Ashok Organic
Anhydrous Ethyl Alcohol
| 1. | Appearance: | A clear, colorless, volatile liquid from free from foreign particles. | |
| 2. | Odor: | Characteristic and spirituous. | |
| 3. | Miscibility: | Miscible with water, ether and chloroform. | |
| 4. | Identification: | ||
| (a) | Reaction with sodium hydroxide and iodine: |
A yellow precipitate is produced. |
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| (b) | Filter
paper moistened with sodium nitroprusside and piperazine hydrate: |
An intense blue color is produced. |
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| 5. | Specifications: | ||
| (a) | Acidity as acetic acid, w/v |
< 20 p.p.m |
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| (b) | Density @ 20°C |
< 0.7900 |
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| (c) | Aldehydes as acetaldehyde, w/v |
< 5 p.p.m |
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| (d) | Esters as ethyl acetate, w/v |
< 30 p.p.m |
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| (e) | Methanol, w/v |
< 5 p.p.m |
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| (f) | Higher alcohols as isobutanol, w/v |
< 5 p.p.m |
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| (g) | Non-volatile residue, w/v |
< 50 p.p.m |
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| (h) | Water content, % w/v |
< 0.08 |
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| (i) | Permanganate time, minutes |
> 20 |
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| (j) | Ethyl alcohol assay, % v/v |
> 99.9 |
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