| 1 | Description | A clear colourless liquid. | A clear colourless liquid. | In-house |
| 2 | Identification by IR spectra | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. | In-house |
| 3 | Solubility/Miscibility in water | Complies | Soluble / Miscible. | In-house |
| 4 | Colour (APHA) | Less than 10 Hz | NMT 10 Hz | In-house |
| 5 | Density, 20°C | 0.783 g/cm3 | 0.780 - 0.790 g/cm3 | In-house |
| 6 | Boiling range (95%) | 80°C - 82°C | 80°C-82°C | In-house |
| 7 | Refractive index, 20°C ± 0.5°C | 1.344 | 1.342-1.344 | In-house |
| 8 | Residue on evaporation | 0.001% | NMT 0.005% | In-house |
| 9 | Ammonia(NH3) | 0.33 ppm | NMT 0.5 ppm | In-house |
| 10 | Titrable acid (Acidity) | 1.5 ml of 0.01N NaOH required | < or = 8 µ eq/g (NMT 8.0 ml of 0.01N NaOH Should be required) | In-house |
| 11 | Titrable base (Alkalinity) | 3.5 ml of 0.01N HCl required | < or = 0.6 µ eq/g (NMT 4.5 ml of 0.01N HCl Should be required) | In-house |
| 12 | Propionitrile (CH3CH2CN) (by GC) | 2 ppm | NMT 300 ppm | In-house |
| 13 | Acrylonitrile (C3H3N) (by GC) | Not detected | NMT 5 ppm | In-house |
| 14 | Arsenic (As) | Not detected | NMT 0.15 ppm | In-house |
| 15 | Lead (Pb) | Not detected | NMT 0.5 ppm | In-house |
| 16 | Cadmium(Cd) | Not detected | NMT 0.2 ppm | In-house |
| 17 | Mercury(Hg) | Not detected | NMT 0.15 ppm | In-house |
| 18 | Iron(Fe) | Not detected | NMT 5 ppm | In-house |
| 19 | Copper(Cu) | Not detected | NMT 5 ppm | In-house |
| 20 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 190 nm | 0.397 | NMT 1.0 | In-house |
| 21 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 220 nm | 0.033 | NMT 0.05 | In-house |
| 22 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 254 nm | 0.001 | NMT 0.01 | In-house |
| 23 | Purity (By GC) | 99.99% | NLT 99.90% | In-house |
| 24 | Water content (by KF) | 0.035% | NMT 0.05% (w/w) | In-house |
| 25 | Total aerobic bacterial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml | In-house |
| 26 | Total combined yeast and mould count | Less than 10 CFU/ml | NMT 10 CFU/ml | In-house |
| 27 | E.coli | Absent/ml | should be Absent /ml | In-house |
| 28 | Salmonella | Absent/ 10ml | should be Absent / 10ml | In-house |
| 29 | Pseud. aeruginosa | Absent/ml | should be Absent /ml | In-house |
| 30 | Staphylococcus aureus | Absent/ml | should be Absent /ml | In-house |
| 31 | Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria | Absent/ml | should be Absent /ml | In-house |
| 32 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 2.5 EU/ml | NMT 2.5 EU/ml | In-house |