EN 14998:2005 – Coal tar based oils: fluxing oils

This document gives specifications and defines test methods for coal tar fluxing oils. Annex specifies this waming for use for industrial purposes. The main purposes of these oils are to reduce the viscosity of bituminous (carbonaceous) binders used for road construction. They may be used in conjunction with petrochemical feedstocks.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1014-1, Wood preservatives – Creosote and creosoted timber-Methods of sampling and analysis – Part 1:Procedure for sampling creosote
EN 1014-3, Wood preservatives – Creosote and creosoted timber – Methods of sampling and analysis . Part 3: Determination of benzo/a]pyrene content of creosote
EN 12303:2000, Coal tar based oils – Terminology
EN 12846, Bitumen and bituminous binders. Determination of efflux time of bitumen emulsions by the efflux viscometer
EN 13847:2001, Coal tar and pitch based binders and related products – Terminology and classification
EN 13991, Deriatives from coal pyrolysis – Coal tar based oils: creosotes – Specifications and test methods
EN ISO 2719, Determination of flash point – Pensky-Martens closed cup method (ISO 27 19:2002)
EN ISO 3405, Petroleum products. Determination of disillation characteristics at atmospheric pressure (ISO
3405:2000)
EN ISO 3675, Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products – Laboratory determination of density .
Hydrometer method (ISO 3675:1998)
ISO 760, Determination of water – Karl Fischer method (General method)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12303:2000 and EN 13847:2001 apply.
4 Sampling
Samples for the asssment of the characteristics listed in Table 1 shall be taken in accordance with EN 1014-1.
EN 14998-2005