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BS 576-2:1988

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Acetic acid for industrial use Methods of test for acetic acid
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-01-1988

Foreword
Committees responsible
Methods
1 Scope
2 Sampling and storage of sample
3 Measurement of colour
4 Determination of crystallizing point
5 Determination of acetic acid content
6 Determination of residue on evaporation on a water
    bath
7 Determination of iron content
8 Limit test for inorganic chlorides
9 Limit test for inorganic sulphates
10 Limit test for heavy metals (including iron)
11 Determination of formic acid content
12 Determination of acetaldehyde monomer content
13 Determination of total acetaldehyde content
14 Determination of water content
15 Determination of arsenic content
16 Test reports
Appendices
A Relationship between BS 576: Part 2 and
    international standards
B Relationship between crystallizing point and acetic
    acid content
Tables
1 Mass of test portion for determination of acetic
    acid content
2 Mass of test portion and volume of aliquot portion
    of test solution for limit test for inorganic
    chlorides
3 Mass of test portion and volume of aliquot portion
    of test solution for limit test for inorganic
    sulphates
4 Mass of test portion and volume of aliquot portion
    of test solution for limit test for heavy metals
5 Relationship between the methods described in
    BS 576 : Part 2 and international standards
    describing methods of test for acetic acid
6 Relationship between those British Standards
    describing general test methods which are referred
    to in BS 576 : Part 2 and corresponding
    international standards
Figures
1 Apparatus for determination of formic acid content
2 Apparatus for determination of total acetaldehyde
    content
3 Relationship between crystallizing point and acetic
    acid content

Instructions for sampling and test reports. Methods for crystallizing point, acetic acid content, iron content, inorganic chlorides, inorganic sulphates, heavy metals (including iron), formic acid content, acetaldehyde monomer content, total acetaldehyde content and arsenic content. Includes cross-references to relevant general methods.

This Part of BS 576 describes methods for testing acetic acid for industrial use.

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

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 576(1969), 82/54454 DC and 80/52121 DC (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 753-1:1981 Similar to

BS 576-1:1988 Acetic acid for industrial use. Specification for acetic acid

BS 6337-3:1983 General methods of chemical analysis Method for determination of iron content (1,10-phenanthroline spectrophotometric method)
ISO 1392:1977 Determination of crystallizing point General method
BS 2511:1970 Methods for the determination of water (Karl Fischer method)
BS 5309-3:1976 Methods for sampling chemical products Sampling of liquids
BS 4524:1983 Method for determination of residue on evaporation on a water bath
BS 5309-1:1976 Methods for sampling chemical products Introduction and general principles
BS 846:1985 Specification for burettes
BS 576-1:1988 Acetic acid for industrial use. Specification for acetic acid
BS 4633(1970) : LATEST METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CRYSTALLIZING POINT METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MELTING POINT AND OR MELTING RANGE
BS 4404:1968 Method for the determination of arsenic (silver diethyldithiocarbamate procedure)
BS 5339:1976 Method of measurement of colour in Hazen units (platinum-cobalt scale) of liquid chemical products
ISO 760:1978 Determination of water Karl Fischer method (General method)
ISO 2590:1973 General method for the determination of arsenic Silver diethyldithiocarbamate photometric method

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