Ethanol Absolut – Merck – 1.00983.2500 Specifications Purity (GC) ≥ 99.9 % Identity (IR) conforms Appearance conforms Color ≤ 10 Hazen Solubility in water conforms Acidity or alkalinity ≤ 30 ppm Titrable acid ≤ 0.0002 meq/g Titrable base ≤ 0.0002 meq/g Density (d 20 °C/20 °C) 0.790 – 0.793 UV absorption conforms Aldehydes (as Acetaldehyd) ≤ 0.001 % Fusel oils conforms Substances reducing potassium permanganate (as O) ≤ 0.0002 % Substances reducing permanganate (ACS) conforms Carbonyl compounds (as CO) ≤ 0.003 % Readily carbonizable substances conforms Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol (ACS) conforms Acetone (GC) ≤ 0.001 % Ethylmethylketone (GC) ≤ 0.02 % Isoamyl alcohol (GC) ≤ 0.05 % 2-Propanol (GC) ≤ 0.01 % Higher alcohols (GC) ≤ 0.01 % Volatile impurities (GC) (Acetaldehyde and Acetal) ≤ 10 ppm Volatile impurities (GC) (Benzene) ≤ 2 ppm Volatile impurities (GC) (Methanol) ≤ 100 ppm Volatile impurities (GC) (Total of other impurities) ≤ 300 ppm Volatile impurities (GC) (disregard limit) ≤ 9 ppm Chloride (Cl) ≤ 0.3 ppm Nitrate (NO₃) ≤ 0.3 ppm Phosphate (PO₄) ≤ 0.3 ppm Sulfate (SO₄) ≤ 0.3 ppm Ag (Silver) ≤ 0.000002 % Al (Aluminium) ≤ 0.00005 % As (Arsenic) ≤ 0.000002 % Au (Gold) ≤ 0.000002 % Ba (Barium) ≤ 0.00001 % Be (Beryllium) ≤ 0.000002 % Bi (Bismuth) ≤ 0.000002 % Ca (Calcium) ≤ 0.00005 % Cd (Cadmium) ≤ 0.000005 % Co (Cobalt) ≤ 0.000002 % Cr (Chromium) ≤ 0.000002 % Cu (Copper) ≤ 0.000002 % Fe (Iron) ≤ 0.00001 % Ga (Gallium) ≤ 0.000002 % In (Indium) ≤ 0.000002 % Li (Lithium) ≤ 0.000002 % Mg (Magnesium) ≤ 0.00001 % Mn (Manganese) ≤ 0.000002 % Mo (Molybdenum) ≤ 0.000002 % Ni (Nickel) ≤ 0.000002 % Pb (Lead) ≤ 0.00001 % Pt (Platinum) ≤ 0.000002 % Sb (Antimony) ≤ 0.000002 % Sn (Tin) ≤ 0.00001 % Ti (Titanium) ≤ 0.000002 % Tl (Thallium) ≤ 0.000002 % V (Vanadium) ≤ 0.000002 % Zn (Zinc) ≤ 0.00001 % Zr (Zirconium) ≤ 0.000002 % Evaporation residue ≤ 0.0005 % Water ≤ 0.1 %
