EN ISO 11890-1:2024

Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and/or semi volatile organic compounds (SVOC) content - Part 1: Gravimetric method for VOC determination (ISO 11890-1:2024)

This document is part of the ISO 11890 series, dealing with the sampling and testing of coating materials and their raw materials.
This document is applicable to the determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content in the following cases:
—     case 1: where there are single-pack coating materials other than case 3, and the expected VOC content is greater than a mass fraction of 5 %, including single-pack coating materials cure not through chemical reactions and single-pack coating materials which cannot be measured by ISO 11890-2 due to chemical cure reactions or gas chromatography temperatures leading to formation of new compounds that would not appear under normal cure conditions and impacts VOC/SVOC calculation.;
—     case 2: where there are multi-pack coating materials other than case 3 and the expected VOC content is greater than a mass fraction of 1 %;
—     case 3: where there are radiation curable coating materials, and the expected VOC content is greater than a mass fraction of 5 %. Radiation curable coating materials in this document include coating materials that are cured by UV, electron beam, and other radiation methods.
If the system of the first case contains SVOC, but do not cure through chemical reactions, the VOC result can be influenced by SVOC, see Annex C. In this case, ISO 11890-2 is preferred. ISO 11890-1 cannot be used for the determination of the SVOC content. In water-borne coating materials, that do not cure through chemical reactions, if the water content is much greater than VOC content and VOC content is less than a mass fraction of 10 %, ISO 11890-2 is preferred.
For all three cases, the main purpose measured is VOC. However, clarify that this VOC content can also contain SVOC. The real VOC content can be lower than the VOC content measured by ISO 11890-1.
The method specified in this document assumes that the volatile matter is either water or organic. However, it is possible that other volatile inorganic compounds are present which can require another suitable method for quantification, which is thus allowed for in the calculations. The method defined in this document is not applicable for determination of water content.

Beschichtungsstoffe - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (VOC) und/oder schwerflüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (SVOC) - Teil 1: Gravimetrisches Verfahren zur VOC-Bestimmung (ISO 11890-1:2024)

Dieses Dokument ist Teil der ISO 11890-Normenreihe, welche die Probenahme und Prüfung von Beschichtungsstoffen und ihren Rohstoffen behandelt.
Dieses Dokument ist für die Bestimmung des Gehaltes an flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (VOC, en: volatile organic compound) in den folgenden Fällen anwendbar:
   Fall 1: wenn Einkomponenten-Beschichtungsstoffe mit Ausnahme von Fall 3 vorhanden sind und der erwartete VOC Gehalt größer ist als ein Massenanteil von 5 %, einschließlich Einkomponenten-Beschichtungsstoffe, die nicht durch chemische Reaktionen aushärten und Einkomponenten-Beschichtungsstoffe, die nicht nach ISO 11890 2 gemessen werden können, da chemische Aushärtungsreaktionen oder gaschromatographische Temperaturen zur Bildung neuer Verbindungen führen, die unter normalen Aushärtungsbedingungen nicht auftreten und die VOC/SVOC-Berechnung beeinflussen würden;
   Fall 2: wenn Mehrkomponenten-Beschichtungsstoffe mit Ausnahme von Fall 3, vorhanden sind, bei denen der erwartete VOC Gehalt größer ist als ein Massenanteil von 1 %;
   Fall 3: wenn strahlenhärtende Beschichtungsstoffe vorhanden sind, bei denen der erwartete VOC Gehalt größer ist als ein Massenanteil von 5 %. Strahlenhärtende Beschichtungsstoffe in diesem Dokument umfassen Beschichtungsstoffe, die durch UV Strahlen, Elektronenstrahlen und andere Bestrahlungsverfahren gehärtet werden.
Enthält das System des ersten Falles SVOC, jedoch nicht durch chemische Reaktionen aushärtet, kann das VOC Ergebnis durch SVOC beeinflusst werden, siehe Anhang C. In diesem Fall wird ISO 11890 2 bevorzugt. ISO 11890 1 kann nicht für die Bestimmung des SVOC Gehaltes angewandt werden. Ist der Wassergehalt bei wasserhaltigen Beschichtungsstoffen, die nicht durch chemische Reaktionen aushärten, viel höher als der VOC Gehalt und der VOC Gehalt kleiner als ein Massenanteil von 10 %, wird ISO 11890 2 bevorzugt.
Für alle drei Fälle ist der wesentliche Zweck die Messung der VOC. Es sollte jedoch klargestellt werden, dass dieser VOC Gehalt auch SVOC enthalten kann. Der tatsächliche VOC Gehalt kann niedriger sein als der nach ISO 11890 1 gemessene VOC Gehalt.
Das in diesem Dokument festgelegte Verfahren geht davon aus, dass es sich bei den flüchtigen Anteilen entweder um Wasser oder um organische Verbindungen handelt. Es ist jedoch möglich, dass andere flüchtige anorganische Verbindungen anwesend sind, die ein anderes geeignetes Verfahren zur Quantifizierung erfordern, was daher in den Berechnungen berücksichtigt werden kann. Das in diesem Dokument beschriebene Verfahren ist nicht für die Bestimmung des Wassergehaltes anwendbar.
WARNUNG — Die Anwendung dieses Dokuments kann den Einsatz gefährlicher Stoffe, Arbeitsgänge und Geräte erfordern. Dieses Dokument erhebt nicht den Anspruch, alle mit seiner Anwendung verbundenen Sicherheitsprobleme zu behandeln. Es liegt in der Verantwortung des Anwenders dieses Dokuments, vor seiner Anwendung geeignete Maßnahmen für die Sicherheit und den Gesundheitsschutz des Personals zu ergreifen und die Anwendbarkeit etwaiger anderer einschränkender Vorschriften zu diesem Zweck zu bestimmen.

