Proficiency Test on Ethanol (Food/Neutral grade) started

The letter of instruction can be downloaded here as Word document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

Download the instuctions for iis16C11 here: The letter of instructions and the  report form.

Summary of this proficiency test:

On 9 November 2016 the proficiency test on Ethanol (Food/Neutral grade) started with 31 participants from 18 different countries.

On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the samples was the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

The samples can be analyzed on: Density at 20°C, Nonvolatile Matter, Permanganate Time test @20°C, pHe, Strength, Water (titrimetric), Purity, Acetal, Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Benzene, Isopropanol, Methanol, Monothylene Glycol, Total Impurities and UV Absorbance.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 16 December 2016. A laboratory that reports test results after deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform. A login and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com