ASTM_D_7640_-_11.pdf

Designation:D764011Standard Specification forEngine Coolant Grade Glycerin1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7640;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers engine coolant grade glycerine(1,2,3 Propanetriol,Glycerol).1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1122 Test Method for Density or Relative Density ofEngine Coolant Concentrates and Engine Coolants By TheHydrometerD1119 Test Method for Percent Ash Content of EngineCoolantsD1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D1287 Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants andAntirustsD3634 Test Method for Trace Chloride Ion in Engine Cool-antsD4052 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD5827 Test Method for Analysis of Engine Coolant forChloride and Other Anions by Ion ChromatographyD5931 Test Method for Density and Relative Density ofEngine Coolant Concentrates and Aqueous Engine Cool-ants by Digital Density MeterD6130 Test Method for Determination of Silicon and OtherElements in Engine Coolant by Inductively CoupledPlasma-Atomic Emission SpectroscopyD7637 Test Method for Determination of Glycerin Assay byTitration(Sodium Meta Periodate)D7638 Test Method for Determination of Fatty Acids andEsters in GlycerinD7716 Test Method for Determination of Residual Methanolin Glycerin by Gas ChromatographyE202 Test Methods for Analysis of Ethylene Glycols andPropylene GlycolsE300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals3.Requirements3.1 Engine coolant grade glycerin shall conform to thechemical and physical property requirements in Table 1.4.Sampling4.1 Sample glycerin in accordance with the appropriatesections of Practice E300 for liquid samples.5.Packaging and Package Marking5.1 The packaging,labeling,and transportation of commer-cial quantities shall conform to applicable federal,state,andlocal regulations.Conformance is the responsibility of themanufacturer and the shipper.6.Keywords6.1 1,2,3 Propanetriol;engine coolant;glycerin;glycerine;glycerol;glycol1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D15 on EngineCoolants and Related Fluids and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD15.07 on Specifications.Current edition approved April 1,2011.Published June 2011.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website(www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).TABLE 1 Chemical and Physical RequirementsRequirementValue for GlycerinASTM Test MethodGlycerin,mass%99.5 minD7637Methanol,mass%0.1 maxD7716Fatty Acids and Esters,ml 0.5NNaOH consumed per 50 g sample1.0 maxD7638Relative density,25/25C1.261,minD4052Water,mass%0.5 maxD1122Ash,mass%0.01D1119pH,50%solu