BS 3488 is a British standard on anhydrous lanolin that discusses the specification for technical anhydrous lanolin to enhance the quality of anhydrous lanolin.
BS 3488 specifies requirements for anhydrous lanolin suitable for technical uses, for example as an easily removable rust preventative or protective film agent.
Note: BS 3488 is not applicable to lanolin for medical or cosmetic use.
BS 3488 on the specification for technical anhydrous lanolin is useful for:
Lanolin is secreted by the sebaceous glands of sheep and is a thick, greasy, yellow substance in its unrefined state. When this raw material is processed to remove its impurities, the resulting substance is called anhydrous lanolin.
Lanolin films applied to iron and steel surfaces will give excellent protection against rusting. These lanolin coatings are usually regarded as ‘temporary’ coatings, in the sense that they are used primarily for the protection of bright steel parts during transport and storage, and often must be removed before the part is used.
BS 3488 provides you with guidance on saponification value, iodine value, moisture and other volatile matter, melting point, ash, matter soluble in water, pH value of aqueous extract, sulphur, determination of matter soluble in water, determination of pH value of aqueous extract, detection of sulphur, procedures, expression of results, etc.
The requirements and procedures provided by BS 3488 assist you in the determination of the pH value of aqueous extract, the determination of matter soluble in water, the detection of sulphur, and improving the quality and subsistence of anhydrous lanolin and ensuring anhydrous lanolin is free from contaminations.
With obedience and compliance to BS 3488, you can enhance anhydrous lanolin effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.