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ASTM D 5577 : 1994 : R2003

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Standard Guide for Techniques to Separate and Identify Contaminants in Recycled Plastics
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-11-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-01-2003

CONTAINED IN VOL. 08.03, 2015 Gives information on available methods for the separation and classification of contaminants such as moisture, incompatible polymers, metals, adhesives, glass, paper, wood, chemicals, and original-product residues in recycled plastic flakes or pellets.

1.1 This guide is intended to provide information on available methods for the separation and classification of contaminants such as moisture, incompatible polymers, metals, adhesives, glass, paper, wood, chemicals, and original-product residues in recycled plastic flakes or pellets. Although no specific methods for identification or characterization of foam products are included, foam products are not excluded from this guide. The methods presented apply to post-consumer plastics.

1.2 For specific procedures existing as ASTM test methods, this guide only lists the appropriate reference. Where no current ASTM standard exists, however, this guide gives procedures for the separation or identification, or both, of specific contaminants. lists the tests and the specific contaminant addressed by each procedure.

1.3 This guide does not include procedures to quantify the contaminants unless this information is available in referenced ASTM standards.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 1—Although this guide references ISO standards, there is no similar or equivalent ISO standard covering this topic.

Committee
D 20
DocumentType
Guide
Pages
5
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2003
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASTM D 3418 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ISO 3451-1:2008 Plastics Determination of ash Part 1: General methods
ASTM D 5227 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hexane Extractable Content of Polyolefins
ASTM D 1238 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D 792 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
ASTM E 682 : 1992 Standard Practice for Liquid Chromatography Terms and Relationships
ASTM E 169 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis
ISO 1183:1987 Plastics Methods for determining the density and relative density of non-cellular plastics
ASTM D 1925 : 1970 TEST METHOD FOR YELLOWNESS INDEX OF PLASTICS
ASTM D 4019 : 1994 : REV A Standard Test Method for Moisture in Plastics by Coulometric Regeneration of Phosphorus Pentoxide (Withdrawn 2002)
ASTM D 1003 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
ASTM D 1457 : 1992 Specification for Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) Molding and Extrusion Materials (Withdrawn 1996)

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