ouncil Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the registration, evaluation,
authorisation and restriction of chemicals
(presented by the Commission)
{SEC(2003) 1171 }EN TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNEX X ................................................................................................................................ 15
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 15
PART A: METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATIONOF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................ 16
A.1. MELTING/FREEZING TEMPERATURE...................................................................... 16
1.
METHOD................................................................................................................... 16
1.1.
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 16
1.2.
DEFINITIONS AND UNITS..................................................................................... 16
1.3.
REFERENCE SUBSTANCES................................................................................... 16
1.4.
PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST METHOD .................................................................... 17
1.4.1.
Capillary method ........................................................................................................ 17
1.4.2.
Hot Stages................................................................................................................... 17
1.4.3.
Method to determine the freezing temperature .......................................................... 18
1.4.4.
Thermal analysis......................................................................................................... 18
1.4.5.
Pour point ................................................................................................................... 19
1.5.
QUALITY CRITERIA............................................................................................... 19
1.6.
DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS....................................................................... 20
1.6.1.
Methods with capillary tube ....................................................................................... 21
1.6.2.
Hot stages ................................................................................................................... 24
1.6.3.
Methods for the determination of the freezing temperature....................................... 25
1.6.4.
Thermal analysis......................................................................................................... 25
1.6.5.
Determination of the pour point ................................................................................. 25
2.
DATA......................................................................................................................... 25
3.
REPORTING.............................................................................................................. 25
4.
REFERENCES........................................................................................................... 25
APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................. 26
A.2. BOILING TEMPERATURE............................................................................................ 29
1.
METHOD................................................................................................................... 29
1.1.
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 29
1.2.
DEFINITIONS AND UNITS..................................................................................... 29 1.3.
REFERENCE SUBSTANCES................................................................................... 30
1.4.
PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST METHOD .................................................................... 30
1.4.1.
Determination by use of the ebulliometer .................................................................. 30
1.4.2.
Dynamic method ........................................................................................................ 31
1.4.3.
Distillation method for boiling temperature............................................................... 31
1.4.4.
Method according to Siwoloboff................................................................................ 31
1.4.5.
Photocell detection ..................................................................................................... 31
1.4.6.
Differential thermal analysis ...................................................................................... 31
1.4.7.
Differential scanning calorimetry............................................................................... 31
1.5.
QUALITY CRITERIA............................................................................................... 31
1.6.
DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS....................................................................... 32
1.6.1.
Ebulliometer ............................................................................................................... 32
1.6.2.
Dynamic method ........................................................................................................ 32
1.6.3.
Distillation process (boiling range) ............................................................................ 32
1.6.4.
Method according to Siwoloboff................................................................................ 33
1.6.5.
Photocell detection ..................................................................................................... 34
1.6.6.
Thermal analysis......................................................................................................... 35
2.
DATA......................................................................................................................... 35
3.
REPORTING.............................................................................................................. 36
4.
REFERENCES........................................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................. 37
A.3 RELATIVE DENSITY...................................................................................................... 38
1.
METHOD................................................................................................................... 38
1.1.
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 38
1.2.
DEFINITIONS AND UNITS..................................................................................... 38
1.3.
REFERENCE SUBSTANCES (1) (3) ....................................................................... 38
1.4.
PRINCIPLE OF THE METHODS............................................................................. 38
1.4.1.
Buoyancy methods ..................................................................................................... 38
1.4.2.
Pycnometer methods .................................................................................................. 39
1.4.3.
Air comparison pycnometer (for solids) .................................................................... 39
1.4.4.
Oscillating densitimeter (5) (6) (7)............................................................................. 39 1.5.
QUALITY CRITERIA............................................................................................... 39
1.6.
DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS....................................................................... 39
2.
DATA......................................................................................................................... 40
3.
REPORTING.............................................................................................................. 40
4.
REFERENCES........................................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................. 41
A.4. VAPOUR PRESSURE ..................................................................................................... 44
1.
METHOD................................................................................................................... 44
1.1.
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 44
1.2.
DEFINITIONS AND UNITS..................................................................................... 44
1.3.
REFERENCE SUBSTANCES................................................................................... 45
1.4.
PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST METHODS .................................................................. 45
1.4.1.
Dynamic method ........................................................................................................ 45
1.4.2.
Static method.............................................................................................................. 45
1.4.3.
Isoteniscope ................................................................................................................ 46
1.4.4.
Effusion method: Vapour pressure balance................................................................ 46
1.4.5.
Effusion method: By loss of weight or by trapping vaporisate.................................. 46
1.4.6.
Gas saturation method ...........................................