I.S. EN ISO 14855:2004
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
DETERMINATION OF THE ULTIMATE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY AND DISINTEGRATION OF PLASTIC MATERIALS UNDER CONTROLLED COMPOSTING CONDITIONS - METHOD BY ANALYSIS OF EVOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE
Hardcopy , PDF
05-10-2007
English
01-01-2004
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Principle
5 Test environment
6 Reagents
7 Apparatus
8 Procedure
8.1 Preparation of the inoculum
8.2 Preparation of test material and reference material
8.3 Start-up of the test
8.4 Incubation period
8.5 Termination of the test
9 Calculation and expression of results
9.1 Calculation of the theoretical amount of carbon
dioxide
9.2 Calculation of the percentage biodegradation
9.3 Calculation of loss in mass
9.4 Expression of results
10 Validity of results
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) Principle of test system
Annex B (informative) Examples of graphical representation
carbon dioxide evolution and biodegradation curves
Annex C (informative) Example of mass-loss determination
Annex D (informative) Round-robin testing
Annex E (informative) Examples of forms
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their relevant European
publications
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