BS ISO 10210 - PLASTICS - PREPARATION OF TEST AND REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR BIODEGRADATION TESTING

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
   5.1 Solid carbon dioxide
   5.2 Liquid nitrogen
6 Apparatus
   6.1 Sieve
   6.2 Rotor mill
   6.3 Rotating mechanical mixer
   6.4 Sieve vibrator
   6.5 Microscope
7 Procedure
   7.1 Preparation of test material for regulating
       the size and shape
   7.2 Powder type of test material
       7.2.1 Powder type of test material produced by
             mechanical crushing
       7.2.2 Separation of powder type of test material
             by mechanical crushing
       7.2.3 Measurement of size distribution of crushed
             test material
             7.2.3.1 Size distribution measurement by microscopy
             7.2.3.2 Size distribution measurement by weighing
   7.3 Film or sheet type of test material
   7.4 Bulk and block types of test materials
   7.5 Storage
8 Calculation and expression of results
   8.1 Size distribution
9 Validity of preparation
10 Report of preparation
Annex A (informative) - Example of powder type test
        material derived from polymer materials
        mechanically crushed using a rotating mechanical
        mixer
Annex B (informative) - Example of film type test material
        derived from polymer material film
Annex C (informative) - Example of bulk type test material
        derived from polymer products
Annex D (informative) - Proposed shape and size of test
        materials according to ISO standards for
        biodegradation of plastics
Bibliography

Committee	PRI/21
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	28
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

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