BS EN ISO 14855-2 - DETERMINATION OF THE ULTIMATE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF PLASTIC MATERIALS UNDER CONTROLLED COMPOSTING CONDITIONS - METHOD BY ANALYSIS OF EVOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE - PART 2: GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLVED IN A LABORATORY-SCALE TEST

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Procedure
8 Calculation
9 Expression and interpretation of results
10 Validity of results
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Basic principle of the test
Annex B (informative) - Example of an apparatus using
        an electrically heated composting vessel
Annex C (informative) - Derivation of the equation
        used to calculate the degree of biodegradation from
        the amount of carbon dioxide evolved
Bibliography

BS EN ISO 14855-2.

Committee	PRI/21
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	24
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	NA

ISO 5663:1984	Water quality — Determination of Kjeldahl nitrogen — Method after mineralization with selenium
ISO 8245:1999	Water quality Guidelines for the determination of total organic carbon (TOC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
ISO 11721-1:2001	Textiles Determination of resistance of cellulose-containing textiles to micro-organisms Soil burial test Part 1: Assessment of rot-retardant finishing
ISO 14855-1:2012	Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions — Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide — Part 1: General method