1 | Appearance/Description | Clear, colorless, syrupy liquid, unctuous to the touch, Its solutions are neutral to litmus | Clear, colorless, syrupy liquid, unctuous to the touch, Its solutions are neutral to litmus |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, ethanol(96%) and with alcohol .slightly soluble in acetone, Insoluble in fatty oils, in essential oils in chloroform, in ether, and in fixed and volatile oils. |
3 | Identification (by IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard |
4 | Identification (Diethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% |
5 | Identification (Ethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% |
6 | Identification (By GC Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the glycerin peak of the sample solution corresponds to that obtained in the standard solution |
7 | Identification (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.474 | 1.470 - 1.475 |
8 | Identification (By Relative density) | 1.262 | 1.258-1.268 |
9 | Appearance of solution | Complies | Clear and colorless solution |
10 | Color | Complies | Color of the sample should not be darker than the color of the standard |
11 | Acidity or Alkalinity | Complies | Not more than 0.2ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator to pink. |
12 | Refractive index,20° C | 1.474 | 1.470 - 1.475 |
13 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.250 | NLT 1.249 |
14 | Aldehydes | Less than 10ppm | NMT 10ppm |
15 | Impurity A (Diethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
16 | Related substances (Any impurity with a retention time less than the retention time of glycerol ) | 0.006% | NMT 0.1% |
17 | Related substances: Total of all impurities with retention times greater than the retention time of glycerol | 0.03% | NMT 0.5% |
18 | Related compounds : Individual impurity | 0.008% | NMT 0.1% |
19 | Related compounds : Total impurities | 0.04% | NMT 1.0% |
20 | Halogenated compounds | Less than 35ppm | NMT 35ppm |
21 | Sugars | Complies | The solution remains blue and no precipitate should form |
22 | Chlorides | Less than 10ppm | NMT 10ppm |
23 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 20ppm | NMT 20ppm |
24 | Water | 0.06% | NMT 2.0% |
25 | Sulphated ash / Residue on ignition | 0.001% | NMT 0.01% |
26 | Assay (anhydrous substance) | 99.9% | 99.0% - 101.0% |
27 | Chlorinated compounds | Less than 30ppm of Cl | NMT 30ppm of Cl |
28 | Fatty acids and esters | Complies | NMT 1.0ml of 0.5N sodium hydroxide shall consume. |
29 | Ester | Complies | Not less than 8.0 ml of 0.1M hydrochloric acid is required to the change the color of the indicator. |