1 | Appearance/Description | A clear colourless liquid. | A clear colourless to very slightly yellow liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water and with most organic solvents including alcohol, ketones and aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
4 | Boiling point | 204°C | About 204°C |
5 | Relative density | 1.034 | about 1.034 |
6 | Refractive index | 1.470 | about 1.469 |
7 | Organic impurities : individual impurity | 0.06% | NMT 0.1% |
8 | Organic impurities : Total impurities | 0.19% | NMT 0.3% |
9 | Alkalinity | Complies | NMT 8.0ml of 0.02M hydrochloric acid is required. |
10 | Clarity of solution | Complies | The sample should show the same clarity as that of water, or its opalescence is not more pronounced than that of reference suspension |
11 | Colour of solution | Complies | The sample should not more intensely colored than the comparison solution |
12 | Water (By KF) | 0.086% | NMT 0.1% |
13 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/mL | NMT 100 CFU/mL |
14 | Total Yeast and mold count | Less than 10 CFU/mL | NMT 10 CFU/mL |
15 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 2.5 EU/mL | NMT 2.5 EU/mL |