CHARACTERISTIC |
UNITS
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SPECIFICATION
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1. | Minimum ethanol content: |
% v/v
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> 96.2
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2. | Sulphuric acid test: |
-
|
Withstands
test
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3. | Permanganate time: |
Minutes @
20°C
|
> 15
|
4. | Aldehydes as acetaldehyde: |
ppm w/v
|
< 4 ppm
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5. | Fusel oils as isoamyl and isobutanol 3:1 : |
ppm w/v
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< 4 ppm
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6. | Esters as ethyl acetate: |
ppm w/v
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< 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
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