# ISO 4718:1981 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 4718:1981, item title is Oil of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus); status code is 9599; successor is ISO/CD 4718 | ISO 4718:2004; withdrawn / published date is 1981-04-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 4718:1981 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Oil of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO/CD 4718 | ISO 4718:2004
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1981-04-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 10701,IS,,ISO 4718:1981,Oil of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus),Huile essentielle de lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus),1981-04-01,1,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,,"[10702,32032]","['en','fr']",2,"<p>The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Clear, mobile liquid. Colour: Pale yellow to yellowish brown. Odour: Characteristic, resembling that of citral. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 0,885 - 0,905. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,4830 - 1,4890. Optical rotation at 20 °C: Range from - 3 to + 1 . Miscibility with 70 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1 : 3. Carbonyl value: Minimum 268 (corresponding to 73 % of carbonyl compounds, expressed as citral). Residue from vacuum dis

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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