Specifications for Anchor Ethanol products:
| GRADE: |
IEA
|
SEA
|
NS
|
XNS
|
IAA
|
NAA
|
HGAA
|
NGS
|
| Strength (% v/v @ 20°C): |
96.0
min. |
96.0
min. |
96.0
min. |
96.0
min. |
99.8
min. |
99.8
min |
99.85
min. |
95.8
min. |
| Description: | Clear, colorless, flammable liquid. | |||||||
| Water
(% w/w by Karl Fischer): |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
0.25
max. |
0.25
max. |
0.15
max. |
n/a
|
| Density (kg/L @ 20°C): |
0.8074
max. |
0.8074
max. |
0.8074
max. |
0.8074
max. |
0.7908
max. |
0.7908
max. |
0.7903
max. |
n/a
|
| Specific
gravity (@ 20/20°C): |
0.8088
max. |
0.8088
max. |
0.8088
max. |
0.8088
max. |
0.7917
max. |
0.7917
max. |
0.7912
max. |
0.8146
max. |
| Residue
on evaporation (% w/w): |
0.0020
max. |
0.0015
max. |
0.0015
max. |
0.0010
max. |
0.0020
max. |
0.0015
max. |
0.0008
max. |
n/a
|
| Alkalinity: |
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
| Acidity (ppm as acetic acid): |
50
max. |
35
max. |
25
max. |
20
max. |
35
max. |
25
max. |
20
max. |
50
max. |
| Aldehydes
and ketones (% w/w as acetaldehyde): |
0.100
max. |
0.010
max. |
0.008
max. |
0.005
max. |
0.015
max. |
0.010
max. |
0.008
max. |
n/a
|
| Aldehydes, as per B.P. 1993: |
-
|
-
|
pass
|
pass
|
-
|
pass
|
pass
|
pass
|
| Permanganate time test (@ 15°C): |
-
|
40
minutes min. |
55
minutes min. |
70
minutes min. |
40
minutes min. |
35
minutes min. |
60
minutes min. |
40
minutes min. |
| Turbidity 1 + 2 water: 1 + 19 water: |
none none |
none none |
none none |
none none |
none none |
none none |
none none |
none none |
| Higher alcohols (USP H2SO4 test): |
-
|
pass
|
pass
|
pass
|
-
|
pass
|
pass
|
pass
|
| Gas chromatograph (maximum ppm of each impurity) Acetaldehyde: Acetone: Ethyl Acetate: Methanol: N-Propanol: Iso-Butanol: Iso-Amyl Alcohol: |
- - - - - - - |
50 90 90 90 90 90 90 |
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
50 90 90 90 90 90 90 |
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Aldehydes: 5 - Esters: 10 Methanol: 90 Higher alcohols: 10 - - |
| Complies with B.P. 1993: |
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
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Grade abbreviations:
| IEA | = | Industrial ethyl alcohol (formerly "EA95") |
| SEA | = | Standard ethyl alcohol (formerly "WS95") |
| NS | = | Neutral spirit (formerly "CTWS") |
| XNS | = | Extra neutral spirit (formerly "NCS") |
| IAA | = | Industrial anhydrous alcohol (formerly "EA99") |
| NAA | = | Neutral anhydrous alcohol (formerly "AA") |
| HGAA | = | High-grade anhydrous alcohol |
| NGS | = | Neutral grain spirit |