ASTMDU479307595300523879534(#Designation:D447-93AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceSt.Philadelphia,Pa19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrgMASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedindex,willappearinthenextediiion.StandardTestMethodforDistillationofPlantSprayOils'ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD447;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(c)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthevolatilityofplantsprayoilsbymeansofdistillation.Itsprimarypurposeistoestablishtheclassificationofasprayoilbydeterminingthefractiondistilledatspecifiedtempera-tures.Bothamanualmethodandanautomaticmethodarespecified.1.2Incasesofdispute,therefereetestmethodisthemanualtestmethod.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishapprupriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeNote3.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D850TestMethodforDistillationofIíidustrialAromaticD1078TestMethodforDistillationRangeofVolatileE133SpecificationforDistillationEquipment3E220MethodforCalibrationofThermocouplesbyCom-HydrocarbonsandRelatedMaterials2OrganicLiquids2parisonTechniques43.SummaryofTestMethod3.1A100mLsampleisdistilledina125-mLflaskatarateof4to6mL/min.Thetemperatureisrecordedat5mLdistilledintervals.4.SignificanceandUse4.IToobtainoptimumpersistencewithminimaldamagetofruitandfoliage,aplantsprayoilshouldpossessappro-priatevolatilitycharacteristics,asindicatedbydistillation.Anarrowrange,forexample,55'C,ensuresuniformevapora-tion,whiletheproperlevelofinitiaiandfinalboilingpointspreventse...
