| Test |
Specification |
Actual value |
| Assay (by GC) | min. 99 % | 99.9 % |
| Boiling Range | max. 2.0°C | passes test |
| Color (APHA) | max. 10 | < 10 |
| Density (g/ml) at 25°C | 0.800-0.804 | 0.800 |
| Ethanol (C2H5OH) (by GC) | max. 0.05 % | < 0.05 % |
| Free Acid (as C2H5COOH) | max. 0.001 % | < 0.001 % |
| Methanol (by GC) (CH3OH) | max. 0.05 % | < 0.05 % |
| Recorded Boiling Point | 97.2°C | passes test |
| Residue after Evaporation | max. 0.005 % | < 0.005 % |
| Substances Darkened by H2SO4 | passes test | passes test |
| Substances Reducing KMnO4 (as O) | max. 0.0003 % | < 0.0003 % |
| Water (H2O) | max. 0.1 % | 0.07 % |
| 2-Propanol (C3H7OH) (by GC) | max. 0.05 % | < 0.05 % |
| Trace Impurities (in ppm) | | |
| Aluminium (Al) | max. 0.5 | < 0.002 |
| Barium (Ba) | max. 0.1 | < 0.002 |
| Boron (B) | max. 0.02 | < 0.005 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | max. 0.05 | < 0.002 |
| Calcium (Ca) | max. 0.5 | < 0.002 |
| Chromium (Cr) | max. 0.02 | < 0.002 |
| Cobalt (Co) | max. 0.02 | < 0.002 |
| Copper (Cu) | max. 0.02 | < 0.002 |
| Iron (Fe) | max. 0.1 | < 0.002 |
| Lead (Pb) | max. 0.1 | < 0.003 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | max. 0.1 | < 0.002 |
| Manganese (Mn) | max. 0.02 | < 0.002 |
| Nickel (Ni) | max. 0.02 | < 0.002 |
| Tin (Sn) | max. 0.1 | < 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn) | max. 0.1 | < 0.002 |
