Designation:D1569−05(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodsforDetergentAlkylate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1569;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthevarioustestmethodsthatareapplicabletoalkylbenzeneinordertoevaluatethosepropertiespertinenttothecharacterizationofthealkylbenzenewithrespecttoitssuitabilityfordesireduses.NOTE1—Detergentalkylatecomprisesalkylbenzenespreparedbyvaryingprocesses,ofvaryingalkylchainconfigurationandlength.Thealkylateissulfonatedforsurfactantuse,thelargestapplicationbeingindetergentproducts.Carefulcontrolofdetergentalkylatecharacteristicsisdesired,foralongwithsulfonationprocedure,variationsofthesulfonatecanensuethatmayresultineitherdesirableorundesirableend-useproperties.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecifichazardsstatement,seeSection4.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D88TestMethodforSayboltViscosityD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD156TestMethodforSayboltColorofPetroleumProducts(SayboltChromometerMethod)D270MethodsofSamplingPetroleumandPetroleumProd-ucts(Withdrawn1984)3D445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D484SpecificationforHydrocarbonDryCleaningSolvents(Withdrawn1982)3D611TestMethodsforAnilinePointandMixedAnilinePointofPetroleumProductsandHydrocarbonSolventsD848TestMethodforAcidWashColorofIndustrialAro-maticHydrocarbonsD891TestMethodsforSpecificGravity,Apparent,ofLiq...
