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AS/NZS 4266.16:2004

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Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test, Method 16: Formaldehyde emission - Desiccator method

This Standard specifies a method for determining the quantity of formaldehyde emitted from particleboards and fibreboards.
Published: 26/03/2004
Pages: 8
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Referenced documents
3 Definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
5.1 Desiccator
5.2 Glass crystallizing dish
5.3 Wire grid
5.4 Sample holder
5.5 Temperature-measuring device
5.6 Spectrophotometer
5.7 Water bath
5.8 Volumetric flasks—100 mL
5.9 Volumetric flasks—1000 mL
5.10 Bulb pipettes
5.11 Micro-burette
5.12 Flasks
5.13 Balance
6 Reagents
6.1 General
6.2 Acetylacetone-ammonium acetate solution
7 Test piece
7.1 Sampling
7.2 Dimensions
7.3 Number of test pieces
7.4 Number of emission tests
7.5 Conditioning
8 Procedure
8.1 Desiccator preparation
8.1.1 New desiccators
8.1.2 Before each determination
8.2 Test conditions
8.3 Positioning of the test pieces
8.4 Monitoring of test conditions
8.4.1 Temperature
8.4.2 Background formaldehyde
8.5 Test duration
8.6 Sample collection
9 Determination of formaldehyde
9.1 General
9.2 Principle
9.3 Procedure
9.4 Calibration curve
9.4.1 General
9.4.2 Formaldehyde standard solution
9.4.2.1 Reagents
9.4.2.2 Procedure
9.4.2.3 Calculation
9.4.3 Formaldehyde calibration solution
9.4.4 Determination of the calibration curve
9.5 Calculation of the concentration of formaldehyde in the glass crystallizing dish in the desiccator
10 Expression of results
11 Test report
Amendment control sheet
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Timber — Glossary of terms in timber-related Standards
[Current]
Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of testing, Part 1: Base panels
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