Certificate of Analysis
Description: a clear almost
colourless or slightly yellow viscous liquid; odour very slight and
Characteristic; taste at
first bland but afterwards slightly acrid.
Solubility: soluble in
chloroform and in ether, slightly soluble in light petroleum, miscible
With ethanol (96%) with glacial
acetic acid.
|
TEST |
SPECIFICATION |
ANALYSIS |
|
Acid Value |
2.0 maximum |
0.38% |
|
Specific Gravity @ 20°C |
0.952-0.965 |
0.960 |
|
Iodine Value |
82-90 |
88.5 |
|
Saponification value |
176-187 |
180 |
|
Unsaponifiable matter |
0.8% maximum |
0.37 |
|
Refractive index @ 20°C |
1.477-1.481 |
1.479 |
|
Peroxide value |
5.0 maximum |
1.5 |
|
Hydroxyl Value |
150 minimum |
157.17 |
|
Optical rotation |
+3.5° to 6.0° |
+4.1 |
13-04-07