1、Designation:D289621Standard Test Method forBase Number of Petroleum Products by PotentiometricPerchloric Acid Titration1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2896;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the yea
2、r of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the dete
3、rmination of basicconstituents in petroleum products by titration with perchloricacid in glacial acetic acid.1.2 Procedures A and B use different titration solventvolumes and sample weights.NOTE1A round robin on a series of new and used oils and additiveconcentrates has shown that the two procedures
4、 give statistically equiva-lent results.1.3 Appendix X2 provides the use of an alternative solventsystem which eliminates the use of chlorobenzene in this testmethod.The use of the alternative solvent gives statisticallyequivalent results;however,the precision is worse.ParagraphX2.5.5 provides guida
5、nce when comparing results using thetwo different solvents.1.4 The constituents that may be considered to have basiccharacteristics include organic and inorganic bases,aminocompounds,salts of weak acids(soaps),basic salts of poly-acidic bases,and salts of heavy metals.NOTE2This test method is applic
6、able to both fresh oils and used oilsas described in Sections 16,17,and 19 and Appendix X1.1.5 This test method can be used to determine base number300 mg KOH/g.However,the precision statement in Section19 has been obtained only on base number 300 mg KOH/g.1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be
7、 regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practi
8、ces and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.For specific warning statements,see Section 7,Section 10,andX2.2.1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Prin
9、ciples for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum
10、 ProductsD4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum Products3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 base number,nthe quantity of a specified acid,expressed in terms of the equivalent number of milligrams ofpotassium hydroxide per gram of sample,required to titrate asample in a specif
11、ied solvent to a specified endpoint using aspecified detection system.4.Summary of Test Method4.1 The sample is dissolved in an essentially anhydrousmixture of chlorobenzene and glacial acetic acid and titratedwith a solution of perchloric acid in glacial acetic acid usingpotentiometric titrimeter.A
12、 glass indicating electrode and areference electrode are used,the latter being connected withthe sample solution by means of a salt bridge.The meterreadings are plotted against the respective volumes of titratingsolution,and the end point is taken at the inflection in theresulting curve.1This test m
13、ethod is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.06 on Analysis of Liquid Fuels and Lubricants.Current edition approved Nov.1,2021.Published November 2021.Originallyapproved in 1970.Last previou
14、s edition approved in 2015 as D2896 15.DOI:10.1520/D2896-21.This test method has been approved by the sponsoring committees and acceptedby the cooperating societies in accordance with established procedures.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Se
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16、.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1?4.2 Procedure A uses 120 mL of titration solvent.ProcedureB uses 60 mL of titration solvent.In addition,the twoprocedures use different equations for the calculation of a
