BS 3591:1985
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Specification for industrial methylated spirits
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English
31-10-1985
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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.
| Committee |
W/-
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 83/51660 DC and BS 3591(1963) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
8
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
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.
| 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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