27 CFR § 21.118-T2 - Naphtha.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s21.118-T2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 21.118-T2 - Naphtha."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "21.118-T2"
section_name: "Naphtha."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "FORMULAS FOR DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552(a); 26 U.S.C. 5242, 7805."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-133, 48 FR 24673, June 2, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "21"
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# 21.118-T2 Naphtha.

(a) *API Gravity at 60 °F.* 30 to 85.

(b) *Reid Vapor Pressure (PSI).* 8 maximum.

(c) *Specific Gravity at 20 °C.* 0.70 to 0.80.

(d) *Distillation ( °F):*

(i) *I.B.P.* 85 maximum.

(ii) *10 percent.* 130 maximum.

(iii) *50 percent.* 250 maximum.

(iv) *90 percent.* 340 maximum.

(e) *End point distillation.* 380 maximum.

(f) *Copper corrosion.* One (1).

(g) *Sabolt color.* 28 minimum.

[T.D. TTB-140, 81 FR 59462, Aug. 30, 2016]