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EASTERN REFINERY LIMITED

SPECIFICATION OF MINERAL TURPENTINE (MTT)

(AS APPROVED BY BSTI (REVISED ON MARCH, 2002))

MINERAL TURPENTINE (MTT)

SN TESTS METHOD LIMIT

1 Density at 15° C, kg/L ASTM 1298 Min. 0.770

2 Color, Saybolt ASTM D 156 Min. +18

3 Flash Point (Abel), °F IP 170 Min. 85

4 Doctor Test ASTM D 4952 Negative


Copper Strip Corrosion
5 ASTM D 130 Max. No. 1
(3 hours at 100° C)
6 Aromatic Content ASTM D 1319 Min. 14

7 Existent Gum, mg/ 100mL ASTM D 525 Min. 240


Distillation :
8
Initial Boiling Point, °C Min. 135
Final Boiling Point, °C ASTM D 86 Max. 210
Residue, % vol. Max. 1.5

EASTERN REFINERY LIMITED


A SUBSIDIERY OF BANGLADESH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

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