| CHARACTERISTIC |
UNITS
|
SPECIFICATION
|
|
| 1. | Minimum ethanol content: |
% v/v
|
> 96.2
|
| 2. | Sulphuric acid test: |
-
|
Withstands
test
|
| 3. | Permanganate time: |
Minutes @
20°C
|
> 15
|
| 4. | Aldehydes as acetaldehyde: |
ppm w/v
|
< 4 ppm
|
| 5. | Fusel oils as isoamyl and isobutanol 3:1 : |
ppm w/v
|
< 4 ppm
|
| 6. | Esters as ethyl acetate: |
ppm w/v
|
< 30 ppm
|
| 7. | Methanol test by fuchsin-sulphuric acid: |
-
|
Withstands
test
|
| 8. | Content of free acids, in absence of CO2: |
ppm w/v
|
< 15
|
| 9. | Furfural content: |
-
|
Negative
|