TYPICAL RECOMMENDED TESTS FOR 1ST FOOTS

(Test Types may vary from those stated depending on Terminal requirements)

LINEAR ALIPHATIC
KETONES / ESTERS
CAUSTICS / ACIDS
HYDROCARBONS
PREVIOUS

C3-C4 ALCOHOLS
PRODUCT

CHLORINATED

HIGH BOILERS
C6+ALCOHOL
PHTHALATES
AROMATICS

ETHANOL /

PRODUCTS
INHIBITED
MTHANOL

ACRYLICS

ALKANES
GLYCOLS

BENZENE
CRESOLS
LUBOILS

OLEFINS

NAPHTA
AMINES

GASOIL

WATER

SALTS

MTBE
PRODUCT

13, 13, 11, 13, 11, 11, 13, 13, 13, 13, 11,
AROMATICS 7, 13 7 11 13 6 8 8 7 7 7
7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
13, 7, 7, 11, 13, 13, 13, 11, 13, 11, 11, 8, 13, 8, 13, 13, 13, 11,
BENZENE 6, 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 14 14 14 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
ETHANOL / 2, 2, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2,
1 10 4 5, 3 6 7 8 10 8 1 9 9 7, 3 7 10
METHANOL 12 12 3 3 3 10 12 12
C3-C4 ALCOHOLS 1 12 10 12 1, 7 1, 7 7 5, 7 6 7 1, 7 8 10 8 10 12 7 15 12 9 7 7

C5+ HIGHER ALCOHOLS 1, 7 7 7 7 7 7 5, 7 6 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 15 7 9 7 7 7

1, 1, 11, 11,
ALKANES 1 11 1 1 5 6 1 8 7 8 12 7 12 7 7 11
12 12 7 7
4, 4, 4,
PHTHALATES 4, 10 10 10 16 6 10 8 16 8 10 16 15 16 16
10 10 10
4, 15, 15,
MEG 1, 4 2, 1 7 1, 2 1, 4 1, 4 4 6 7 1, 4 8 1, 4 8 7 2, 1 1 1, 2 7 7 7
15 9 9
OTHER GLYCOLS 1, 4 7 7 2, 7 4, 7 4, 7 7 4, 5 6 7 4 8 7 8 7 7 7 15 7 15 7 7 7
CHLORINATED 11, 7, 7, 11, 11, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 11,
1, 10 12 12 5, 7 8 8 12 15 12 7
HYDROCARBONS 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
7, 7, 7,
KETONES / ESTERS 7 12 12 4 4 7, 5 6 7 4 8 8 12 7 15 12 7 7 10
10 10 10
ACRYLATES 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 8 10 8 10 10 15 10 10 10
11, 7, 11 11, 11,
OLEFINES 7, 10 7 7 7 7 6 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 15 7 7 7
10 10 ,7 7 7
SORBITOL 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 8 4 15 4

RECOMMENDED TEST

1 = U.V Spectrum (reference material) 5 = Bromine Number 9 = Chloride / Conductivity 13 = Acid Wash Colour
2 = Water Miscibility 6 = Chlorinated Hydrocarbons 10 = Gas Liquid Chromatography 14 = Freezing Point
3 = P.T.T 7 = Distillation 11 = Oxidation Test 15 = Water
4 = Odour (Non-residual or mild) 8 = Acidity 12 = Non-volatile Matter 16 = Flashpoint