Reagent / ACS grade purity question
Ok, so there’s food grade (FCC), medical grade (USP), lab grade (crap), and then there’s Readent/ACS grade.
Now I know that FCC and USP are fine for food purposes, but what about ACS grade?
I thought ACS was ultra pure, but SWIM was reading a bottle of Reagent/ACS grade solvent and it says very clearly on it “For laboratory use only”. Does that basically mean it could have tiny amount of very highly toxic substances in it?
For example, the Reagent/ACS grade ethyl acetate says:
Assay: 99.5 % min
Color: 10 max.
Residue after evaporation: 0.003%
Titrable acid: 0.0009 meq/g max
Substances darkened by H2SO2: P.T.
Water: 0.2% max.
So there’s possibly 0.003% of something in it that won’t evaporate. Is that something to worry about? Would distilling it be of any help?
SWIM can't find FCC or USP grade at any place that sells to the general public.
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