ASTM D6596-00(2021)

Standard Practice for Ampulization and Storage of Gasoline and Related Hydrocarbon Materials

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Ampulization is desirable in order to minimize variability and maximize the integrity of calibration standards or RMs, or both, being used in calibration of analytical instruments and in validation of analytical test methods in round-robin or interlaboratory cross-check programs. This practice is intended to be used when the highest degree of confidence in integrity of a material is desired.  
5.2 This practice is intended to be used when it is desirable to maintain the long term storage of gasoline and related liquid hydrocarbon RMs, controls, or calibration standards for retain or repository purposes.  
5.3 This practice may not be applicable to materials that contain high percentages of dissolved gases, or to highly viscous materials, due to the difficulty involved in transferring such materials without encountering losses of components or ensuring sample homogeneity.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers a general guide for the ampulization and storage of gasoline and related hydrocarbon mixtures that are to be used as calibration standards or reference materials. This practice addresses materials, solutions, or mixtures, which may contain volatile components. This practice is not intended to address the ampulization of highly viscous liquids, materials that are solid at room temperature, or materials that have high percentages of dissolved gases that cannot be handled under reasonable cooling temperatures and at normal atmospheric pressure without losses of these volatile components.  
1.2 This practice is applicable to automated ampule filling and sealing machines as well as to manual ampule filling devices, such as pipettes and hand-operated liquid dispensers.  
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2021
• ICS: 27.060.10 - Liquid and solid fuel burners
• Technical Committee: D02 - Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants
• Drafting Committee: D02.04.0A - Preparation of Standard Hydrocarbon Blends

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D6596 − 00 (Reapproved 2021)
Standard Practice for
Ampulization and Storage of Gasoline and Related
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Hydrocarbon Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6596; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D6362Practice for Certificates of Reference Materials for
Water Analysis
1.1 This practice covers a general guide for the ampuliza-
E826Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a Metal Lot or
tion and storage of gasoline and related hydrocarbon mixtures
Batch in Solid Form by Spark Atomic Emission Spec-
that are to be used as calibration standards or reference
trometry
materials. This practice addresses materials, solutions, or
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mixtures, which may contain volatile components. This prac-
2.2 ISO Standards:
tice is not intended to address the ampulization of highly
ISO Guide 30Terms and Definitions Used in Connection
viscousliquids,materialsthataresolidatroomtemperature,or
with Reference Materials
materials that have high percentages of dissolved gases that
ISO Guide 31Contents of Certificates of Reference Materi-
cannot be handled under reasonable cooling temperatures and
als
at normal atmospheric pressure without losses of these volatile
ISOGuide35CertificationofReferenceMaterials–General
components.
and Statistical Principles
ISO/REMCO N280Homogeneity Testing Procedure for the
1.2 This practice is applicable to automated ampule filling
Evaluation of Interlaboratory Test Samples
and sealing machines as well as to manual ampule filling
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devices, such as pipettes and hand-operated liquid dispensers.
2.3 Government Standard:
29 CFR 1910.1200Hazard Communication
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3. Terminology
standard.
3.1 Definitions:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.1 accepted reference value (ARV)—a value that serves
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
asanagreed-uponreferenceforcomparisonandthatisderived
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
as: (1) a theoretical or established value, based on scientific
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
principles; (2) an assigned value, based on experimental work
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
of some national or international organization, such as the
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); or (3)
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
a consensus value, based on collaborative experimental work
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
under the auspices of a scientific or engineering group.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
3.1.2 ampule—a glass vessel for the storage of liquid
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
materials, possessing a long narrow neck for the purpose of
providing a flame-sealed closure.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.1.3 headspace—the unfilled capacity of an ampule that
allows for physical expansion due to temperature and pressure
changesofthefilledmaterialwhilemaintainingtheintegrityof
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum
the package.
Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricantsand is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
mittee D02.04.0A on Preparation of Standard Hydrocarbon Blends.
Current edition approved April 1, 2021. Published May 2021. Originally
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D6596–00 (2016).
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DOI: 10.1520/D6596-00R21. Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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