1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers a grade of benzene known as refined benzene-535.

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 E 29.

1.3 Consult current OSHA regulations, supplier's Material Safety Data Sheets, and local regulations 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

D4492 Test Method for Analysis of Benzene by Gas Chromatography

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

D5194 Test Method for Trace Chloride in Liquid Aromatic Hydrocarbons

D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry

D5808 Test Method for Determining Chloride in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals by Microcoulometry

D6069 Test Method for Trace Nitrogen in Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Combustion and Reduced Pressure Chemiluminescence Detection

D6304 Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

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

D7184 Test Method for Ultra Low Nitrogen in Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Combustion and Reduced Pressure Chemiluminescence Detection

D7359 Test Method for Total Fluorine, Chlorine and Sulfur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC)

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

D7536 Test Method for Chlorine in Aromatics by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

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

E1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

Keywords

benzene; benzene535; ICS Number Code 35 (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. OFFICE MACHINES); 87.060.30 (Solvents)

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 87.060.30 (Solvents)

DOI: 10.1520/D2359-98

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