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Appendix 2
Commercial Vinyl Acetate
Specifications

TABLE 4
Commercial Vinyl Acetate Specifications
Property Range

Vinyl acetate, wt%, min. 99.8–99.9

Carbonyls as acetaldehyde, wt%, max. 0.010–0.013
Acidity, as acetic acid, wt%, max 0.005–0.007
Water content, wt%, max 0.04
Distillation range, °C 72.5–73.0
Specific gravity, 20/20°C 0.9335–0.9340
Color, APHA system 0–5
Suspended matter none
Activity time* (H Grade inhibited), minutes 130–150

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