ASTM_D_5399_-_09.pdf

Designation:D539909Standard Test Method forBoiling Point Distribution of Hydrocarbon Solvents by GasChromatography1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5399;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.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the determination of the boilingpoint distribution of hydrocarbon solvents by capillary gaschromatography.This test method is limited to samples havinga minimum initial boiling point of 37C(99F),a maximumfinal boiling point of 285C(545F),and a boiling range of 5to 150C(9 to 270F)as measured by this test method.1.2 For purposes of determining conformance of an ob-served or calculated value using this test method to relevantspecifications,test result(s)shall be rounded off“to the nearestunit”in the last right-hand digit used in expressing thespecification limit,in accordance with the rounding-off methodof Practice E29.1.3 The values stated in SI units are standard.The valuesgiven in parentheses are for information purposes only.1.4 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:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD850 Test Method for Distillation of Industrial AromaticHydrocarbons and Related MaterialsD1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-ganic LiquidsD2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Pe-troleum Fractions by Gas ChromatographyD2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum(15-Theoretical Plate Column)D3710 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Gaso-line and Gasoline Fractions by Gas Chromatography(Withdrawn 2014)3E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 initial boiling point(IBP),nthe point at which acumulative area count equal to 0.5%of the total area under thechromatogram is obtained.3.1.2 final boiling point(FBP),nthe point at which acumulative area count equal to 99.5%of the total area underthe chromatogram is obtained.4.Summary of Test Method4.1 The sample is introduced into a capillary gas chromato-graphic column that separates hydrocarbons in the order ofincreasing boiling point.The column temperature is raised at areproducible rate and the area under the chromatogram isrecorded throughout the run.Boiling points are assigned froma calibration curve obtained under the same conditions byrunning a known mixture of hydrocarbons covering the boilingrange expected in the sample.From these data,the boilingpoint distribution of the sample is obtained.5.Significance and Use5.1 The gas chromatographic determination of the boilingpoint distribution of hydrocarbon solvents can be used as analternative to conventional distillation methods for control ofsolvents quality during manufacture,and specification testing.5.2 Boiling point distribution data can be used to monitorthe presence of product contaminants and compositional varia-tion during the manufacture of hydrocarbon solvents.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Related Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.35 on Solvents,Plasticizers,and Chemical Intermediates.Current edition approved Dec.1,2009.Published December 2009.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D5399 04(2009).DOI:10.1520/D5399-09.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.3 Boiling point distribution data obtained by this testmethod are not equivalent to those obtained by Test MethodsD86,D850,D1078,D2887,D2892,and D3710.6.Apparatus6.1 ChromatographAny gas chromatograph that canhandle capillary column and has the following characteristics:6.1.1 DetectorA flame ionization detector(FID)capableof continuous operation at a temperature equivalent to themaximum column temperature employed.6.1.2 Column Temperature ProgrammerThe chromato-graph must be capable of reproducible linear temperatureprogramming over