BHARAT OMAN REFINERIES LIMITED, BINA
QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY
                         SPECIFICATION FOR SUPERIOR KEROSENE OIL BIS 1459-1974
S.No                      PARAMETER                              METHOD                     LIMIT
 1     Acidity, inorganic                                        IS 1448 P :2                 Nil
 2     Burning Quality :                                         IS 1448 P :5
               a) Char value mg/kg of oil consumed, Max                                       20
               b) Bloom on glass chimney                                              Not darker than grey
 3     Colour (Saybolt) Min                                     IS 1448 P :14                 +10
 4     Copper Strip corrosion for 3 h at 50C                   IS 1448 P :15         Not worse than No. 1
 5     Distillation                                             IS 1448 P :18
              a) Percent recovered below 200C, Min                                           20
              b) Final boiling point,C, Max.                                                300
 6     Flash Point (Abel), C , Min                              IS 1448 P :20                35
 7     Smoke Point, mm, Min                                      IS 1448 P :31                18
 8     Total Sulphur, percent by mass, Max.               IS 1448 P:34 /ASTM D 4294          0.25