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Indian Standard SHELLAC SPECIFICATION

PART ( 2 MACHINE-MADE SHELLAC

Third Revision )

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668 44731

@ BIS 1991

BUREAU
MANAK

OF
BHAVAN,

INDIAN

STANDARDS
ZAFAR MARG

9 BAHADUR SHAH NEW DELHI 110002

December 1991

Price Group 2

Lac and Lac Products

Sectional Committee,

CHD 22

FOREWORD This Indian Standard ( Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Lac and Lac Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Chemical Division Council. Indian Standard for shellac covering hand-made shellac as well as machine-made shellac was first published in 1949. It served as a basi; for initiating work at the level of the International Organization for Standardization (1S0) and culminated in the preparation of 1S0 Recommendation R 56 Shellac in 1957. Simultaneously, It was revised to correspond with the ISO Recommendation. Later on, the Technical Committee ISOITC 50 Lac reviewed the position in respect of adoption of ISO/R 56 Shellac by member countries of 1S0 and in the fourth meeting of ISO/TC 50 it was decided that specific proposals for changes in the 1S0 Recommendation be invited. On the basis of the proposals received it was seen that the adoption of ISO/R 56 was much more satisfactory in respect of machine-made shellac than of hand-made shellac. Because the number of types and grades of machine-made shellac and hand-made shellac, taken together, was far too big and caused confusion in making reference to the standard. Hence, two parts of the standards were printed. While, Part 2 covered machine-made shellac, hand-made shellac was covered in Part 1 of this standard, In the second revision of this standard for machine-made shellac, the requirement for non-volatile matter soluble in cold alchol had been dropped. The methods for quantitative determination of rosin had also been dropped. The requirement for colour index was given as essential. Though the colour index had been made an optional requirement in ISO/R 560 the Sectional Committee had, however, decided that colour index should be made an essential requirement but the purchaser and the supplier may, by agreement, judge colour by visual examination by comparison with an approved sample. During the last two decades, three amendments had been issued in view of the deterioration in quality of shellac on storage and its usage in food and pharmaceutical industries. This third revision is being undertaken to incorporate those amendments. For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2: 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ). The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

IS 16( Part 2 ) :1991

Indian Standard
SHELLAC SPECIFICATION
PART ( 2 MACHINE-MADE SHELLAC

Third Revision )
6 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS 6.1 Matter Insoluble in Hot Alcohol Machine-made shellac shall not contain matter insoluble in hot alcohol, determined by either of the methods prescribed in 6 of IS 6921: 1973 as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier, in excess of the limits given below: Type Maximum Percent by Mass 075 03
02 02

1 SCOPE 1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for machine-made shellac. 1.2 The limits prescribed limits for rejection. 2 REFERENCES The Indian Standards listed below ?re the necessary adjuncts to this standard; IS No. 4908: 1968 6921 : 1973 Glossary industry Title of terms used in lac in this standard are

L 111
N

6.2 Colour Index or Colour and Appearance and test for 6.2.1 The colour index of machine-made shellac, as determined by the method prescribed in 7 of IS 6921 :1973, shall be not in excess of the limits given below: Colour Index, Max fA ~B 1: ~ C 22 ID 35

Methods of sampling Iac and Iac products

3 TERMINOLOGY 3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS 4908: 1968 and the following shall apply. 3.1.1 Approved Sample

Type I,

Grades

The sample agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier as the standard for colour and ,.. general appearance. Type H, 4 FORM AND CONDITION Machine-made shellac shall be in the form of flakes, sheets, - or buttons or any other form agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. 5 TYPES AND GRADES 5.1 There shall be four types of machine-made shellac as follows: Type I produced by heat process, Type II produced by hot solvent process, de-waxed, and Type III 6.2.2 Alternatively, the appearance and colour of shellac shall be not inferior to those of an approved sample when judged by visual examination. 6.3 Rosin Machine-made shellac shall not contain anv rosin, as tested by the method prescribed in 9 o~ IS 6921:1973. 1 Type IV, Grades Grades

Type III, Grades

Type IV decolourized and de-waxed. 5.2 There shall be five grades in each of Types 1 and 11 and four grades in each of Types HI and Iv.

