|
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12175:2014
Kemikalije, ki se uporabljajo za pripravo pitne vode - Heksafluorosilicijeva kislina
Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption -
Hexafluorosilicic acid
Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Wasser für den menschlichen Gebrauch -
Hexafluorkieselsäure
Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l’eau destinée à la consommation
humaine - Acide hexafluorosilicique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12175:2022
ICS:
13.060.20 Pitna voda Drinking water
71.100.80 Kemikalije za čiščenje vode Chemicals for purification of
water
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 12175
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.80 Supersedes EN 12175:2013
English Version
Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human
consumption - Hexafluorosilicic acid
Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Wasser für den
destinée à la consommation humaine - Acide menschlichen Gebrauch - Hexafluorkieselsäure
hexafluorosilicique
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 March 2022.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12175:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Description . 5
4.1 Identification . 5
4.2 Commercial form . 6
4.3 Physical properties . 6
4.4 Chemical properties . 7
5 Purity criteria . 7
5.1 General. 7
5.2 Composition of commercial product . 7
5.3 Impurities and main by-products . 7
5.4 Chemical parameters. 8
6 Test methods . 8
6.1 General. 8
6.2 Sampling . 9
6.3 Analyses. 10
7 Labelling - Transportation - Storage . 17
7.1 Means of delivery . 17
7.2 Labelling . 17
7.3 Transportation regulations and labelling . 18
7.4 Marking . 18
7.5 Storage . 18
Annex A (informative) General information on hexafluorosilicic acid . 19
Annex B (normative) General rules relating to safety . 20
Bibliography . 21
European foreword
This document (EN 12175:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 164 “Water
supply”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12175:2013.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
a) modification of 7.3 on transportation regulations and labelling, adding the sentence “The user must
be aware of the incompatibilities between transported products.”;
b) modification of 7.4 on marking. The requirements of marking are also applied to the accompanying
documents.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
In respect of potential adverse effects on the quality of water intended for human consumption caused
by the product covered by this document:
a) this document provides no information as to whether the product may be used without restriction
in any of the Member States of the EU or EFTA;
b) it should be noted that, while awaiting the adoption of verifiable European criteria, existing national
regulations concerning the use and/or the characteristics of this product remain in force.
NOTE Conformity with this document does not confer or imply acceptance or approval of the product in any
of the Member States of the EU or EFTA. The use of the product covered by this document is subject to regulation
or control by National Authorities (see Annex A).
1 Scope
This document is applicable to hexafluorosilicic acid used for treatment of water intended for human
consumption. It describes the characteristics of hexafluorosilicic acid and specifies the requirements
and the corresponding test methods for hexafluorosilicic acid. It gives information on its use in water
treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of hexafluorosilicic acid (see
Annex B).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696)
ISO 3165, Sampling of chemical products for industrial use — Safety in sampling
ISO 5440, Sodium hexafluorosilicate for industrial use — Determination of phosphate content —
Molybdovanadate spectrophotometric method
ISO 5993, Sodium hydroxide for industrial use — Determination of mercury content — Flameless atomic
absorption spectrometric method
ISO 6206, Chemical products for industrial use — Sampling — Vocabulary
ISO 6353-1, Reagents for chemical analysis — Part 1: General test methods
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at
— IEC Electropedia: available at
4 Description
4.1 Identification
4.1.1 Chemical name
Hexafluorosilicic acid.
4.1.2 Synonym or common name
Hydrofluosilicic acid.
Silicate-hexafluoro–dihydrogen.
Fluorosilicic acid.
HFSA.
4.1.3 Relative molecular mass
144,09.
4.1.4 Empirical formula
H SiF .
2 6
4.1.5 Chemical formula
H SiF .
2 6
4.1.6 CAS-Registry Number
16961-83-4.
4.1.7 EINECS reference
241-034-8.
4.2 Commercial form
The product is an aqueous solution.
4.3 Physical properties
4.3.1 Appearance and odour
The product is a clear, colourless liquid with a pungent odour.
4.3.2 Density
The density of a mass fraction 35 % solution at 25 °C is 1,35 g/mL.
The density of a mass fraction 20 % solution at 25 °C is 1,18 g/mL.
4.3.3 Solubility (in water)
The product is miscible in any proportion.
4.3.4 Vapour pressure
The vapour pressure at 20 °C is approximately 3 kPa .
4.3.5 Boiling point at 100 kPa
The product boils and decomposes at 110 °C.
4.3.6 Crystallization point
A solution of mass fraction of 35 % crystallizes at −30 °C and of a mass fraction of 20 % crystallizes at
−11,6 °C.
4.3.7 Specific heat
Not known.
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number.
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.
100 kPa = 1 bar.
4.3.8 Viscosity dynamic
A solution of a mass fraction of 20 % has a dynamic viscosity of 1,4 MPa.s at 25 °C.
4.3.9 Critical temperature
Not applicable.
4.3.10 Critical pressure
Not applicable.
4.3.11 Physical hardness
Not applicable.
4.4 Chemical properties
Hexafluorosilicic acid is only stable in an aqueous solution. On evaporation, it decomposes to hydrogen
fluoride (HF) and silicon tetrafluoride (SiF ).
It produces hydrogen on contact with steel and metals (e.g. nickel and aluminium). It is a strong acid
and reacts violently with alkalis. It forms hydrogen fluoride (HF) on contact with concentrated acids. It
attacks glass.
5 Purity criteria
5.1 General
This document specifies the minimum purity requirements for hexafluorosilicic acid used for the
treatment of water intended for human consumption. Limits are given for impurities commonly present
in the product. Depending on the raw material and the manufacturing process, other impurities may be
present and, if so, this shall be notified to the user and when necessary to relevant authorities.
Users of this product should check the national regulations in order to clarify whether it is of
appropriate purity for treatment of water intended for human consumption, taking into account raw
water quality, required dosage, contents of other impurities and additives used in the products not
stated in this document.
Limits have been given for impur
...