1 | Description | A clear, colorless, oily liquid | A clear, colorless, oily liquid |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) and with fatty and essential oils. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard |
4 | Relative density | 1.045 | 1.043-1.049 |
5 | Appearance of Solution (2 mL in 60 mL) | Complies | Test solution should be clear and colorless. |
6 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.541 | 1.538-1.541 |
7 | peroxide value | 3.5 | NMT 5.0 |
8 | Acid value | 0.3 | NMT 0.5 |
9 | Acidity | Complies | In 10ml, NMT 1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should require to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
10 | Wt. per ml (25°C) | 1.045 | 1.04-1.05 |
11 | Residue on evaporation | 0.006% | NMT 0.05% |
12 | Related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde) | 0.005% | NMT 0.05% |
13 | Related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexylmethanol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% |
14 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.001% | NMT 0.02% |
15 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.002% | NMT 0.2% |
16 | Assay | 99.6% | 98.0% - 100.5% |
17 | Total aerobic bacterial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
18 | Total combined yeast and molds count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
19 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 2.5 EU/ml | NMT 2.5 EU/ml |
20 | Sulphated ash | 0.004% | NMT 0.005% |