Designation:D5310−10(Reapproved2018)StandardTestMethodforTarAcidCompositionbyCapillaryGasChromatography1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5310;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthequantitativedeterminationofphenolandcertainhomologuesofphenolintaracidandcresylicacidmixturesusingcapillarygaschromatography.Itisanormalizationtestmethodthatdetermineshomologdistribu-tionbutisnotanabsoluteassaysinceitdoesnotaccountforwaterorothercompoundsnotdetectedbyaflameionizationdetector.1.2Indeterminingtheconformanceofthetestresultsusingthismethodtoapplicablespecifications,resultsshallberoundedoffinaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeSection8.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3852PracticeforSamplingandHandlingPhenol,Cresols,andCresylicAcidD4790TerminologyofAromaticHydrocarbonsandRelatedChemicalsD6809GuideforQualityControlandQualityAssuranceProceduresforAromaticHydrocarbonsandRelatedMa-terialsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.2OtherDocuments:OSHARegulations,29CFRparagraphs1910.1000,and19...
