Designation:D5530−15StandardTestMethodforTotalMoistureofHazardousWasteFuelbyKarlFischerTitrimetry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5530;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodcoversthedeterminationbyKarlFischer(KF)titrimetryoftotalmoistureinsolidorliquidhazardouswastefuelsusedbyindustrialfurnaces.1.2Thistestmethodhasbeenusedsuccessfullyonnumer-oussamplesofhazardouswastefuelcomposedofsolvents,spentoils,inks,paints,andpigments.Therangeofapplicabil-ityforthistestmethodisbetween1.0and100%;however,thisevaluationwaslimitedtosamplescontainingapproximately5to50%water.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD4017TestMethodforWaterinPaintsandPaintMaterialsbyKarlFischerMethodE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Anamountofsolvent(see7.3)sufficienttoimmersetheelectrodeinthetitrationflaskfully(seeNote1)istitratedtodrynessasexplainedin9.1,andtheKarlFischerreagentfactorisdeterminedbytitrationofmeasuredamountsofwater.AweighedportionofthesampleisdissolvedinKFsolventandtitratedwithreagenttodryness.Ifsolidmaterialinterferes(see5.3)withtheelectrodeordoesnotdissolvesufficiently,anextractionusingKFsolventisperformedpriortointroductionintothetitrationflask.Thetotalmoistureinthesampleisthendetermined.Thefinaltotalmoisturepercentisanaverageoftwotrialsforeachsample.3.2Thecontentsofthetitrationflaskma...
