Many standard specifications have been laid down for the more important uses of ZnO (rubber, paints, and the pharmaceutical industry). For standards, see Table 1.1 (“Zinc oxide pigments; Methods of analysis” and “Specification”). Various methods of classification are used, often based on the production process and the chemical composition. The most well known are pharmacopeias (USP, BP; DAB, Ph. Eur.); ISO 9298, T31 006 NF, ASTM D79 — 86 and ASTM D 4295 — 89. Table 2.13 shows a classification with typical data for commercially available zinc oxide grades (more detailed standard specifications see standards mentioned above).
Tab. 2.13: Classification of commercially available grades of zinc oxide (typical data).
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Normally manufactures have their own standards. The terms gold seal, silver seal, red seal, green seal and white seal are still common in Europe.
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