Designation: E2470 − 26Standard Specif i cation forPolyester Grade Ethylene Glycol 1This standard is issued under the f i xed designation E2470; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope*1.1 This specif i cation covers polyester grade ethylene gly-col.1.2 The following applies to all specif i ed limits in thisstandard; for purposes of determining conformance with thisstandard, an observed value or a calculated value shall berounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digitused in expressing the specif i cation limit, in accordance withthe rounding-off method of Practice E29.1.3 Consult current OSHA regulations, suppliers’ SafetyData Sheets, and local regulations for all materials used in thisspecif i cation.1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regardedas standard. No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards: 2D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum ProductsD850 Test Method for Distillation of Industrial AromaticHydrocarbons and Related MaterialsD1722 Test Method for Water Miscibility of Water-SolubleSolventsD4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using TristimulusColorimetryD8005 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D8311 Test Method for Impurities in Monoethylene Glycolby Gas Chromatography with NormalizationE29 Practice for Using Signif i cant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specif i cationsE300 Practice for Sampling Industrial ChemicalsE394 Test Method for Iron in Trace Quantities Using the1,10-Phenanthroline MethodE1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulo-metric Karl Fischer TitrationE1615 Test Method for Determination of Trace Quantities ofIron by Visible SpectrophotometryE2193 Test Method for Ultraviolet Transmittance of Mono-ethylene Glycol (using Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry)E2313 Test Method for Aldehydes in Mono-, Di-, andTriethylene Glycol (using Spectrophotometry)E2409 Test Method for Glycol Impurities in Mono-, Di-, Tri-and Tetraethylene Glycol and in Mono- and DipropyleneGlycol (Gas Chromatographic Method)E2469 Test Method for Chloride in Mono-, Di- and Tri-ethylene Glycol by Ion ChromatographyE2679 Test Method for Acidity in Mono-, Di-, Tri- andTetraethylene Glycol by Non-Aqueous PotentiometricTitrationE2680 Test Method for Appearance of Clear, TransparentLiquids (Visual Inspection Procedure)2.2 Federal Specif i cations:OSHA Regulations 29 CFR paragraphs 1910.1000 and1910.120043. Properties3.1 Polyester grade ethylene glycol shall conform to thisspecif i cation (see Table 1).4. Sampling4.1 Sample ethylene glycol in accordance with the appro-priate sections of Practice E300 for liquid samples.1 This specif i cation is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D16 onAromatic, Industrial, Specialty and Related Chemicals and is the direct responsi-bility of Subcommittee D16.14 on Alcohols & Glycols.Current edition approved July 1, 2026. Published July 2026. Originally approvedin 2009. Last previous edition approved in 2022 as E2470 – 22. DOI: 10.1520/E2470-26.2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at www.astm.org/contact. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summarypage on the ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.1
