prEN ISO 12460-2

Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 2: Small-scale chamber method (ISO 12460-2:2024)

This document specifies a procedure for a chamber test with different options of chamber sizes to measure the formaldehyde concentrations in air from wood products under defined test conditions of temperature, relative humidity, loading and air exchange rate.
Results obtained from this small-scale chamber test method can be used for quality control (factory production control – ‘FPC’) based on correlation established by reference chamber test methods according to ISO, EN or ASTM standards. The establishment of a correlation is described in Annex D.

Holzwerkstoffe - Bestimmung der Formaldehydabgabe - Teil 2: Kleinprüfkammerverfahren (ISO 12460-2:2024)

Panneaux à base de bois - Détermination du dégagement de formaldéhyde - Partie 2: Méthode à la petite chambre (ISO 12460-2:2024)

Lesne plošče - Ugotavljanje sproščanja formaldehida - 2. del: Metoda z majhno komoro (ISO 12460-2:2024)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 13-Dec-2026
• ICS: 79.060.01 - Wood-based panels in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 112 - Woodbased panels
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 112/WG 5 - Regulated dangerous substances
• Current Stage: 4020 - Submission to enquiry - Enquiry
• Start Date: 31-Oct-2024
• Due Date: 18-Jun-2025
• Completion Date: 31-Oct-2024
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN ISO 12460-2:2025 - Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 2: Small-scale chamber method (ISO 12460-2:2024)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Lesne plošče - Ugotavljanje sproščanja formaldehida - 2. del: Metoda z majhno
komoro (ISO 12460-2:2024)
Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 2: Small-scale
chamber method (ISO 12460-2:2024)
Holzwerkstoffe - Bestimmung der Formaldehydabgabe - Teil 2:
Kleinprüfkammerverfahren (ISO 12460-2:2024)
Panneaux à base de bois - Détermination du dégagement de formaldéhyde - Partie 2:
Méthode à la petite chambre (ISO 12460-2:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 12460-2
ICS:
79.060.01 Lesne plošče na splošno Wood-based panels in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

International
Standard
ISO 12460-2
Second edition
Wood-based panels —
2024-02
Determination of formaldehyde
release —
Part 2:
Small-scale chamber method
Panneaux à base de bois — Détermination du dégagement de
formaldéhyde —
Partie 2: Méthode à la petite chambre
Reference number
ISO 12460-2:2024(en) © ISO 2024

ISO 12460-2:2024(en)
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ISO 12460-2:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General . 2
5 Significance and use . 2
6 Interferences . 3
7 Apparatus . 3
7.1 Test chamber .3
7.1.1 General .3
7.1.2 Air exchange rate .3
7.1.3 Air circulation .3
7.1.4 Make-up air .3
7.1.5 Equipment for monitoring of test conditions .3
7.1.6 Air sampling port .3
7.2 Air sampling system .4
7.2.1 Sampling system for wet-chemistry analysis .4
7.2.2 Direct sampling .5
8 Sample material handling and specimen conditioning . 5
8.1 Handling .5
8.2 Test specimen .5
8.3 Conditioning.6
8.4 Sealing of test piece edges .6
9 Procedure . 6
9.1 Test conditions .6
9.2 Test procedure for materials .7
9.3 Air sampling .7
9.4 Analysis of air samples .7
9.4.1 General .7
9.4.2 Equivalence of analytical procedures – General requirements .7
10 Calculation . 8
11 Determination of air exchange rate . 9
12 Test report . 9
Annex A (informative) Test chambers .11
Annex B (informative) Conversion of formaldehyde test results .23
Annex C (normative) Analytical procedure of formaldehyde determination .27
Annex D (informative) Establishing of a correlation .56
Bibliography .75

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ISO 12460-2:2024(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 89, Wood-based panels.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 12460-2:2018), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— implementation of different chamber sizes, analytical procedures, re-calculation of results to other
standard parameters and establish a correlation between reference chamber method and the method
used for factory production control.
A list of all parts in the ISO 12460 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

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International Standard ISO 12460-2:2024(en)
Wood-based panels — Determination of formaldehyde
release —
Part 2:
Small-scale chamber method
1 Scope
This document specifies a procedure for a chamber test with different options of chamber sizes to measure
the formaldehyde concentrations in air from wood products under defined test conditions of temperature,
relative humidity, loading and air exchange rate.
Results obtained from this small-scale chamber test method can be used for quality control (factory
production control – ‘FPC’) based on correlation established by reference chamber test methods according
to ISO, EN or ASTM standards. The establishment of a correlation is described in Annex D.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
air exchange rate
N
3 3
quotient of air volume Q passing through the chamber per hour (m /h) and the chamber volume (m )
−1
expressed in (h )
3.2
loading ratio
L
total exposed surface area, excluding panel edges, of the product being tested divided by the test chamber’s
2 3
volume (m /m )
3.3
make-up airflow
Q
quantity of conditioned and filtered air fed into the chamber per unit time, in m /h
3.4
Q/A ratio
3 2
ratio of air flow through the chamber (Q) to sample surface area (A), in m /h m

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