ASTM_D_5273_-_18.pdf

Designation:D527318Standard Guide forAnalysis of Propylene Concentrates1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5273;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 guide covers a list of the major grades of propyleneconcentrates produced in North America.It includes possiblecomponents and test methods,both ASTM and other,eitheractually used,or believed to be in use,to test for theseproperties.This guide is not intended to be used or construedas a set of specifications for any grade of propylene concen-trate.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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D2163 Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons inLiquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases and Propane/PropeneMixtures by Gas ChromatographyD2384 Test Methods for Traces of Volatile Chlorides inButane-Butene MixturesD2504 Test Method for Noncondensable Gases in C2andLighter Hydrocarbon Products by Gas ChromatographyD2505 Test Method for Ethylene,Other Hydrocarbons,andCarbon Dioxide in High-Purity Ethylene by Gas Chroma-tographyD2712 Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbon Im-purities in High Purity Propylene by Gas ChromatographyD3227 Test Method for(Thiol Mercaptan)Sulfur inGasoline,Kerosine,Aviation Turbine,and Distillate Fuels(Potentiometric Method)D3246 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by Oxida-tive MicrocoulometryD3700 Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Float-ing Piston CylinderD4178 Practice for Calibrating Moisture AnalyzersD4468 Test Method for Total Sulfur in Gaseous Fuels byHydrogenolysis and Rateometric ColorimetryD4629 Test Method for Trace Nitrogen in Liquid Hydrocar-bons by Syringe/Inlet Oxidative Combustion and Chemi-luminescence DetectionD4864 Test Method for Determination of Traces of Metha-nol in Propylene Concentrates by Gas Chromatography(Withdrawn 2016)3D5454 Test Method for Water Vapor Content of GaseousFuels Using Electronic Moisture AnalyzersD6667 Test Method for Determination of Total VolatileSulfur in Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Liquefied PetroleumGases by Ultraviolet FluorescenceD6729 Test Method for Determination of Individual Com-ponents in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100 MetreCapillary High Resolution Gas ChromatographyD7423 Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates in C2,C3,C4,and C5 Hydrocarbon Matrices by Gas Chroma-tography and Flame Ionization DetectionD7994 Test Method for Total Fluorine,Chlorine,and Sulfurin Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG)by Oxidative Pyrohydro-lytic Combustion Followed by Ion Chromatography De-tection(Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC)D8098 Test Method for Permanent Gases in C2and C3Hydrocarbon Products by Gas Chromatography and PulseDischarge Helium Ionization Detector1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on PetroleumProducts,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee D02.D0.03 on Propylene.Current edition approved July 1,2018.Published August 2018.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D5273 92(2012).DOI:10.1520/D5273-18.2For 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 StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.2 UOP Standard:4UOP 212 Hydrogen Sulfide,Mercaptan Sulfur,and Carbo-nyl Sulfide in Hydrocarbon Gases by PotentiometricTitrationUOP 603 Trace CO and CO2in Hydrogen and LightGaseous Hydrocarbons by GC3.Terminol