EN 62321-3-2:2014

Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 3-2: Screening - Total bromine in polymers and electronics by Combustion - Ion Chromatography

IEC 62321-3-2:2013 specifies the screening analysis of the total bromine (Br) in homogeneous materials found in polymers and electronics by using the analytical technique of combustion ion chromatography (C-IC).

Verfahren zur Bestimmung von bestimmten Substanzen in Produkten der Elektrotechnik - Teil 3-2: Screening - Gesamtbrom in Polymeren und Elektronik durch Verbrennungsaufschluss - Ionen-Chromatographie

Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques - Partie 3-2: Méthodes d'essai - Brome total dans les polymères et les produits électriques par Combustion - Chromatographie d'Ionisation

La CEI 62321-3-2:2013 définit l'analyse par détection du brome total (Br) dans des matériaux homogènes que l'on trouve dans les polymères et les produits électroniques en utilisant la technique analytique de combustion de la chromatographie d'ionisation (C-IC).

Določevanje posameznih snovi v elektrotehničnih izdelkih - 3-2. del: Presejanje skupnega broma v električnih in elektronskih izdelkih z zgorevalno ionsko kromatografijo (C-IC) (IEC 62321-3-2:2013)

Standard EN-IEC 62321-3-2 določa presejalne analize skupnega broma (Br) v homogenih materialih, ki jih najdemo v polimerih in elektroniki, s pomočjo analitične tehnike zgorevalne ionske kromatografije (C-IC). Ta preskusna metoda je bila ocenjena za ABS (akrilonitril-butadien-stiren), EMC (epoksi zmesi za oblikovanje) in PE (polietilen) v koncentracijah, določenih v tabeli 1. Uporaba te metode za druge vrste materialov ali razpon koncentracij zunaj tistih, navedenih spodaj, ni bila ocenjena.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 24-Apr-2014
• Withdrawal Date: 14-Nov-2016
• ICS: 13.020 - Environmental protection
• ICS: 43.040.10 - Electrical and electronic equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 111X - Environment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 111 - Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 25-Apr-2014
• Completion Date: 25-Apr-2014
• Directive: 2002/95/EC - Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
• Directive: 2011/65/EU - DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62321-3-2:2014 - Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 3-2: Screening test methods - Screening of total bromine in polymers and electronics by combustion - Ion chromatography (C-IC)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 62321:2009 - Electrotechnical products - Determination of levels of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers)
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 3-2: Screening
test methods - Screening of total bromine in polymers and electronics by combustion -
Ion chromatography (C-IC)
Verfahren zur Bestimmung von bestimmten Substanzen in Produkten der Elektrotechnik
- Teil 3-2: Ermittlung des Gesamtbromgehalts in elektronischen und elektrischen Geräten
durch Verbrennungsaufschluss - Ionen Chromatographie (C-IC)
Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques - Partie 3-2:
Détection du brome total dans les produits électriques et électroniques par Combustion-
Chromatographie d'ionisation (C-IC)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62321-3-2:2014
ICS:
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62321-3-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2014
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020; 43.040.10 Supersedes EN 62321:2009 (partially)

English version
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products -
Part 3-2: Screening -
Total bromine in polymers and electronics
by Combustion - Ion Chromatography
(IEC 62321-3-2:2013)
Détermination de certaines substances Verfahren zur Bestimmung von
dans les produits électrotechniques - bestimmten Substanzen in Produkten der
Partie 3-2: Méthodes d'essai - Elektrotechnik -
Brome total dans les polymères et les Teil 3-2: Screening -
produits électriques par Combustion - Gesamtbrom in Polymeren und Elektronik
Chromatographie d'Ionisation durch Verbrennungsaufschluss -
(CEI 62321-3-2:2013) Ionen-Chromatographie
(IEC 62321-3-2:2013)
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Ref. No. EN 62321-3-2:2014 E
Foreword
The text of document 111/300/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62321-3-2, prepared by IEC/TC 111
"Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems" was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62321-3-2:2014.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2014-10-25
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2016-11-15
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the

document have to be withdrawn
series.
Future parts in the EN 62321 series will gradually replace the corresponding clauses in EN 62321:2009.
Until such time as all parts are published, however, EN 62321:2009 remains valid for those clauses not
yet re-published as a separate part.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62321-3-2:2013 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60754-2 NOTE Harmonised as EN 60754-2 (not modified).
ISO 5667-1 NOTE Harmonised as EN ISO 5667-1 (not modified).

