GB/T 394.1-2026 Non-edible fermented ethanol for industrial use English, Anglais, Englisch, Inglés, えいご
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ICS 13.220.10
CCS H 57
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
GB/T 394.1-2025
Replaces GB/T 394.1-2008
Non-edible fermented ethanol for industrial use
非食用发酵工业酒精
Issue date: 2026-01-28 Implementation date: 2027-02-01
Issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Technical Requirements
5 Test Methods
6 Inspection Rules
7 Marking, Packaging, Transportation, Storage
Bibliography
Non-Edible Fermented Ethanol for Industrial Use
1 Scope
This document specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, and storage for non-edible fermented ethanol for industrial use, and describes the corresponding test methods.
This document applies to the production, inspection, and sale of non-edible fermented ethanol for industrial use.
This document does not apply to edible ethanol or industrial ethanol produced by chemical synthesis or other methods.
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.
GB 190 Packing symbol for dangerous goods
GB/T 191 Packaging – Pictorial marking for handling and storage of goods
GB/T 394.2 General methods of analysis for ethanol
JJF 1070 Rules of Metrological Testing for Net Quantity of Prepackaged Products with Constant Content
3 Terms and Definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1
non-edible fermented ethanol for industrial use
Hydrous ethanol produced by fermentation and distillation of starchy, sugary, or cellulosic materials, intended for industrial use (excluding industries with special requirements such as the food industry).
4 Technical Requirements
4.1 Sensory Requirements
Shall comply with the provisions in Table 1.
4.2 Physicochemical Requirements
Shall comply with the provisions in Table 2.
4.3 Net Content
Shall comply with the provisions of the "Administrative Regulations on Metrological Supervision of Prepackaged Products with Constant Content".
5 Test Methods
5.1 Sensory Requirements
Conduct according to the methods described in GB/T 394.2.
5.2 Physicochemical Requirements
Conduct according to the methods described in GB/T 394.2.
5.3 Net Content
Conduct according to the provisions of JJF 1070.
6 Inspection Rules
6.1 Batch Composition
6.1.1 Products produced per shift or per day, of the same category, same quality, and same specification, constitute a batch.
6.1.2 For products packaged in tanks or tank trucks, each tank or tank truck load constitutes a batch.
6.2 Sampling
6.2.1 Sampling methods are as follows:
a) For products packaged in tanks or tank trucks, each tank or tank truck is a sample unit, from which one sample is taken.
b) For products packaged in drums or bottles, samples are taken according to Table 3.
6.2.2 Samples shall be taken from the upper, middle, and lower parts of the tank. For vertical tanks, sample in the volume ratio of 2:3:2; for horizontal tanks, sample in the volume ratio of 1:3:1. Samples from tank trucks and drums shall be taken from the middle part.
6.2.3 Take 2 L of sample from each batch, mix well, and place into two brown narrow-mouth reagent bottles. Immediately affix labels indicating: sample name, batch number (tank, tank truck, or drum number), grade, sampling time and location, and sampler's name. Use one bottle for testing and retain the other for two months for future reference.
6.3 Inspection Classification
6.3.1 Factory Inspection
6.3.1.1 Before leaving the factory, products shall be batch-inspected by the manufacturer's inspection department according to this document. Products shall only leave the factory if the inspection results comply with this document.
6.3.1.2 Inspection items include sensory requirements, chromaticity, ethanol content, sulfuric acid test color, oxidation time, aldehydes, isobutanol + isoamyl alcohol, methanol, and net content.
6.3.2 Type Inspection
6.3.2.1 Inspection items include all items required in this document.
6.3.2.2 Under normal circumstances, type inspection for the same category of products shall be conducted once every six months. Type inspection shall also be conducted under any of the following circumstances:
a) When there is a significant change in raw or auxiliary materials;
b) When key processes or equipment are altered;
c) When newly trial-produced products or normal production products resume production after a shutdown of more than three months;
d) When there is a significant discrepancy between factory inspection results and the previous type inspection results;
e) When national regulatory authorities require sampling inspection according to relevant regulations.
6.4 Judgment Rules
6.4.1 If one or more indicators in the inspection results do not meet the requirements of this document, a re-inspection shall be conducted by taking twice the amount of sample from the same batch. The re-inspection results shall be final.
