BS EN ISO 14855-2:2018 – TC:2020 Edition
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Tracked Changes. Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions. Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide – Gravimetric measurement of carbon dioxide evolved in a laboratory-scale test
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2020 | 51 |
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 27 | National foreword |
| 29 | European foreword |
| 31 | Foreword |
| 32 | Introduction |
| 34 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 36 | 4 Principle 5 Reagents |
| 37 | 6 Apparatus 6.2 Composting vessels |
| 38 | 7 Procedure 7.1 Preparation of the inoculum 7.2 Preparation of the sea sand 7.3 Preparation of test material and reference material |
| 39 | 7.4 Starting up the test |
| 40 | 7.5 Measurement of the evolved carbon dioxide 7.6 Incubation period |
| 41 | 7.7 Termination of the test 8 Calculation 8.1 Theoretical amount of carbon dioxide evolved by test material 8.2 Percentage biodegradation |
| 42 | 9 Expression and interpretation of results 10 Validity of results 11 Test report |
| 44 | Annex A (informative) Basic principle of the test |
| 46 | Annex B (informative) Example of an apparatus using an electrically heated composting vessel |
| 48 | Annex C (informative) Derivation of the formula used to calculate the degree of biodegradation from the amount of carbon dioxide evolved |
| 49 | Bibliography |
