Designation:D2710−20Designation:299/92(98)StandardTestMethodforBromineIndexofPetroleumHydrocarbonsbyElectrometricTitration1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2710;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheamountofbromine-reactivematerialinpetroleumhydrocarbonsandisthusameasureoftraceamountsofunsaturatesinthesematerials.Itisapplicabletomaterialshavingbromineindexesbelow1000.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicableonlytoessentiallyolefin-freehydrocarbonsormixturesthataresubstantiallyfreefrommateriallighterthanisobutaneandhaveadistillationendpointunder288°C(550°F).NOTE1—Thisprocedurehasbeencooperativelytestedonmaterialswithbromineindexesintherangefrom100to1000.Thesematerialsincludepetroleumdistillatessuchasstraight-runandhydrocrackednaphtha,reformerfeed,kerosine,andaviationturbinefuel.NOTE2—Materialswithbromineindexgreaterthan1000shouldbetestedforbrominenumberusingTestMethodD1159/IP130.NOTE3—BromineindexofindustrialaromatichydrocarbonsshouldbedeterminedusingTestMethodD1492orD5776.Thesubcommitteeiscurrentlyexaminingwaystoachievemoreconsistentendpointvalues.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesafterSIunitsareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTech...
