Benzene

BSPC annually produces 180,000 tons of this colorless and fragrant liquid. Benzene is manufactured and supplied to domestic and foreign markets to be used in the production of styrene monomer and LABs.

Introducing

Analysis of benzene manufactured by BSPC

No.	Typical Test	Unit	Specification	Test Method
P 01	Benzene	WT%	Min 99.9	ASTM D-4492
P 02	Non-Aromatic	WT%	wt% Max 0.08	ASTM D-4492
P 03	Toluene	WT%	wt% Max 0.02	ASTM D-4492
P 04	Specific Gravity at 15.56 °C/15.56°C	------	Between 0.882 - 0.886	ASTM D-4052
P 05	Organic Chloride	mg/kg	Max 1.0	ASTM D-5808
P 06	Acidity	mg NaOH/100ml	No free acid	ASTM D-847
P 07	Distillation Range	°C	Max 1.0	ASTM D-850
P 08	Total Nitrogen	wt ppm	Max 1.0	ASTM D-4629
P 09	Total Sulfur	mg/kg	Max 1.0	ASTM D-5453
P 10	Color (Pt-CO) Scale	-----	Max 10.0	ASTM D-1209
P 11	SO2 / H2S Content	-----	Free of H2S/SO2	ASTM D-853
P 12	Acid Wash Color	-----	Max 1.0	ASTM D-848
P 13	Copper Corrosion	-----	Pass with 1a	ASTM D-849
P 14	Br.Index	mg/100 gr	Max 10.0	ASTM D-1492
P 15	Water content	wt ppm	MAx 200	ASTM E-1064
P 16	Appearance	_	Clear liquid at 18.3 - 25.6 °C	Visual