Designation:D2359−12StandardSpecificationforRefinedBenzene-5351ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2359;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversagradeofbenzeneknownasrefinedbenzene-535.1.2Thefollowingappliestoallspecifiedlimitsinthisstandard:forpurposesofdeterminingconformancewiththisstandard,anobservedvalueoracalculatedvalueshallberoundedoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4ConsultcurrentOSHAregulations,supplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheets,andlocalregulationsforallmaterialsusedinthisspecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D848TestMethodforAcidWashColorofIndustrialAro-maticHydrocarbonsD852TestMethodforSolidificationPointofBenzeneD1209TestMethodforColorofClearLiquids(Platinum-CobaltScale)D1685TestMethodforTracesofThiopheneinBenzenebySpectrophotometry(Withdrawn2009)3D3437PracticeforSamplingandHandlingLiquidCyclicProductsD4492TestMethodforAnalysisofBenzenebyGasChro-matographyD4735TestMethodforDeterminationofTraceThiopheneinRefinedBenzenebyGasChromatographyD5194TestMethodforTraceChlorideinLiquidAromaticHydrocarbonsD5386TestMethodforColorofLiquidsUsingTristimulusColorimetryD5808TestMethodforDeterminingChlorideinAromaticHydrocarbonsandRelatedChemicalsbyMicrocoulom-etryD6069TestMethodforTraceNitrogeninAromaticHydro-carbonsbyOxidativeCombustionandReducedPressureChemiluminescenceDetectionD6304TestMethodforDeterminationofWaterinPetro-leumProducts,LubricatingOils,andAdditivesbyCou-lometricKarlFischerTitrationD6875TestMethodforSolidificationPointofIndustrialOrganicChemicalsbyThermistorD7011TestMethodforDe...