Test 

Minimum quantity of required sample (g)

Test fees (Rs.)*

Reporting period (days)

(A) Shellac/ Seedlac/By-product of lac

Hot alcohol insoluble               

100

600

2

Cold alcohol insoluble

100

600       

2

Flow ASTM method

100

500       

2

Life (Heat-polymerization time)

100

500               

2

Wax Content

     i)  Method - I

100

600

3 

     ii) Method - II

100

600       

4

Bleach Index

100

500       

2

Rosin Content

     (a) Qualitative

100

500       

2

     (b) Quantitative

100

1000       

5

Acid value

100

500       

2

Saponification value

100

500       

2

Iodine value

100

600       

5

Particle size

100

400       

1

Colour Index

100

500       

2

Volatile matter

100

500       

2

Water soluble matter

100

500 

2

Melting Point

100

500         

2

Ash content

100

500         

2

Rate of filtration

100

500 

2

Lac content

100

1000       

3

(B) Bleached Lac

Hot alcohol insoluble

100

600

2

Colour Index

100

500 

2

Acid value

100

500 

2

Iodine value

100

1000       

5

Volatile matter

100

500       

2

Wax Content

     i)  Method - I

100

600       

2

     ii) Method - II

100

600        

3

Percentage of chlorine

100

600       

3

Saponification value

100

500       

2

Copal qualitative

100

500       

2

(C) Lac Dye

Melting Point

10

500 

2

Volatile matter at 135⁰C

10

500  

2

Ash content

10

500 

2

Cold water insoluble

10

500 

2

Hot alcohol insoluble

10

500  

2

Dye content

10

500  

2

Presence of Azo group

2

1000

3

(D) Shellac Wax

Melting point

50

500 

2

Acid value

50

500 

2

Natural resin content

50

500 

2

Volatile matter

50

500 

2

Ash

50

500 

2

Relative density

50

500 

2

(E) Aleuritic Acid

Molecular mass

10

500 

2

Melting point

10

500 

2

Relative density

20

500 

2

Purity of the sample by DSC

10

1200

5

(F) Hydrolysed lac

Acid value

10

500

2

(G) Sealing Wax

Percentage of loading

3 sticks

600

2

Rosin

1 stick

1000

4

Shellac

2 sticks

1000

2

Shellac pitch content (pitch)

2 sticks

600

2

Adhesion & Impression test

2 sticks

500

2

Heat resistance

2 sticks

500

2

Polymerisation test

2 sticks

500

2

(H) Gasket Shellac Compound

Solid content

50

500 

2

Acid value

50

500 

2

Drying time

50

500 

2

Resistance to Motor gasoline Toluene Mixture

50

500 

2

(K) Organic substance

Melting profile of organic substance by DSC

10

1000

5

UV-Vis analysis

10

600

3

CHNS Analysis

10

1000

7