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60754-1 2011 Test on gases evolved during combustion of EN 60754-1 2013
materials from cables -
Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas
content
IEC 62321-1 - Determination of certain substances in EN 62321-1 -
electrotechnical products -
Part 1: Introduction and overview

IEC 62321-2 - Determination of certain substances in EN 62321-2 -
electrotechnical products -
Part 2: Disassembly, disjunction and
mechanical sample preparation
IEC 62321-3-1 - Determination of certain substances in EN 62321-3-1 -
electrotechnical products -
Part 3-1: Screening electrotechnical products
for lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium
and total bromine using X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry
ISO 3696 - Water for analytical laboratory use - EN ISO 3696 -
Specification and test methods

ISO 8466-1 - Water quality - Calibration and evaluation of - -
analytical methods and estimation of
performance characteristics -
Part 1: Statistical evaluation of the linear
calibration function
ISO 10304-1 2006 Water quality - Determination of dissolved EN ISO 10304-1 -
anions by liquid chromatography of ions -
Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride,
fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and
sulphate
IEC 62321-3-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products –

Part 3-2: Screening – Total bromine in polymers and electronics by Combustion

– Ion Chromatography
Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques –

Partie 3-2: Méthodes d'essai – Brome total dans les polymères et les produits

électriques par Combustion – Chromatographie d'Ionisation

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX V
ICS 13.020; 43.040.10 ISBN 978-2-83220-840-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
4 Principle . 9
4.1 Overview . 9
4.2 Principle of test . 10
5 Reagents and materials . 10
6 Apparatus . 11
7 Sampling . 12
8 Procedure. 12
8.1 Combustion . 12
8.2 IC analysis . 13
8.3 Blank test . 13
8.4 Cleaning and recalibration . 13
8.5 Calibration . 13
8.6 Measurement of the sample . 14
8.7 Interference . 14
9 Calculation . 14
10 Precision . 14
11 Quality assurance and control . 15
11.1 General . 15
11.2 Limits of detection (LOD) and limits of quantification (LOQ) . 15
12 Test report . 16
Annex A (informative) Oxygen bomb combustion-ion chromatography . 17
Annex B (informative) Oxygen flask combustion-ion chromatography . 22
Annex C (informative) Example of a combustion device and IC system . 25
Annex D (informative) Results of international interlaboratory study #4A (IIS 4A) . 26
Annex E (informative) Additional results of TG 3-2 test . 27
Annex F (informative) Additional validation data. 29
Annex G (informative) Additional IC data . 30
Bibliography . 31

Figure A.1 – Example of the oxygen bomb combustion device . 21
Figure B.1 – Example of the oxygen flask combustion device. 24
Figure B.2 – Example of wrapping of sample . 24
Figure C.1 – Example of a combustion device connected to IC . 25
Figure C.2 – Example of ion chromatographic system . 25
Figure G.1 – Example of a chromatogram of the standard solution (4 mg/kg of each
standard) by IC . 30

62321-3-2 © IEC:2013 – 3 –
Table 1 – Tested concentration ranges for bromine by C-IC in various materials . 7
Table 2 – Acceptance criteria of items for quality control . 15
Table 3 – Student’s t values used for calculation of method detection limit (*MDL=
t × s ) . 16
n–1
Table D.1 – Mean results and recovery rates for total bromine obtained in the IIS4A
study using C-IC . 26
Table D.2 – Statistical total bromine data for IIS 4A results using C-IC . 26
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