Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

Spanish, Castilian, English

Published date

04-01-2006

Publisher

Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
   5.1 General
   5.2 Acetylacetone solution
   5.3 Ammonium acetate solution
   5.4 Formaldehyde standard solution
6 Apparatus
   6.1 Test chamber
   6.2 Air sampling system
   6.3 Equipment for chemical analysis
   6.4 Equipment for verification of air exchange rate
7 Test pieces
8 Procedure
   8.1 Test conditions
   8.2 Verification of test conditions
   8.3 Chamber preparation
   8.4 Preparation of test pieces
   8.5 Loading and starting procedure
   8.6 Air sampling and analysis
   8.7 Test duration
9 Determination of formaldehyde emission
   9.1 General
   9.2 Principle
   9.3 Procedure
   9.4 Calibration curve
   9.5 Calculation of the amount of absorbed formaldehyde
   9.6 Calculation of the formaldehyde emission
10 Determination of test result
11 Expression of results
12 Test report
Annex A (normative) Test chambers
Annex B (normative) Determination of air exchange rate
Annex C (normative) Determination of the steady-state
                      emission value
Annex D (informative) Analytical procedure for the
                      fluorimetric determination of
                      formaldehyde content
Bibliography

Specifies a chamber method with three options of test chambers for the determination of the formaldehyde emission from wood-based panels in terms of the steady-state concentration in a climate chamber under defined conditions, which relate to typical conditions in real-life.

Committee	CTN 56
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes UNE ENV 717-1. (01/2006)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	38
PublisherName	Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion
Status	Current
Supersedes	UNE-ENV 717-1:1999

Standards	Relationship
DIN EN 717-1:2005-01	Identical
NF EN 717-1 : 2005	Identical
NBN EN 717-1 : 2004	Identical
NEN EN 717-1 : 2004	Identical
NS EN 717-1 : 1ED 2005	Identical
I.S. EN 717-1:2004	Identical
SN EN 717-1 : 2004	Identical
UNI EN 717-1 : 2004	Identical
BS EN 717-1:2004	Identical
EN 717-1:2004	Identical
DIN EN 717-1 E : 2005	Identical