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BS 3591:1985

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Specification for industrial methylated spirits

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Language(s)

English

Published date

10-31-1985

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Description
3 Sampling and size of sample
4 Colour
5 Strength
6 Residue on evaporation
7 Miscibility with water
8 Alkalinity or acidity
9 Carbonyl compounds content
Appendix
A Relation between density in vacuo, density in air and
   approximate total alcoholic strength
Table
1 Relation between density in vacuo, density in air and
   approximate total alcoholic strength

Strength, residue on evaporation, miscibility with water, alkalinity or acidity, carbonyl compounds, colour, sampling. Table relating density and strength appended.

This British Standard specifies requirements for industrial methylated spirits. It does not apply to material for medicinal use.

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

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 83/51660 DC and BS 3591(1963) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
8
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6392-3:1983 Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method for determination of carbonyl compounds content present in moderate amounts (titrimetric 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 5470:1977 Specification for glass alcohol hydrometers not incorporating a thermometer
BS 5309-1:1976 Methods for sampling chemical products Introduction and general principles
BS 6392-5:1983 Testing of ethanol for industrial use Method of test for miscibility with water
BS 5339:1976 Method of measurement of colour in Hazen units (platinum-cobalt scale) of liquid chemical products
BS 733-1:1983 Pyknometers Specification

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