Reaffirmed 2022

1. Scope

This standard provides general guidance on methods that can be used for the determination of flashpoint, together with information on their respective fields of application. It is intended for use by test laboratories and organizations responsible for monitoring safety conditions during the transport and/or storage of essential oils.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed below contain provisions which, through reference in text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards indicated below:

IS No. Title

1448 Methods of test for petroleum and its products

(Part 20) : 1998 Determination of flash point by Abel apparatus (second revision)

(Part 21) : 2012/ISO 2719 : 2002 Determination of flash point - Pensky-Martens closed cup method (third revision)

326 (Part 23) : 2017/ISO 356 :1996 Methods of sampling and test for natural and synthetic perfumery materials Part 23 Preparation of test samples

ISO 1516 : 2002 Determination of flash/no flash - Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 1523 : 2002 Determination of flash point - Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 3679 : 2004 Determination of flash point - Rapid equilibrium closed cup method

ISO 3680 : 2004 Determination of flash/no flash - Rapid equilibrium closed cup method