Designation:D1977−22StandardTestMethodforNickelandVanadiuminFCCEquilibriumCatalystsbyHydrofluoric/SulfuricAcidDecompositionandAtomicSpectroscopicAnalysis1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1977;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofnickelandvanadiuminequilibriumcatalystswherethevanadiumandnickelconcentrationsaregreaterthan50and25mg⁄kg,respectively.1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD3766TerminologyRelatingtoCatalystsandCatalysisD4481TestMethodforTotalNickelinFreshAlumina-BaseCatalystsD7442PracticeforSamplePreparationofFluidCatalyticCrackingCatalystsandZeolitesforElementalAnalysisbyInductivelyCoupledPlasmaOpticalEmissionSpectros-copyE105GuideforProbabilitySamplingofMaterialsE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE288SpecificationforLaboratoryGlassVolumetricFlasksE456TerminologyRelatingtoQualityandStatisticsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod2.2U.S.FederalSpecification:3FederalSpecificationNNN-P-395CToleranceforClassAPipets3.Terminology3.1Definit...
