Indian Standard: Specification For Ammonium Alum (
Indian Standard: Specification For Ammonium Alum (
Indian Standard: Specification For Ammonium Alum (
((Reaffirmed 1994))
Reaffirmed 1999
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR AMMONIUM ALUM
( First Revision)
Fourth Reprint OCTOBER 1998
( IncorporatingAmendment No. 1)
UDC 661.862.86
0 Copyriglrt 1998
RUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAlJ, ‘:,UK SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DLI.IfI 110 002
Jdy 1969
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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR AMMONIUM ALUM
( First Revision )
DR A. N. BASU ( AIternute )
SERI A. K. BOSE Directorate Gene~xl of ‘Yechnical Developlnotit,
New Delhi
SHBI B. L. AEORA ( AItcrnate )
SERI M. B. DESAI The Kesm Sugar Works Ltd. Bombay
SHRI N. G. MADAN ( Alternate )
DR R. M. DESAI Indian Chemical Manufacturers’ Association
Calcutta
DR M. K. TNDBA Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun
Ds S. M. KAJI Italab Private Limited, Bombay
SHRI U. P. GHOSB ( Alternate )
( Calcutta )
SIIRI S. S. HoNA\,.~H ( Alternutr )
( Xadras )
SIIRI H. EC.KA~UI~ Shambu Nath h Sons Ltd, New Delhi
Dn P. D. MALHOTRA Geological Yn~vey of India
REPRESENTATIVE Basic‘> Chemicals Pharmaceuticals and Soaps
Export Promotion Council, Bombay
SHRI A. S. NATARAJAN The Eastern (‘hemica Co ( India ), Bombay
SHRI T. P. TALWADEI;AR ( Alternate)
SHRI V. R. PABBI The D. C, 31. Chemical Works, Delhi
SHRI R. N. RAY ( Alternate)
DR W. D. PATWARDHAN Ministry of Defenco ( R &, L) )
SHRI RA~NAQ RAM Mini& vy of Defcnca ( DG I )
SHRI S. K. MITRA (Alternate )
1)~ J. N. SEN Indian Exl>losives LimitelI, (:oruia
SICRI S. C. ROY BARIIFIAN ( Alternate )
SHRI 1~. *SNNC’rIJP%‘A Directoral,* Goneral of SIIlll>Iies iycDislxJsals, New
I~rllll
( Cotlfinrred on pa,pe 2 )
Convener
DR R. P. DAHOQA Tata Chemicals Limited, Mithapur
Members
DR P. R. BACDEHAR ( Alternate to
Dr R. P. Daroga )
SHRI M. C. BAIWHI Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd,
-Calcutta
DR R. K. GUPTA The D. C. M. Chemical Works, New Delhi
SARI DEEPAK SINQH ( Alternate )
Sam IL K. CHHAYA Excel Industries Ltd, Bombay
SHRI L. R. FIALHO Ministry of Railways
SHRI A. RANAMURTIXI ( Alternate )
DR C. B. KHANPARA Swastik Oil Mills Ltd. Bombay
DR S. M. PATEL Hindustan Lever Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. C SIN Shnm1lIvl Nat11 and Sons Ltd, Amritsar
SERI RAJINDER SIN~H ( Alternate )
SHRI R. B. SHAH Stu, <‘hr<micals, Bombay
DRM. S. ~7AIDY~ Tt,<. i~haramsi Morarji Chemical Co Ltd,
4mbernath
IS : 259 - 1969
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR AMMONIUM ALUM
( First Revision)
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 1 March 1969, after the draft finalized by the
Inorganic Chemicals ( Miscellaneous ) Sectional Committee had been
approved by the Chemical Division Council.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Tllis standard pl,escribcs the requirements and the methods of
sampling and test for ammonium alum (aluminium ammoninm sul-
phate ), comtnercially known as arnmonin alum.
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2. GRADES
2.1 There shall be three grades of the material, namely:
a) Technical ( TECH) - suitable for use in textile and paper
industries ;
b) Pure -suitable for use in fine chemicals, photographic and
pharmaceutical industries, in purification of water and in food
preparations; and
c) Analytical Reagent (AR ) --suitable for use as a reagent in
chemical analysis.
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Description - The material shall be in the form of large colourless
crystals, white granules or powder. It shall be free from visible impuri-
ties and other foreign matter.
3.2 The material shall also comply with the requirements given in
Table 1, when tested according to the methods prescribed in
Appendix A. Reference to the relevant clauses of Appendix A is given
ill co1 6 of the table.
