Acetone- Specifications

Document Number: NL 783 : 2014
Sector: Chemical Technology
TC: NL TC 47
ICS: 71.080.80
1.1 This standard covers acetone (99.5 % grade). Acetone is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO or C3H6O, used mainly as a solvent. Its IUPAC1 name is propanone, it is also known under the names dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, ketonepropanone and beta-ketapropanone NOTE: For the purposes of this Lebanese Standard, the term “wt %” is used to represent the mass fraction . 1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice ASTM E 29. 1.3 The values stated in the International System for measuring units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard statements are given in 4.