ASTM D13-02
Standard Specification for Spirits of Turpentine
- Standard No.
- ASTM D13-02
- Release Date
- 2002
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- 2007-11
- Latest
- ASTM D13-02
- Scope
1.1 This specification covers the following kinds of spirits of turpentine as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations and Terminology D 804: gum spirits of turpentine, steam-distilled wood turpentine, sulfate wood turpentine, and destructively-distilled wood turpentine.
1.2 The purchaser should specify the kind of spirits of turpentine desired.
1.3 This specification is no longer widely used as it only specifies physical characteristics and not chemical composition. This specification was developed when the chief use for turpentine was as a solvent. Currently, especially in the United States, only a very limited quantity of turpentine is used as a solvent. Its main end use is as a raw material for the preparation of polyterpene type resins and synthetic organic chemicals. In spite of its limited application as a solvent, and hence the limited use of this specification, it is considered to be important to retain this specification. When information is required on chemical composition, gas chromatography is the recommended procedure (see Test Methods D 6387).
ASTM D13-02 Referenced Document
- ASTM D233 Standard Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Turpentine
- ASTM D6387 Standard Test Methods for Composition of Turpentine and Related Terpene Products by Capillary Gas Chromatography
- ASTM D804 Terminology Relating to Naval Stores, Including Tall Oil and Related Products
ASTM D13-02 history
- 2002 ASTM D13-02 Standard Specification for Spirits of Turpentine
- 1997 ASTM D13-97 Standard Specification for Spirits of Turpentine
