ASTM D803-97 - 10.12.1997
 
1. Scope

1.1 These test methods cover the test procedures to be applied to whole tall oils or refined tall oils. Previous editions of these test methods have described test procedures that are used to test tall oil fatty acid, rosin, and other tall oil-derived products as well as test crude and refined tall oil. Consequently, these test methods are widely cited in reference books and industry literature for the testing of tall oil-derived products.

1.1.1 In this current revision, procedural details of some of the often-cited test methods have been removed and the test methods consolidated with other existing test methods. In such cases the consolidated methods, applicable to all tall oil-derived products, are referenced.

1.2 The procedures appear in the following order:

Physical Tests Sections Viscosity Brookfield Method (Preferred Method) 7 Bubble Time Method 8 Pour Point 9 Flash Point 10 Color 11 Moisture: Azeotropic Method (Preferred Method) 12 Karl Fischer 16 Ash 17 Chemical Analysis Acid Number 20 Saponification Number 21 Rosin Acids 22 Qualitative Test for Rosin 23 Unsaponifiable Matter 24 Fatty Acids 25

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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.>

 
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D92-24

Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

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D1545-13(2023)

Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Transparent Liquids by Bubble Time Method

D1466-86(1995)e1

Standard Test Method for Sampling Liquid Oils and Fatty Acids Commonly Used in Paints, Varnishes, and Related Materials (Withdrawn 2003)

D1240-24

Standard Test Methods for Rosin Acids Content of Pine Chemicals, Including Rosin, Tall Oil, and Related Products

D1065-18(2022)

Standard Test Method for Unsaponifiable Matter in Pine Chemicals, Including Rosin, Tall Oil, and Related Products

D890-12(2022)

Standard Test Method for Water in Liquid Pine Chemicals

D465-25

Standard Test Methods for Acid Number of Pine Chemical Products Including Tall Oil and Other Related Products

D464-25

Standard Test Methods for Saponification Number of Pine Chemical Products Including Tall Oil and Other Related Products

D269-25

Standard Test Method for Insoluble Matter in Rosin and Rosin Derivatives

D93-26

Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester

E300-03(2022)

Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals

D6166-12(2022)

Standard Test Method for Color of Pine Chemicals and Related Products (Instrumental Determination of Gardner Color)

D5974-20

Standard Test Methods for Fatty and Rosin Acids in Tall Oil Fractionation Products by Capillary Gas Chromatography

D3278-21

Standard Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus

D1544-04(2023)

Standard Test Method for Color of Transparent Liquids (Gardner Color Scale)