ILLUMINATING KEROSENE

Property	Measure Unit	Test Method	Industry Exchange Specification Limit
Appearance		Visual	Clear, free from water, suspended matter, sediment and other impurities
Color, Saybolt		ASTM D 156	+ 25 min
Odour		Olfactory	Marketable
Density @ 20°C	kg/l	ASTM D 1298	0.815 max
		ASTM D 4052
Distillation:		ASTM D 86- IP 123
IBP	°C		150 min
FBP	°C		280 max
Residue	% (v/v)		2.0 max
Flash Point, Abel	°C	IP 170	43 min
Smoke Point	mm	IP 57	25 min (See Table 1)
Total Sulphur (See Table 1)	% (m/m)	ASTM D 5453	0.10 (max)
Char Value (note 1)	mg/kg	IP 10	10 max
Copper Corrosion (3 hrs @ 50°C)	Rating	ASTM D 130 - IP 154	No.1 max
Conductivity @ 20°C	pS/m	ASTM D 2624 - IP 274	100 min

TABLE 1
SLIDING SCALE FOR SMOKE POINT ON VARIOUS SULPHUR LEVELS

Total Sulphur % (m/m)	Min. Smoke Point (m/m)
0 - 0.015	25
0.016 - 0.032	27
0.033 - 0.049	29
0.050 - 0.066	31
0.067 - 0.083	33
0.084 - 0.100	35

Note :

1.) Determined on the first Batch of each quarter. Should smoke point fall below 36 mm then Char Value is reported on each batch