| Property |
HMW |
Test Method |
| Appearance |
Clear colourless liquid, free from contamination |
Visual inspection versus standard |
Monoalkylbenzene
content - total material less paraffin
and DAT |
98.6% min |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1 or
GLC UOP 673 |
| Linear alkylbenzene |
92.0% min |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
GLC UOP 673 |
Alkylbenzene + DAT +
diphenylalkane |
8.0% max |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
GLC UOP 673 |
| C chain length distribution |
% typical range |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1 |
| phenyl C9 |
1.0 max |
GLC UOP 673 |
| phenyl C10 |
5 - 15 |
|
| phenyl C11 |
28 - 45 |
|
| phenyl C12 |
28 - 40 |
|
| phenyl C13 |
10 - 30 |
|
| >/=phenyl C14 |
1.0 max |
|
| MMW |
239 - 243 |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
GLC UOP 673 |
| Total 2-phenyl isomer |
18 - 32 |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
GLC UOP 673 |
| Acid Wash test : 96% acid |
Not Specified |
|
| Moisture (mg/kg) |
200 max |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1 |
| Br-index(mg Br2/100g) |
10 max |
ASTM 1491 UOP 304 |
| Dialkyltetralin/indane |
1.0 % max |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
ECOSOL HPLC |
| Paraffin content |
0.4 % max |
UMA B.IIc.1.1.1
GLC UOP 673 |
| Colour |
10 max klett, or +30 Saybolt, or R=0.2 max, Y=0.5max |
Klett Saybolt Lovibond |
| Relative density @20°C |
0.855 - 0.870 |
astm d1298 uma b.ii.a.16 |
| Trace metal content |
|
AAS |
| Cr+Co +Ni |
5 (max.) |
|
| Iron |
5 (max.) |
|