ISO 4727:1988
Withdrawn
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Oil of palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii (Roxburgh) W. Watson var. motia)
Hardcopy , PDF
English, French
05-12-1988
04-09-2025
The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Clear, mobile liquid. Colour: Pale yellow. Odour: Characteristic rose like, with grassy note. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 0,880 - 0,894. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,4710 - 1,4780. Optical rotation at 20 °C: Range from - 1,4 to + 3 . Miscibility with 70 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1 : 2. Acid value: Maximum 1,0. Further on permissible values for ester value, free alcohols content and ester value after acetylation are given. Two typical chromatograms are shown.
| Committee |
ISO/TC 54
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
4
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| ProductNote |
This standard also refers to ISO/R 210,ISO/R 211
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| PublisherName |
International Organization for Standardization
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| SupersededBy |
| ISO 4720:2009 | Essential oils — Nomenclature |
| 17/30330377 DC : 0 | BS ISO 4720 - ESSENTIAL OILS - NOMENCLATURE |
| BS ISO 4720:2009 | Essential oils. Nomenclature |
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