Whilst the scope of ASTM D 5453 is stated to be
for various fuels containing 1.0 to 8000 mg/kg
total sulphur, IMPCA consider this method to be
suitable for the determination of total sulphur
in methanol provided that the laboratory
performing the analysis has demonstrated that it
can achieve a Limit of Detection < 0.5mg/kg
with the apparatus available to it.
2. TMA and Aromatics
In case some specific consumers or producers
wish to have more specific information on TMA
(which can be considered as an impurity
generating bad smell) and/or Aromatics (in case
the previous cargos have been Aromatics).