Peintures et vernis - Détermination de la teneur en composés organiques volatils (COV) et/ou composés organiques semi-volatils (COSV) - Partie 1: Méthode gravimétrique pour la détermination des COV (ISO 11890-1:2024)

Le présent document fait partie de la série ISO 11890 traitant de l’échantillonnage et des essais des produits de peinture et de leurs matières premières.
Le présent document est applicable à la détermination de la teneur en composés organiques volatils (COV) dans les cas suivants:
—     cas 1: en présence de produits de peinture monocomposants ne relevant pas du cas 3 et dont la teneur en COV attendue est supérieure à une fraction massique de 5 %, y compris les produits de peinture monocomposants qui ne sèchent pas par des réactions chimiques et les produits de peinture monocomposants qui ne peuvent pas être mesurés selon l’ISO 11890-2 en raison de réactions chimiques de séchage ou de températures de chromatographie gazeuse conduisant à la formation de nouveaux composés n’apparaissant pas dans des conditions normales de séchage et ayant une incidence sur les calculs des COV/COSV;
—     cas 2: en présence de produits de peinture multicomposants ne relevant pas du cas 3 et dont la teneur en COV attendue est supérieure à une fraction massique de 1 %;
—     cas 3: en présence de produits de peinture séchables par rayonnement et dont la teneur en COV attendue est supérieure à une fraction massique de 5 %. Dans le cadre du présent document, les produits de peinture séchables par rayonnement incluent les produits de peinture qui sont séchés par UV, faisceau d’électrons et d’autres méthodes de rayonnement.
Si le système du premier cas contient des COSV, mais ne sèche pas par des réactions chimiques, le résultat de COV peut être influencé par les COSV, voir Annexe C. Dans ce cas, l’ISO 11890-2 est privilégiée. L’ISO 11890-1 ne peut pas être utilisée pour la détermination de la teneur en COSV. Dans les produits de peinture aqueux, qui ne sèchent pas par des réactions chimiques, si la teneur en eau est nettement supérieure à la teneur en COV et que la teneur en COV est inférieure à une fraction massique de 10 %, l’ISO 11890-2 est privilégiée.
Pour les trois cas, ce sont les COV qui sont principalement mesurés. Toutefois, il est à noter que cette teneur en COV peut également englober des COSV. La teneur réelle en COV peut être inférieure à la teneur en COV mesurée selon l’ISO 11890-1.
La méthode spécifiée dans le présent document repose sur l’hypothèse que la matière volatile est soit de l’eau, soit une matière organique. Toutefois, il est possible que d’autres composés inorganiques volatils soient présents, lesquels peuvent nécessiter une autre méthode de quantification adaptée, ce qui est donc pris en compte dans les calculs. La méthode définie dans le présent document n’est pas applicable à la détermination de la teneur en eau.

