Designation:D4835−08(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforPropyleneGlycolMonomethylEtherAcetate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4835;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverspropyleneglycolmonomethyletheracetate(PMA).NOTE1—Propyleneglycolmonomethyletheracetate(PMA)isamixtureof1-methoxy-2-acetoxypropaneand2-methoxy-1-acetoxypropane.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thefollowingappliestoallspecifiedlimitsinthisstandard;forpurposesofdeterminingconformancewiththisstandard,anobservedvalueoracalculatedvalueshallberoundedoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.4Forspecifichazardinformationandguidance,consultthesupplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1078TestMethodforDistillationRangeofVolatileOr-ganicLiquidsD1209TestMethodforColorofClearLiquids(Platinum-CobaltScale)D1364TestMethodforWaterinVolatileSolvents(KarlFischerReagentTitrationMethod)D1613TestMethodforAcidityinVolatileSolventsandChemicalIntermediatesUsedinPaint,Varnish,Lacquer,andRelatedProductsD4773TestMethodforPurityofPropyleneGlycolMonom-ethylEther,DipropyleneGlycolMonomethylEther,andPropyleneGlycolMonomethylEtherAcetateD5386TestMethodforColorofLiquidsUsingTristimulusColorimetryE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE300PracticeforSamplingIndustrialChemicals2.2U.S.FederalSpecification:3PPP-C-2020Chemicals,Liquid,Dry,andPaste:Packagingof3.Properties3.1Propyleneglycolmonomethyletheracetate(PMA)shallconformtothefollowingrequirements:Purity,min,weight%99Color,platinum-cobal...
