Designation:D5384−14(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodsforChlorineinUsedPetroleumProducts(FieldTestKitMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5384;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthedeterminationofchlorineinusedoils,fuels,andrelatedmaterials,including:crankcase,hydraulic,diesel,lubricatingandfueloils,andkerosene,allcontaining<25%(mass/mass)water.1.1.1Ifthesamplecontainsgreaterthan25%water,thesodiummetalreactspreferentiallywiththewaterratherthanwiththehalogenatedorganicsintheoil.1.1.2Bromideandiodidearealsotitratedandreportedonamolarbasisaschlorine.ThemethoddoesnotdetectfluorinebecauseAgFremainsinthesolutionduringthetitration,whileAgI,AgBr,andAgClprecipitateoutandcanthereforebedetected.1.1.3Someofthechlorinatedorganiccompoundsthathavebeenshowntobedetectablebythismethodincludetrichloroethane,dichloroethane,trichlorobenzene,monochlorobenzene,chlorooctadecane,methylenechloride,perchloroethylene,Freon,andpolychlorinatedbiphenyls.Theseninecompoundsrepresentthemajorclassesofchlori-natedcompoundsthatarefoundinusedoils.1.2Theentireanalyticalsequence,includingsampling,samplepretreatment,chemicalreactions,extraction,andquantification,isavailableinkitformusingpredispensedandencapsulatedreagents.Theoverallobjectiveistoprovideasimple,easytouseprocedure,permittingnontechnicalperson-neltoperformatestinoroutsideofthelaboratoryenvironmentinunder10min.Thetestmethodalsogivesinformationtorunthetestwithoutakit.1.2.1TestMethodAispresettoprovideagreaterthanorlessthanresultat1000mg⁄kg(ppm)totalchlorinetomeetregulatoryrequirementsforusedoils.1.2.2TestMethodBprovidesresultsoverarangefrom200mg⁄kgto4000mg⁄kgtotalchlorine.1.3Forbothtestmethods,positivebiaswillresultfromsamplesthatcontaingreaterthan3%(mass/mass)totalsulfur.Wh...