Barve in laki - Določanje hlapnih organskih spojin (VOC) in/ali polhlapnih organskih spojin (SVOC) - 1. del: Gravimetrijska metoda za določanje hlapnih organskih spojin (VOC) (ISO 11890-1:2024)

Ta dokument je del skupine standardov ISO 11890, ki obravnavajo vzorčenje in preskušanje premaznih materialov in njihovih surovin.
Uporablja se za določanje hlapnih organskih spojin (VOC) v naslednjih primerih:
–     primer 1: premazni materiali v enkratnem pakiranju (razen materialov iz primera 3) s pričakovano vsebnostjo hlapnih organskih spojin, večjo od masnega deleža 5 %, vključno s premaznimi materiali v enkratnem pakiranju, ki se ne utrdijo s kemičnimi reakcijami, in premaznimi materiali v enkratnem pakiranju, ki jih ni mogoče izmeriti s standardom ISO 11890-2, ker se zaradi kemičnih reakcij pri utrjevanju ali temperatur plinske kromatografije tvorijo nove spojine, ki v normalnih pogojih utrjevanja ne bi nastale, kar vpliva na izračun hlapnih organskih spojin oziroma polhlapnih organskih spojin (SVOC);
–     primer 2: premazni materiali v večkratnem pakiranju (razen materialov iz primera 3) s pričakovano vsebnostjo hlapnih organskih spojin, večjo od masnega deleža 1 %;
–     primer 3: premazni materiali, ki se utrjujejo z obsevanjem, s pričakovano vsebnostjo hlapnih organskih spojin, večjo od masnega deleža 5 %. V tem dokumentu premazni materiali, ki se utrjujejo z obsevanjem, vključujejo premazne materiale, pri katerih se za utrjevanje uporabljajo UV-svetloba, elektronski žarek in druge metode sevanja.
Če sistem iz prvega primera vsebuje polhlapne organske novi, vendar se ne utrdi s kemičnimi reakcijami, lahko le-te vplivajo na rezultat vsebnosti hlapnih organskih spojin. V tem primeru se prednostno uporablja standard ISO 11890-2. Standarda ISO 11890-1 ni mogoče uporabiti za določanje polhlapnih organskih snovi. Za premazne materiale na vodni osnovi, ki se ne utrdijo s kemičnimi reakcijami, pri katerih je vsebnost vode veliko večja od vsebnosti hlapnih organskih spojin in vsebnost hlapnih organskih spojin manjša od masnega deleža 10 %, se prednostno uporablja standard ISO 11890-2.
Glavni namen v vseh treh primerih je merjenje hlapnih organskih spojin. Vendar je treba pojasniti, da lahko te hlapne organske spojine vsebujejo tudi polhlapne organske spojine. Dejanska vsebnost hlapnih organskih spojin je lahko nižja od tiste, izmerjene s standardom ISO 11890-1.
Metoda, določena v tem dokumentu, predpostavlja, da je hlapna snov voda ali organska spojina. Vendar so lahko prisotne druge hlapne anorganske spojine, pri katerih je treba uporabiti drugo primerno metodo kvantifikacije, ki je zato v izračunih dovoljena. Metoda, opredeljena v tem dokumentu, se ne uporablja za določanje vsebnosti vode.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-May-2024
• ICS: 87.040 - Paints and varnishes
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 139 - Paints and varnishes
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 139 - Paints and varnishes
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 22-May-2024
• Completion Date: 22-May-2024
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 11890-1:2024 - Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and/or semi volatile organic compounds (SVOC) content - Part 1: Gravimetric method for VOC determination (ISO 11890-1:2024)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 11890-1:2007 - Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content - Part 1: Difference method (ISO 11890-1:2007)
• Effective Date: 23-Jun-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 11890-1:2007
Barve in laki - Določanje hlapnih organskih spojin (VOC) in/ali polhlapnih
organskih spojin (SVOC) - 1. del: Gravimetrijska metoda za določanje hlapnih
