ASTM_D_3193_-_09_2015.pdf

Designation:D319309(Reapproved 2015)Standard Specification forEthylbenzene1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3193;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.Scope1.1 This specification covers ethylbenzene.1.2 Consult current OSHA regulations,suppliers SafetyData Sheet for all materials,and local regulations used in thisspecification.1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in thisspecification for purposes of determining conformance withthis specification,an observed value or a calculated value shallbe rounded off“to the nearest unit”in the last right-hand digitused in expressing the specification limit,in accordance withthe rounding-off method of Practice E29.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D3437 Practice for Sampling and Handling Liquid CyclicProductsD4176 Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Contami-nation in Distillate Fuels(Visual Inspection Procedures)D5060 Test Method for Determining Impurities in High-Purity Ethylbenzene by Gas ChromatographyD5194 Test Method for Trace Chloride in Liquid AromaticHydrocarbonsD5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using TristimulusColorimetryD5808 Test Method for Determining Chloride in AromaticHydrocarbons and Related Chemicals by Microcoulom-etryD7183 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur inAromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals by Ultra-violet FluorescenceE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 Other Document:OSHA Regulations,29 CFR paragraphs 1910.1000 and1910.120033.Properties3.1 Ethylbenzene shall conform to the following require-ments:PropertySpecificationASTMTest MethodPurity,min,weight%99.00D5060Benzene,max,weight%0.1D5060Toluene,max,weight%0.4D5060Xylenes,max,weight%0.4D5060Cumene,max,weight%0.03D5060Diethylbenzene,max,weight%0.003D5060Chlorides,max,mg/kg1D5194 or D5808Sulfur,max,mg/kg1D7183Color,max,Pt-Co10D1209 or D5386AppearanceAD4176AClear liquid,free of sediment and haze when observed at 18.3 to 25.6C(65 to78F).4.Sampling4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance withPractice D3437.5.Keywords5.1 ethylbenzene;purity1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D16 onAromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D16.07 on Styrene,Ethylbenzene and C9 and C10 AromaticHydrocarbons.Current edition approved June 1,2015.Published June 2015.Originallyapproved in 1991.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D3193 09.DOI:10.1520/D3193-09R15.2For 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.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.*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 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the Copyright Clearance Center,222Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923,Tel:(978)646-2600;http:/ 09(2015)2