Standard Specification for
Low-Boiling Hydrocarbon Solvent for Oil-Borne
Preservatives1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3225; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers low-boiling hydrocarbon systems for preparing solutions of oil-borne preservatives.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:

D 56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester2
D 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products2
D 88 Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity3
D 287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)2
D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity)2
D 484 Specification for Hydrocarbon Dry-cleaning
Solvents2a
D 1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)2
D 2606 Test Method for Solubility of Pentachlorophenol in
Heavy Hydrocarbon Solvents4
D 3224 Test Method for Water Solubility of Auxiliary
Solvent for Wood-Preserving Solutions4

3. Properties

3.1 Hydrocarbon solvent for preparing solutions of pentachlorophenol shall be composed of the following solvents
conforming to the respective indicated requirements:
Gravity, min deg API at 60°F (15.6°C) 40.9
Specific gravity, max at 60°F (15.6°C) 0.820
Color, max 1
Flash, point, min, TCC, °F 80
Distillation, °F
IBP, max 360

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