organskih spojin (VOC) (ISO 11890-1:2024)
Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and/or semi
volatile organic compounds (SVOC) content - Part 1: Gravimetric method for VOC
determination (ISO 11890-1:2024)
Beschichtungsstoffe - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an flüchtigen organischen
Verbindungen (VOC) und/oder schwerflüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (SVOC) -
Teil 1: Gravimetrisches Verfahren zur VOC-Bestimmung (ISO 11890-1:2024)
Peintures et vernis - Détermination de la teneur en composés organiques volatils (COV)
et/ou composés organiques semi-volatils (COSV) - Partie 1: Méthode gravimétrique pour
la détermination des COV (ISO 11890-1:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 11890-1:2024
ICS:
87.040 Barve in laki Paints and varnishes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 11890-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 87.040 Supersedes EN ISO 11890-1:2007
English Version
Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and/or semi volatile organic
compounds (SVOC) content - Part 1: Gravimetric method
for VOC determination (ISO 11890-1:2024)
Peintures et vernis - Détermination de la teneur en Beschichtungsstoffe - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an
composés organiques volatils (COV) et/ou composés flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (VOC) und/oder
organiques semi-volatils (COSV) - Partie 1: Méthode schwerflüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (SVOC) -
gravimétrique pour la détermination des COV (ISO Teil 1: Gravimetrisches Verfahren zur VOC-
11890-1:2024) Bestimmung (ISO 11890-1:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 May 2024.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 11890-1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35 "Paints
and varnishes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 “Paints and varnishes” the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 11890-1:2007.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 11890-1:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 11890-1:2024 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 11890-1
Third edition
Paints and varnishes —
2024-05
Determination of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and/or semi
volatile organic compounds (SVOC)
content —
Part 1:
Gravimetric method for VOC
determination
Peintures et vernis — Détermination de la teneur en composés
organiques volatils (COV) et/ou composés organiques semi-
volatils (COSV) —
Partie 1: Méthode gravimétrique pour la détermination des COV
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Principle . 4
5 Required information . 4
6 Apparatus . 5
7 Procedure . 5
7.1 Sampling .5
7.2 Analysis .5
7.2.1 General .5
7.2.2 Density .5
7.2.3 Non-volatile-matter content .5
7.2.4 Water content .5
7.2.5 Exempt compounds .6
8 Calculation . 6
8.1 General .6
8.2 Method 1: VOC content, as a mass fraction in percentage of the product “ready for use” .6
8.3 Method 2: VOC content, in grams per litre, of the product “ready for use” .6
8.4 Method 3: VOC content, in grams per litre, of the product “ready for use” less water .7
8.5 Method 4: VOC content, in grams per litre, of the product “ready for use” less water and
less exempt compounds .7
9 Results . . 7
10 Precision . 8
10.1 General .8
10.2 Repeatability limit, r . .8
10.3 Reproducibility limit, R .8
11 Test report . 9
Annex A (normative) Items for supplementary information for radiation curable coating
materials . 10
Annex B (informative) Non-volatile-matter content .11
Annex C (informative) Influence of SVOC on the VOC content determined by this document .13
Annex D (informative) Results of the interlaboratory test . 14
Bibliography .15