4.3 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made
thereunder. The details of conditions under which the licence for the use of
Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may be obtained
from the Bureau of Indian Standards.
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( Clause 3.2 )
ix) - - A-10
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APPENDIX A
( Clause 3.2 )
ANALYSIS OF AMMONIUM ALUM
A-2.1.1 Reagents
A-2.1.1.1 Standard disodium ethylenediaminetetra acetate solution
(EDTA ) - 0.05 M. Dissolve 18.6 g of disodium ethylenediaminetetra
acetate in sufficient water and make the volume to 1000 ml in a volu-
metric flask.
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A-2.1.3 Calculntiorr
Ammonium Alum 1 Al,( SO, )3( NH, ),S0,.24H,O 1,
45.34 v M
percent by weigl1t - ----- w
where
I/ = volume in ml of disodium ethylenediaminetctr:i
acetate solution consumed,
&f = molarity of disodium ethylenediaminetctra
acetate solution, and
W = weight in <gof the material taken for the test.
A-2.2.1 Reagents
A-2.2.1.1 Atnmonitm chloride - - solid.
A-2.2.1.2 Dilute sulphuric acid - approximately 1 N.
and thoroughly wash the filter paper with hot water. Add to the
filtrate and washings about 5 g of ammonium chloride and 10 ml of
dilute sulphuric acid. lIeat to boiling and add a few drops of methyl
red indicator. Add ammonium hydroxide to the boiling liquid drop
by drop till the colour c:haltges to distinct yellow. Continue boiling
for two mintltes and filter inunediately through a Whatman filter paper
No. 41. I<~;~rvt! the filtrate for test under A-4. Wash the precipitate
\viLh hot ;;rnrnc)niu~n nitrate solution till fi,ec: from chlorides. Dry the
residue cawrirlly and i::nite in a tared silica <:Iuciblc to a constant
wright ;rf nbollt 1 100” to I 200°C.
A-2.2.3 Ct~l~~d~~tiot~
wlierct
by, = cvcight in g of the residllc; and
W = weight in g of the material taken for the test.
where
CV, = weight in g of the residue, and
W = weight in g of the material taken for the test.
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A-5.2 The limit prescribed in Table 1 shall bc t:&cn as not having been
exceeded if the length of the stain as well as the intensity of its colou~
produced in the test with the material is not greater than those p: oducerl
in the control tests.
A-6.2 Reagents
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A-8.1 Apparatus
A-8.1.1 Nessler Cylindrrs - SO ml capacity.
A-8.2 Reagents
A-0.2.1 Standard Lead Solution - Dissolve 160 mg of lead nitrate in
5 ml of concentrated nitric acid and dilute with water to make the
solution to 100 ml. Dilute 1 ml of this solution to 100 ml with water
immediately before use. One millilitre of this solution is equivalent to
0.01 mg of lead ( as Pb ).
A-9.1 Apparatus
A-9.1.1 Nessler Cylinders - 50 ml capacity.
A-9.2 Reagents
A-9.2.1 Dilute Hydrochloric Acid - Approximately 5 N.
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A-10.1 Apparatus
A-10.1.1 Nessler Cylinders - 50 ml capacity.
A-10.2 Reagents
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A-11. DETERMINATION OF pH
A-11.1 Apparatus
A-11.1.1 A suitable pH-meter complete with all accessories.
APPENDIX B
( Clause 5.1 )
SAMPLING OF AMMONIUM ALUM
B-l.2 The sampling implement shall be clean and dry when used.
B-l.3 Precautions shall be taken to protect the samples, the material
being sampled, the sampling implement and the containers for samples
from adventitious contaminations.
B-l.4 To draw a representative sample, the contents of each container
selected for sampling shall be mixed thorou,ghly by suitable means.
B-l.5 The samples shall be placed in suitable, clean, dry and air-tight
glass containers which shall be sealed air-tight after filling and marked
with full details of sampling.
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0’) (fl)
(1) (2,
up to 23 3
26 ,, 50 4
51 ,, 100 5
101 and above 7
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B-5.1 For Ammonium Alum Content - From the set of individual test
results for ammonium alum content the average 2 and the range R
of the test results shall be computed. ( Range R is defined as the
difference between the maximum and the minimum test results. )
B-5.1.1 A lot shall be declared as conforming to the requirements of
ammonium alum content if ( 3 - @6R) is greater than or equal to
99.0 in the case of technical grade and pure grade and 99.5 in thr case
of analytical reagent grade.
B-5.2 For declaring the conformity of the lot to the requirements of all
the other characteristics tested on the composite sample, the test results
shall meet the corresponding requirements specified in Table I.
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