IS 16( Part 2 ) :1991 6.4 Orpiment and Other Arsenical Impurities 6.4.1 Machine-made shellac shall not contain any orpirnent, as tested by the methods prescribed in 14 of IS 6921 : 1973 except when a specified percentage is agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier, in which case the determination shall be carried out as prescribed in 20.1 of IS 6921 : 1973. 6.4.2 When the material is required for food industry or for drug preparations, the content of arsenic shall not exceed 2 ppm ( as As ) when tested by the method prescribed in 20.2 of IS 6921:1973. 6.5 Lead When the material is required for food industry or for drug preparations, the content of lead shall not exceed 10 ppm ( as Pb ) when determined by the method prescribed in 16 of IS 6921:1973. 7 OPTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 7.6 Heat Polymerization Test

Machine-made shellac shall satisfy a heat polymerization test within the range of time as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. The method shall be that prescribed in 22 of IS 6921 : 1973 and unless otherwise agreed, the temperature of test shall be 150 C. 7.7 Acid Value The acid value of machine-made shellac shall be fixed, if desired, by agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier. It shall be determined by the method prescribed in 15 of IS 6921:1973. 7.8 Lead Content The limit of lead content shall be subject to agreement between the purchaser and the supplier and the percentage of lead shall be deter: mined by the method prescribed in 16 of 1S 6921:1973.
NOTE - Shellac is, not expected to contain any lead, but to guard against inadvertent. contammat]on, when lead-free shellac is required, lt shall not contain more then 003 percent by mass of lead calculated as lead ( see also 6.5 ).

7.0 The optional requirements given below shall be subject to agreement between the purchaser and the supplier. 7.1 Volatile Matter Machine-made shellac shall contain not more than 20 percent by mass of volatile matter ( moisture), as determined by the method prescribed in 5 of IS 6921: 1973. 7.2 Wax Machine-made shellac of Type I and Type II shall not contain more than 5.5 precent by mass of wax, and that of Type HI and Type IV not more than 02 percent by mass of wax when tested in accordance with Method I and Method H respectively prescribed in 11 of IS 6921:1973. 7.3 Ash Machine-made shellac shall contain not more than 03 percent by mass of ash when determined by the method prescribed in 12 of IS 6921: 1973. 7.4 Matter Soluble in Water Machine-made shellac shall contain not more than 05 percent by mass of matter soluble in water and the aqueous extract shall not be acidic to methyl red or alkaline to bromothymol blue. The test shall be carried out according to the method prescribed in 13 of IS 6921 : 1973. 7.5 Flow Test Machine-made shellac shall have a flow within the range agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier, when tested bY the me~o~ Prescribed in 21 of IS 6921: 1973.

7.9 Grit The maximum limit for grit content in shellac shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. When required, it shall be determined by the method prescribed in 23 of 1S 6921:1973.
7.10 Iodine Value

The maximum limit for iodine value of shellac shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. When required, it shall be determined by any one of the two methods prescribed in 24 of IS 6921:1973. 7.11 Clarity of Solution This requirement is applicable to Type 111 and Type lV shellac and shall be subject to agreement between the purchaser and the supplier. The shellac shall show no turbidity when tested by the method prescribed in 25 of IS 6921: 1973. 8 PACKING AND MARKING 8.1 Packing The material shall be packed as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. 8.1.1 It n recommended that the material be consumed as early as possible after purchase; till the time it is consumed, the containers shall be stored at low temperatures. preferably 4 to 5 c. 2

IS 16 ( Part 2 ) :1991 .8.2 Markhg The material shall be marked with the following information:
a)

b) c) d) e)

Name, standard grade and trade ( see 4.1 and 4.1.1 ) of the material; Net mass of the material; Indication of the source of manufacture; Month and year of manufacture; and Lot number or Code number to trace the lot of manufacture.

9.2.1 Samples shall be stored in air-tight containers at temperature not more than 20 C for periods upto three months; if it is intended to keep the samples for longer periods, they shall be kept in a refrigerator. 9.3 Number of Tests 9.3.1 Tests for matter insoluble in hot alcohol, co lour index, rosin, orpiment and arsenic shall be done on two independent samples. 9.3.2 Test for all other characteristics done on a single sample only. shall be

9 SAMPLING 9.1 Samples shall be prepared prescribed in 3 of IS 6921:1973. 9.2 Samples shall be prepared each grade of the material. in the manner separately for

9.4 Criteria

for Conformity

The lot shall be considered as conforming to the specification if no failure occurs in any test.

I Standard Mark 1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the Bweau of Indian Stanalwds Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The Standard Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that standard under a well defined system of inspection, tosting and quality control which is devised and supervised by BIS and operated by the producer. Standard marked products are also continuously checked by BIS for Conformity to that standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use oft he Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

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