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ISO 11890-1:2024(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
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with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
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rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35, Paints and varnishes, Subcommittee SC 16,
Chemical analysis.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 11890-1:2007), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— In the scope, for coating materials identified as case 1, the expected VOC content that can be determined
by this document has been lowered from greater than 15 % to greater than 5 %, and matrices that were
not previously covered by this document have been added;
— the scope has been expanded to include multi-pack coating materials, described as case 2 and radiation
curable coating materials, described as case 3;
— the test method of non-volatile-matter content for multi-pack coating materials and radiation curable
coating materials has been added;
A list of all parts in the ISO 11890 series can be found on the 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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ISO 11890-1:2024(en)
Introduction
Due to the revision of ISO 11890-2, a revision of ISO 17895 and this document became necessary in order
to avoid overlapping scopes. Additionally, ISO/TR 5601 was published as an informative document to help
users selecting the appropriate analytical method for their analytical problem.

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International Standard ISO 11890-1:2024(en)
Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and/or semi volatile organic compounds
(SVOC) content —
Part 1:
Gravimetric method for VOC determination
WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment.
This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is
the responsibility of users of this document to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and
health of personnel prior to the application of the document, and to determine the applicability of
any other restrictions for this purpose.
1 Scope
This document is part of the ISO 11890 series, dealing with the sampling and testing of coating materials
and their raw materials.
This document is applicable to the determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content in the
following cases:
— case 1: where there are single-pack coating materials other than case 3, and the expected VOC content is
greater than a mass fraction of 5 %, including single-pack coating materials cure not through chemical
reactions and single-pack coating materials which cannot be measured by ISO 11890-2 due to chemical
cure reactions or gas chromatography temperatures leading to formation of new compounds that would
not appear under normal cure conditions and impacts VOC/SVOC calculation.;
— case 2: where there are multi-pack coating materials other than case 3 and the expected VOC content is
greater than a mass fraction of 1 %;
— case 3: where there are radiation curable coating materials, and the expected VOC content is greater than
a mass fraction of 5 %. Radiation curable coating materials in this document include coating materials
that are cured by UV, electron beam, and other radiation methods.
If the system of the first case contains SVOC, but do not cure through chemical reactions, the VOC result can
be influenced by SVOC, see Annex C. In this case, ISO 11890-2 is preferred. ISO 11890-1 cannot be used for
the determination of the SVOC content. In water-borne coating materials, that do not cure through chemical
reactions, if the water content is much greater than VOC content and VOC content is less than a mass fraction
of 10 %, ISO 11890-2 is preferred.
For all three cases, the main purpose measured is VOC. However, clarify that this VOC content can also
contain SVOC. The real VOC content can be lower than the VOC content measured by ISO 11890-1.
The method specified in this document assumes that the volatile matter is either water or organic. However,
it is possible that other volatile inorganic compounds are present which can require another suitable method
for quantification, which is thus allowed for in the calculations. The method defined in this document is not
applicable for determination of water content.

ISO 11890-1:2024(en)
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 760, Determination of water — Karl Fischer method (General method)
ISO 1513, Paints and varnishes — Examination and preparation of test samples
ISO 2811-1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of density — Part 1: Pycnometer method
ISO 2811-2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of density — Part 2: Immersed body (plummet) method
ISO 2811-3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of density — Part 3: Oscillation method
ISO 2811-4, Paints and varnishes — Determination of density — Part 4: Pressure cup method
ISO 3251, Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non-volatile-matter content
ISO 11890-2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic compounds(VOC) and/or semi volatile
organic compounds (SVOC) content — Part 2: Gas-chromatographic method
ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — Sampling
ISO 23168, Paints and varnishes — Determination of water content — Gas-chromatographic method
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
volatile organic compound
VOC
organic liquid and/or solid that evaporates spontaneously at the prevailing temperature and pressure of the
atmosphere with which it is in contact
Note 1 to entry: As to current usage of the term VOC in the field of coating materials, see volatile organic compound
content VOC content (3.3).
Note 2 to entry: Under US government legislation, the term VOC is restricted solely to those compounds that are
photochemically active in the atmosphere (see ASTM D3960). Any other compound is then defined as being an exempt
compound.
Note 3 to entry: If the term VOC refers to compounds with a defined maximum boiling point, the compounds considered
to be part of the VOC content are those with boiling points below and including that limit, and compounds with higher
boiling points are considered to be semi-volatile or non-volatile organic compounds.
[SOURCE: ISO 4618:2023, 2.266]

ISO 11890-1:2024(en)
3.2
semi-volatile organic compound
SVOC
organic liquid and/or solid that evaporates spontaneously but slower in comparison to VOC at the prevailing
temperature and pressure of the atmosphere with which it is in contact
Note 1 to entry: As to current usage of the term SVOC in the field of coating materials, see semi-volatile organic
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