Shopping Cart

No products in the cart.

BS EN 900:2014

$167.15

Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. Calcium hypochlorite

Published By Publication Date Number of Pages
BSI 2014 34
Guaranteed Safe Checkout
Categories: ,

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our online customer service team by clicking on the bottom right corner. We’re here to assist you 24/7.
Email:[email protected]

This European Standard is applicable to calcium hypochlorite used for the treatment of water intended for human consumption. It describes the characteristics of calcium hypochlorite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium hypochlorite. It provides information on its use in water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of calcium hypochlorite (see Annex B).

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
8 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Description
3.1 Identification
3.1.1 Chemical name
3.1.2 Synonym or common name
3.1.3 Relative molecular mass
3.1.4 Empirical formula
9 3.1.5 Chemical formula
3.1.6 CAS Registry Number )
3.1.7 EINECS reference )
3.2 Commercial form
3.3 Physical properties
3.3.1 Appearance
3.3.2 Density
3.3.3 Solubility in water
3.3.4 Vapour pressure
3.3.5 Boiling point at 100 kPa )
3.3.6 Melting point
3.3.7 Specific heat
10 3.3.8 Viscosity, dynamic
3.3.9 Critical temperature
3.3.10 Critical pressure
3.3.11 Physical hardness
3.4 Chemical properties
4 Purity criteria
4.1 General
4.2 Composition of commercial product
11 4.3 Impurities and main by-products
4.4 Chemical parameters
5 Test methods
5.1 Sampling
12 5.2 Analysis
5.2.1 Determination of calcium hypochlorite content (main product)
5.2.1.1 Principle
5.2.1.2 Reagents
13 5.2.1.3 Apparatus
5.2.1.4 Procedure
5.2.1.5 Expression of results
14 5.2.1.6 Repeatability limit
5.2.2 Dissolution quality (available chlorine after 1 min)
5.2.2.1 Principle
5.2.2.2 Reagents
5.2.2.3 Apparatus
5.2.2.4 Procedure
15 5.2.2.5 Expression of results
5.2.2.6 Repeatability limit
5.2.3 Impurities
5.2.3.1 Insoluble matter
16 5.2.3.2 Water content
5.2.4 Chemical parameters
5.2.4.1 General
5.2.4.2 Principle
5.2.4.3 Reagents
5.2.4.4 Procedure
17 5.2.4.5 Determination of the mercury content (Hg)
18 6 Labelling – Transportation – Storage
6.1 Means of delivery
19 6.2 Labelling according to the EU legislation )
6.3 Transportation regulations and labelling
20 6.4 Marking
6.5 Storage
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Long term stability
21 6.5.3 Storage incompatibilities
22 Annex A (informative) General information on calcium hypochlorite
A.1 Origin
A.1.1 Raw materials
A.1.2 Manufacturing process
A.2 Use
A.2.1 Function
A.2.2 Form in which it is used
A.2.3 Treatment dose
A.2.4 Means of application
A.2.5 Secondary effects
23 A.2.6 Removal of excess product
24 Annex B (normative) General rules relating to safety
B.1 Rules for safe handling and use
B.2 Emergency procedures
B.2.1 First aid
B.2.2 Spillage
B.2.3 Fire
25 Annex C (normative)Determination of arsenic, antimony and selenium (atomic absorption spectrometry hydride technique)
C.1 General principle
C.2 Interferences
C.3 Reagents
27 C.4 Apparatus
C.4.1 General
29 C.5 Procedure
C.5.1 Preparation of the apparatus
C.5.2 Preparation of calibration solutions
C.5.3 Preparation of test solutions and standard solutions
C.5.4 Determination of arsenic with sodium borohydride
30 C.5.5 Determination of selenium with sodium borohydride
C.5.6 Determination of antimony with sodium borohydride
C.6 Calculation
C.7 Repeatability limit
31 Annex D (informative)Environmental, health and safety precautions within chemical laboratory
BS EN 900:2014
$167.15