcohol

There are no national standards for industrial alcohol, so that each producer has their own specifications.

High Plains Corporation.

Industrial Alcohol Specifications.

Parameter

Specification

Method

1.

Proof

190° minimum

Hydrometry

2.

Ethyl alcohol, % v/v

95% minimum

Hydrometry

3.
Appearance and color

Clear and bright

USP

4.

Acidity as acetic acid

30 ppm maximum

ASTM D-1613

5.

Aldehydes as acetaldehyde

60 ppm maximum

G.C.

6.

Ethyl acetate

50 ppm maximum

G.C.

7.
Methanol 100 ppm maximum G.C.

8.

N-Propanol

100 ppm maximum

G.C.

9.

Iso-Butanol

100 ppm maximum

G.C.

10.

Iso-Amyl alcohol

50 ppm maximum

G.C.

11.

Hydrocarbons

Absent

G.C.


This product surpasses the requirements for "Alcohol" in the 23rd Edition of the U.S. Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.). It also surpasses the requirements for "ethyl alcohol" in the Food Chemical Codex (F.C.C.IV).
The production facility and product have been approved as Kosher.

Enquiries should be addressed to the Corporate Office.

Production facility: Corporate Office:

High Plains Corporation
1414 County Road "O",
York,
Nebraska 68467-9534.
Telephone: 1-402-362-2285
Fax: 1-402-362-7041
E-mail: highplains@navix.net

High Plains Corporation
200 West Douglas Street, Suite 820,
Wichita,
Kansas 67202-3008.
Telephone: 1-316-269-4310
Fax: 1-316-269-4008
E-mail: hipc@aol.com

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