1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers benzene for cyclohexane feedstock.

1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard: for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off to the nearest unit in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29 .

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 Consult current OSHA regulations supplier's Material Safety Data Sheets for all materials used in this specification.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D848 Test Method for Acid Wash Color of Industrial Aromatic Hydrocarbons

D852 Test Method for Solidification Point of Benzene

D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)

D1685 Test Method for Traces of Thiophene in Benzene by Spectrophotometry

D3437 Practice for Sampling and Handling Liquid Cyclic Products

D4017 Test Method for Water in Paints and Paint Materials by Karl Fischer Method

D4492 Test Method for Analysis of Benzene by Gas Chromatography

D4735 Test Method for Determination of Trace Thiophene in Refined Benzene by Gas Chromatography

D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry

D5713 Test Method for Analysis of High Purity Benzene for Cyclohexane Feedstock by Capillary Gas Chromatography

D6875 Test Method for Solidification Point of Industrial Organic Chemicals by Thermistor

D7011 Test Method for Determination of Trace Thiophene in Refined Benzene by Gas Chromatography and Sulfur Selective Detection

D7183 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals by Ultraviolet Fluorescence

D7375 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Water in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

D7504 Test Method for Trace Impurities in Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography and Effective Carbon Number

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

Keywords

benzene; cyclohexane feedstock; purity;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 71.040.01 (Analytical chemistry in general); 71.080.01 (Organic chemicals in general)

DOI: 10.1520/D5871-11

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