ASTM E889-82(2004)

Standard Test Method for Composition or Purity of a Solid Waste Materials Stream

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This method is used to document the ability of solid waste resource recovery separators to concentrate or classify a particular component (or components) present in solid waste.
The purity determined in this way is used to calculate the recovery achieved by a separator as another measure of its performance, according to Test Method E 1108.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the composition of a materials stream in a solid waste resource recovery processing facility. The composition is determined with respect to one or more defined components. The results are used for determining the purity resulting from the operation of one or more separators, and in conjunction with Test Method E 1108 used to measure the efficiency of a materials separation device.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 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. For hazard statements, see Section 7.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 29-Jul-1982
• Technical Committee: D34 - Waste Management
• Drafting Committee: D34.03 - Treatment, Recovery and Reuse

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E889-82(1996) - Standard Test Method for Composition or Purity of a Solid Waste Materials Stream
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-1982
• Replaced By: ASTM E889-82(2009) - Standard Test Method for Composition or Purity of a Solid Waste Materials Stream
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2009
• Referred By: ASTM D5681-22e1 - Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-1982
• Referred By: ASTM E1108-86(2017) - Standard Test Method for Determination of the Recovery of a Product in a<brk/> Materials Separation Device
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-1982

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E889–82(Reapproved 2004)
Standard Test Method for
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Composition or Purity of a Solid Waste Materials Stream
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E889; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Resource-Recovery Unit Operations
E1108 Test Method for Determination of the Recovery of a
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the com-
Product in a Materials Separation Device
position of a materials stream in a solid waste resource
recovery processing facility. The composition is determined
3. Terminology Definitions
with respect to one or more defined components. The results
3.1 binary separator—a device that separates a single input
areusedfordeterminingthepurityresultingfromtheoperation
feed stream into two output or product streams.
ofoneormoreseparators,andinconjunctionwithTestMethod
3.2 gross sample—a sample representing one lot and com-
E1108 used to measure the efficiency of a materials separation
posed of a number of increments on which neither reduction
device.
nor division has been performed.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.3 laboratory sample or analysis sample—a portion of one
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
gross sample representative of a lot and taken at random from
only.
the gross sample.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.4 polynary separator—a device that separates a single
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
input feed stream into three or more output product streams.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.5 purity—The purity of a stream is defined in terms of one
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
or more identifiable components, x, y, z, etc.The purity for any
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For hazard state-
component such asx is the mass ofx in a stream divided by the
ments, see Section 7.
total mass of that stream. In some cases, the mass of x must be
2. Referenced Documents defined in practical terms that relate to the origin of the feed.
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For example, the purity of a ferrous product magnetically
2.1 ASTM Standards:
recovered from refuse can be expressed as the purity of ferrous
C566 Test Method for Total Evaporable Moisture Content
by proximate analysis.Alternatively, it can be expressed as the
of Aggregate by Drying
purity by manual sorting, with all nonferrous materials that
C702 Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Test-
cannot readily be removed by hand as the contaminants. In any
ing Size
case, purity must be defined for each application.
D75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
D644 Test Method for Moisture Content of Paper and
4. Summary of Test Method
Paperboard by Oven Drying
4.1 Agross sample of a preselected process stream is taken,
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
and subdivided into four laboratory samples. Two of the
D2234/D2234M Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample
laboratory samples are analyzed for composition of the com-
of Coal
ponent(s) or item(s) of interest by hand-picking and weighing.
E380 Practice for Use of the International System of Units
The third sample is used if the results of the first two do not
(SI) (the Modernized Metric System)
agree within specified limits. The composition is computed as
E1107 Test Method for Measuring the Throughput of
theweightratioofthecomponent(s)ofinteresttotheweightof
the sample.
4.2 The composition is expressed as the purity of the stream
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on Waste
with respect to the component(s) indicated.
Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.03 onTreatment,
Recovery and Reuse.
5. Significance and Use
Current edition approved Sept. 28, 2004. Published May 1983. DOI: 10.1520/
E0889-82R04.
5.1 This method is used to document the ability of solid
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
waste resource recovery separators to concentrate or classify a
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
particular component (or components) present in solid waste.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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