BCAS Food Grade Air Purity Compressed Air Specifications2021-12-29T14:50:50-06:00

BCAS Food Grade Air Standards & Specs 

Food Grade Compressed Air & Gas Specifications

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BCAS Food Grade Air Purity Compressed Air Specifications are listed below. If the specification you need is not shown, please Contact Us. We have many more air & gas specifications in our database. If you need a custom specification, Contact Us with your requirements.

BCAS FOOD AND BEVERAGE GRADE COMPRESSED AIR
BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINE 102
ISO 8573-1:2010
PURITY CLASS
PARTICLES (P) WATER OIL
By Particle Size
(maximum number of particles per m3)
Vapor Pressure Dewpoint Aerosol & Vapor
0.1 µm < d ≤ 0.5 µm 0.5 µm < d ≤ 1.0 µm 1.0 µm < d ≤ 5.0 µm °C °F mg/m3
Direct Contact
2:2:1
400,000 6,000 100 ≤ -40 ≤ -40 ≤ 0.01
Indirect Contact
2:4:2
400,000 6,000 100 ≤ +3 ≤ +37 ≤ 0.1
Microbial Contaminants Hazard analysis shall establish the risk of contamination by microbiological contaminants from compressed air. The level of control identified as being required over microbiological contaminants in the compressed air shall be detected using the test method specified in ISO 8573-7.
Footnotes (P) Particle classes 1-5 may not be employed if particles >5 micron are present according to ISO 8573-1.
Air & Gas Specifications referenced above may be viewed and/or purchased from: BCAS - British Compressed Air Society
                              

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