CEN/TS 15440:2006

Solid recovered fuels - Method for the determination of biomass content

This Technical Specification specifies two normative methods and one informative method for the determination of the biodegradable/biogenic fraction in solid recovered fuel. The methods are the selective dissolution in sulphuric acid, the manual sorting method and the informative reductionistic method. The methods estimate the biodegradable/biogenic content of solid recovered fuels by determination of the biomass content.
This Technical Specification is not applicable to:
-   pure fractions of waste, products and by-products classified as CO2-neutral biomass according to Annex G;
-   charcoal, peat and solid fossil fuels like hard coal, coke, brown coal and lignite and to mixtures of these and solid recovered fuels;
-   solid recovered fuels that contain more than 10 % of natural and/or synthetic rubber residues;
-   solid recovered fuels that contain a combination of more than 5 % by weight of:
-   nylon, polyurethane or other polymers containing molecular amino groups;
-   biodegradable plastics of fossil origin;
-   solid recovered fuels that contain a combination of more than 5 % by weight of:
-   wool or viscose;
-   non-biodegradable plastics of biogenic origin;
-   oil or fat present as a constituent of biomass.
NOTE   In typical municipal and assimilated waste the content of nylon, polyurethane, biodegradable plastics of fossil origin, wool, viscose, non-biodegradable plastics of biogenic origin and oil/fat present is rather small and the error is negligible.

Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes an Biomasse

Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthode de détermination de la teneur en biomasse

Trdno alternativno gorivo - Metoda za določevanje biomase

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 28-Nov-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 08-Mar-2011
• ICS: 75.160.10 - Solid fuels
• ICS: 75.160.40 - Biofuels
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 343 - Solid Recovered Fuels
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 343/WG 3 - Sampling, sample reduction and supplementary test methods
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 09-Mar-2011
• Completion Date: 09-Mar-2011
• Mandate: M/325 - Mandate to CEN on Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF)
• Ref Project: SIST-TS CEN/TS 15440:2007 - Solid recovered fuels - Method for the determination of biomass content

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 15440:2011 - Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of biomass content
• Effective Date: 12-Mar-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15440:2007
01-marec-2007
7UGQRDOWHUQDWLYQRJRULYR0HWRGD]DGRORþHYDQMHELRPDVH
Solid recovered fuels - Method for the determination of biomass content
Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes an Biomasse
Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthode de détermination de la teneur en
biomasse
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15440:2006
ICS:
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15440:2007 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15440
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
November 2006
ICS 75.160.10

English Version
Solid recovered fuels - Method for the determination of biomass
content
Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthode de Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung
détermination de la teneur en biomasse des Gehaltes an Biomasse
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 13 May 2006 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
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© 2006 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 15440:2006: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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CEN/TS 15440:2006 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Symbols and abbreviations .8
5 Principle.8
6 Selection of method for determination of biomass content .8
Annex A (normative) Materials considered as CO -neutral .11
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Annex B (normative) Determination of biomass content using the selective dissolution method.12
Annex C (normative) Determination of biomass content using the manual sorting method .17
Annex D (normative) Determination of the biomass content in percent by calorific value .25
Annex E (normative) Determination of the total carbon content of the biomass and non-biomass
fraction by selective dissolution.29
Annex F (informative) Determination of biomass content using reductionistic method.34
Annex G (informative) Limitations on the determination methods.39
Bibliography .42

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CEN/TS 15440:2006 (E)
Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 15440:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 343 “Solid
reco
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