ASTM D4377-00(2011)
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Potentiometric Karl Fischer Titration (Withdrawn 2020)
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Potentiometric Karl Fischer Titration (Withdrawn 2020)
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
A knowledge of the water content of crude oil is important in the refining, purchase, sale, or transfer of crude oils.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of water in the range from 0.02 to 2 % in crude oils. Mercaptan and sulfide (S− or H2S) sulfur are known to interfere with this test method (see Section 5).
1.2 This test method is intended for use with standard Karl Fischer reagent or pyridine-free Karl Fischer reagents.
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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 7.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This test method covers the determination of water in the range from 0.02 to 2 % in crude oils. Mercaptan and sulfide (S− or H2S) sulfur are known to interfere with this test method.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants, this test method was withdrawn in January 2020 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
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Designation: D4377 − 00 (Reapproved 2011)
Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS), Chapter 10.7
Designation: 356/99
Standard Test Method for
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Water in Crude Oils by Potentiometric Karl Fischer Titration
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4377; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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1. Scope 2.2 API Standards:
MPMS Chapter 8.1Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
1.1 This test method covers the determination of water in
Petroleum Products (ASTM Practice D4057)
therangefrom0.02to2%incrudeoils.Mercaptanandsulfide
− MPMS Chapter 8.2Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
(S or H S) sulfur are known to interfere with this test method
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Petroleum Products (ASTM Practice D4177)
(see Section 5).
MPMSChapter10.2DeterminationofWaterinCrudeOilby
1.2 This test method is intended for use with standard Karl
Distillation (ASTM Test Method D4006)
Fischer reagent or pyridine-free Karl Fischer reagents.
3. Summary of Test Method
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3.1 After homogenizing the crude oil with a mixer, an
standard.
aliquot of the crude, in a mixed solvent, is titrated to an
electrometric end-point using Karl Fischer reagent.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4. Significance and Use
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1 A knowledge of the water content of crude oil is
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precau-
important in the refining, purchase, sale, or transfer of crude
tionary statements are given in Section 7.
oils.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Interferences
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.1 A number of substances and class of compounds asso-
D1193Specification for Reagent Water
ciated with condensation or oxidation-reduction reactions in-
D4006Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation
terfere in the determination of water by Karl Fischer. In crude
D4057Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
oils, the most common interferences are mercaptans and
Petroleum Products
sulfides. At levels of less than 500 µg/g (ppm) (as sulfur) the
D4177Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
interference from these compounds is insignificant. For more
Petroleum Products
informationonsubstancesthatinterfereinthedeterminationof
E203Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer
waterusingthe(KarlFischerreagent)titrationmethodseeTest
Titration
Method E203.
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6. Apparatus
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and the API Committee on
6.1 Karl Fischer Apparatus, using electrometric end-point.
Petroleum Measurement, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.02
A suggested assembly of the apparatus is described in Annex
/COMQ on Hydrocarbon Measurement for Custody Transfer (Joint ASTM-API).
Current edition approved June 1, 2011. Published August 2011. Originally
A2.
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D4377–00(2006).
DOI: 10.1520/D4377-00R11.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Published as Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards. Available from
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API),1220L.St.,NW,Washington,DC20005-4070,
the ASTM website. http://api-ec.api.org.
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D4377 − 00 (2011)
6.1.1 Presently there is available on the market commercial 7.4.2 Pyridine-Free Karl Fischer (one-component) reagent
Karl Fischer titration assemblies, some of which automatically diluted with xylene—Dilute three parts pyridine-free Karl
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stop the titration at the end-point. Instructions for operation of Fischer (one-component) reagent (1 mL=5 mg water) to 1
these devices are provided by the manufacturer and not part xylene. Fresh Karl Fischer reagent must be used.
described herein.This test method is not intended for use with (Warning—See 7.4.1) Must be used with solvent in 7.6.2.
coulometric Karl Fis
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