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BS 4105:1990

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Specification for liquid carbon dioxide, industrial

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-1991

Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definition
Section 2. Carbon dioxide, type 1
3 Description
4 Sampling
5 Residual gases content
6 Water content
7 Packaging and identification
Section 3. Carbon dioxide, type 2
8 Description
9 Sampling
10 Residual gases content
11 Water content
12 Oil content
13 Content of sulphur compounds
14 Content of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide
    (NO2)
15 Packaging and identification
Appendices
A Methods for sampling
B Method for determination of residual gases content
C Method for determination of water content
D Method for determination of oil content
E Method for determination of content of sulphur
    compounds
F Method for determination of nitric oxide and
    nitrogen dioxide
Figures
1 Burette for determination of residual gases content
2 Burette for determination of residual gases content
3 Fractional conversion of CO2 liquid to solid at
    various starting pressures (isenthalpic expansion
    assumed)
4 Sulphur compounds determination assembly
5 High speed bubbler
6 Assembly for the microdetermination of nitric oxide
    and nitrogen dioxide
7 Midget fritted bubbler

Two grades are specified for industrial uses excluding welding, fire extinguishing or medical; methods of sampling and analysis are described in appendices. Type 2 is suitable for food applications.

This British Standard specifies two types of carbon dioxide for industrial use. Type 1 is suitable for industrial non-food applications, e.g. purging, inerting, life raft inflation. Type 2 is a higher quality grade which is also suitable for industrial food applications, e.g. beverages, gas packaging, food freezing and chilling.

NOTE 1 Type 2 carbon dioxide is covered by the specific and general criteria of purity laid down in The Miscellaneous Additives in Food Regulations 1980 (SI 1980 No. 1834) in which carbon dioxide is referred to as E290.

This standard does not apply to carbon dioxide for:

  1. medical use, for which a specification is included in the British Pharmacopoeia;
  2. fire fighting, for which BS 6535-1 applies;
  3. welding.

NOTE 2 Throughout this standard, concentrations expressed by mass or volume are at a temperature of 20 °C and 101.3 kPa1) pressure.

NOTE 3 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/52088 DC and BS 4105(1967) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 604:1982 Specification for graduated glass measuring cylinders
BS 341-1:1991 Transportable gas container valves Specification for industrial valves for working pressures up to and including 300 bar
BS 349:1973 Specification for identification of the contents of industrial gas containers
BS 5045-2:1989 Transportable gas containers Specification for steel containers of 0.5 L up to 450 L water capacity with welded seams
BS 2734:1984 Specification for boiling flasks (narrow-necked), conical, flat bottom and round bottom
BS 5045-3:1984 Transportable gas containers Specification for seamless aluminium alloy gas containers above 0.5 litre water capacity and up to 300 bar charged pressure at 15°C
BS 846:1985 Specification for burettes
BS 5045-5:1986 Transportable gas containers Specification for aluminium alloy containers above 0.5 litre up to 130 litres water capacity with welded seams

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