1 | Appearance | Clear, viscous, colourless liquid, very hygroscopic. | Clear, viscous, colourless or slightly yellow liquid, very hygroscopic. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water and with ethanol (96%), soluble in methylene chloride. |
3 | Identification A ( By Relative density) | 1.124 | 1.120-1.130 |
4 | Identification B (By Refractive index) | 1.482 | 1.482-1.485 |
5 | Identification C (By Chromatography) | Complies | To Comply the test |
6 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | To Comply the test |
7 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | The solution is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution B6. |
8 | Related substances: Impurity A (Ethanolamine) | NMT 0.1% | 0.1% max |
9 | Related substances: Impurity B (Diethanolamine) | NMT 0.5% | 0.5% max |
10 | Related substances: Impurity C (N-nitrosodiethanolamine) | NMT 24 ppb | 24 ppb max |
11 | Related substances: Total impurity | NMT 1.0% | 1.0% max |
12 | Heavy metals | NMT 10ppm | 10ppm max |
13 | Water | 0.034% | 1.0% max |
14 | Sulphated ash | 0.034% | 0.1% max |
15 | Assay (anhydrous substance) | 102.06% | 99.0%-103.0% m/m |