Designation:D3224–02StandardTestMethodforWaterSolubilityofAuxiliarySolventforWoodPreservingSolutions1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3224;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthewatersolubilityofanorganicsolventusedasanauxiliaryorcosolventforpentachlorophenolorotherbiocidesinwoodpreservingsolutions.Conversely,thesolventsolubilityinthewatermayalsobedetermined.Auxiliarysolventsareusedtoeitherformulatehighconcentrationsofpentaorotherbiocidesforshipmentofliquidconcentrateforsubsequentdilutionwithanoil,ortoboastthebiocidesolvencyofthepetroleumsolutionwhenmixedfortreating.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1193SpecificationforReagentWater2D3225SpecificationforLow-BoilingHydrocarbonSol-ventforOil-BornePreservatives33.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Fillthe100mLgraduatedcylinderwith50mLofwaterand50mLofthesolvent.After10inversions,allowtostandfor30min.Then,recordthevolumeattheinterface.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Watersolubilityofauxiliarysolventsisimportantinpreventingemulsionsatthetreatingplant,andtopreventprecipitationofthebiocidefromsolutionduetolossofsolvency(seeSpecificationD3225).5.Apparatus5.1GraduatedCylinder,100-mL,withglassstopper.6.Reagents6.1PurityofWater—Unlessotherwiseindicated,referencestowatershallbeunderstoodtomeanreagentwaterconformingtoSpecificationD1193.7.Procedure7.1Bringthewater,solvent,andglasswaretotemperatureequilibriumat7561°F(23.960.5°C).7.2Add50.0mLofwatertothecylinder.7.3Addsolventtothe100-mLmark.7.4Stopperthecylinderandinverttentimes,an...
