ASTM D304-11
(Specification)Standard Specification for n-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
Standard Specification for <span class="italic">n</span>-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
ABSTRACT
This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol). The apparent specific gravity, color, distillation range, non-volatile matter, water properties, and acidity shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol).
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
1.4 For hazard information and guidance, see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheets.
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Designation: D304 −11
Standard Specification for
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n-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D304; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* D1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
Solvents
1.1 This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol).
D1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
and Related Products
standard.
D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus
standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be Colorimetry
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with Determine Conformance with Specifications
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
1.4 For hazard information and guidance, see the supplier’s 2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
Material Safety Data Sheets.
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of
2. Referenced Documents
3. Properties
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1 n-butyl alcohol (butanol) shall conform to the following
D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents and
requirements:
Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
Coatings and Material
Apparent specific gravity:
20/20°C 0.810 to 0.813
D891 TestMethodsforSpecificGravity,Apparent,ofLiquid
or
Industrial Chemicals
25/25°C 0.807 to 0.810
A
D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10
B
Distillation range, 760 mmHg
ganic Liquids
Nonvolatile matter, max, mg/100 mL 5
D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum- C
Water, max, weight % 0.1
D
Cobalt Scale)
Acidity, as acetic acid, max, weight % 0.005
______________
D1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Sol-
A
InstrumentalPt-CocolordeterminedbyTestMethodD5386havebeenshownto
vents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
have no statistically significant difference from Pt-Co color determined by Test
Products
Method D1209. However, it is not known whether n-butyl alcohol was part of the
D1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl sample set included in the interlaboratory study.
B
Shall distill entirely within a 1.5°C range which shall include 117.7°C.
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
C
This quantitative water limit ensures that the material is miscible without turbidity
with 19 volumes of 99 % heptane at 20°C.
D
Equivalent to 0.047 mg of KOH per gram of sample.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of the ASTM Committee D01 on
4. Sampling
Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsi-
bility of Subcommittee D01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers,
...
This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:D304–05
Standard Specification for nDesignation: D304 – 11
Standard Specification for
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n-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D304; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol).
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this standard,
an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit used in expressing
the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
1.4 For hazard information and guidance, see the supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheets.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related Coatings and
Material
D891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of Liquid Industrial Chemicals
D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids
D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)
D1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products
D1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
D1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer Solvents
D1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
Products
D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry E1Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass
Thermometers
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
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PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging of
3. Properties
3.1 n-butyl alcohol (butanol) shall conform to the following requirements:
Apparent specific gravity:
20/20°C 0.810 to 0.813
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of the ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates.
Current edition approved May 15, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally approved in 1929. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D304–95(1999). DOI:
10.1520/D0304-05.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2011. Published December 2011. Originally approved in 1929. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D304 – 05. DOI:
10.1520/D0304-11.
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D304 – 11
or
25/25°C 0.807 to 0.810
A
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10
B
Distillation range, 760 mmHg
Nonvolatile matter, max, mg/100 mL 5
C
Water, max, weight % 0.1
D
Acidity, as acetic acid, max, weight % 0.005
______________
A
InstrumentalPt-CocolordeterminedbyTestMethodD5386havebeenshowntohavenostatisticallysignificantdifferencefromPt-CocolordeterminedbyTestMethod
D1209. However, it is not known whether n-butyl alcohol was part of the sample set included in the interlaboratory study.
B
Shall distill entirely within a 1.5°C range which shall include 117.7°C.
C
This quantitative water limit ensures that the material is miscible without turbidity with 19 volumes of 99 % heptane at 20°C.
D
Equivalent to 0.047 mg of KOH per gram of sample.
4. Sam
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