SIST EN ISO 21656:2021

Solid recovered fuels - Determination of ash content (ISO 21656:2021)

This document specifies methods for the determination of ash content of all solid recovered fuels.

Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Bestimmung des Aschegehaltes (ISO 21656:2021)

Dieses Dokument legt Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Aschegehaltes sämtlicher festen Sekundärbrennstoffe fest.

Combustibles solides de récupération - Détermination de la teneur en cendres (ISO 21656:2021)

Le présent document spécifie des méthodes de détermination de la teneur en cendres pour tous les combustibles solides de récupération.

Trdna alternativna goriva - Določevanje vsebnosti pepela (ISO 21656:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Mar-2020
• Publication Date: 28-Apr-2021
• ICS: 75.160.10 - Solid fuels
• Technical Committee: AGO - Refuse derived fuel
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 31-Mar-2021
• Due Date: 05-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 29-Apr-2021
• Ref Project: EN ISO 21656:2021 - Solid recovered fuels - Determination of ash content (ISO 21656:2021)

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 15403:2011 - Solid recovered fuels - Determination of ash content
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15403:2011
Trdna alternativna goriva - Določevanje vsebnosti pepela (ISO 21656:2021)
Solid recovered fuels - Determination of ash content (ISO 21656:2021)
Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Bestimmung des Aschegehaltes (ISO 21656:2021)
Combustibles solides de récupération - Détermination de la teneur en cendres (ISO
21656:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 21656:2021
ICS:
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 21656
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.10 Supersedes EN 15403:2011
English Version
Solid recovered fuels - Determination of ash content (ISO
21656:2021)
Combustibles solides de récupération - Détermination Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Bestimmung des
de la teneur en cendres (ISO 21656:2021) Aschegehaltes (ISO 21656:2021)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 21656:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 300 "Solid
recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels" in collaboration with Technical Committee
CEN/TC 343 “Solid Recovered Fuels” the secretariat of which is held by SFS.
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Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 21656:2021 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 21656:2021 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 21656
First edition
2021-02
Solid recovered fuels — Determination
of ash content
Combustibles solides de récupération — Détermination de la teneur
en cendres
Reference number
ISO 21656:2021(E)
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ISO 21656:2021(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 2
5 Apparatus . 2
6 Sampling and sample preparation . 3
6.1 General . 3
6.2 Pre-drying . 3
6.3 Removed ash contributors (rac) . 3
7 Procedure. 3
7.1 General . 3
7.2 Method A – ash content at 550 °C . 3
7.3 Method B – ash content at 815 °C . 4
8 Calculation . 5
8.1 General analysis sample . 5
8.2 Calculation of total ash content including removed ash contributors, on an as
received and dry basis . 5
9 Precision . 6
9.1 Repeatability limit . 6
9.2 Reproducibility limit . 6
10 Test report . 6
Annex A (informative) Interlaboratory test results . 8
Annex B (informative) Environmental aspects .11
Bibliography .13
ISO 21656:2021(E)
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ISO 21656:2021(E)
Introduction
This document covers the determination of ash content of solid recovered fuels. It is primarily geared
toward laboratories, producers, suppliers and purchasers of solid recovered fuels but is also useful for
the authorities and inspection organizations.
[5]
The method A specified in this document is based on EN 15403 .
For information about environmental aspect, see Annex B.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 21656:2021(E)
Solid recovered fuels — Determination of ash content
1 Scope
This document specifies methods for the determination of ash content of all solid recovered fuels.
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 21637, Solid recovered fuels — Vocabulary
ISO 21645, Solid recovered fuels — Methods for sampling
1)
ISO 21646 , Solid recovered fuels — Sample preparation
ISO 21660-3, Solid recovered fuels — Determination of moisture content using the oven dry method —
Part 3: Moisture in general analysis sample
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 21637 and the following apply.
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3.1
ash
ash content on dry basis
total ash
A
mass of inorganic residue remaining after combustion of a fuel under specified conditions, typically
expressed as a percentage of the mass of dry matter in fuel
Note 1 to entry: Depending on the combustion efficiency the ash may contain combustibles.
Note 2 to entry: If a complete combustion is realized, ash contains only inorganic, non-combustible components.
[SOURCE: ISO 16559:2014, 4.13, modified — “Note 1 to entry” was removed and the following ones
renumbered, and symbol "A" was italicized.]
3.2
total ash content
mass of inorganic residue remaining after ignition of a fuel under specified conditions, expressed as
mass fraction in percent of the dry matter in the fuel, which also includes removed ash contributors
1)  Under preparation. (Stage at the time of publication: ISO/DIS 21646:2021.)
ISO 21656:2021(E)
3.3
removed ash contributors
rac
coarse inert material (i.e. metals, glass, stones, tiles etc.) removed from the pre-dried sample before
preparation, in order to avoid damage to the preparation equipment
Note 1 to entry: Removed ash contributors are included in the total ash content calculations.
[SOURCE: ISO 21637:2020, 3.62, modified: Note 1 to entry was added]
3.4
total organic matter
combustible part of solid recovered fuels, which consists of the sum of volatile matter and fixed carbon
Note 1 to entry: It is calculated as: 100 - moisture content - ash content.
Note 2 to entry: It is the mass fraction of the matter lost by ignition, also known as “Loss of Ignition" (LOI).
3.5
volatile matter
relative part of the analysed sample, after moisture removal, that is lost when material is heated up
under specific conditions of temperature, time and in a reduced atmosphere (anoxic conditions)
3.6
fixed carbon
relative part of carbon contained in a material that can only be degraded in oxic conditions and high
temperature
Note 1 to entry: It is calculated as: 100 - moisture content - volatile matter content - ash content.
4 Principle
The sample is heated in air atmosphere up to a temperature of (550 ± 10) °C for Method A or (815 ± 10) °C
for Method B under rigidly controlled conditions of time, sample mass and equipment specifications.
The ash content is determined by calculation from the mass of the residue remaining after heating.
NOTE Difference in the ash content if determined at 815 °C compared to 550 °C is explained by decomposition
of carbonates forming CO , losses of volatile inorganic compounds (see also 3.5) and further oxidation of inorganic
[1]
compounds . In common standard practise, 550 °C is used for the determination of ash content in SRFs with a
[6]
high content of biomass. 550 °C can also be used for major elemental determination (see also EN 15410 ) and
[7]
trace elemental determination (see also EN 15411 ).
Automatic equipment (such as thermogravimetric analysers) may be used as long as the equipment is
validated by parallel measurements to the reference method. The automatic equipment shall fulfil all
the requirements regarding sample size, heating procedure, temperature, atmosphere and weighing
accuracy. Deviations from this paragraph shall be reported and justified.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Dish, consisting of inert material such as porcelain, silica or platinum, with a depth from 10 mm to
20 mm and such a size that the sample loading does not exceed 0,1 g/cm bottom area.
5.2 Furnace, capable of maintaining a zone of uniform temperature at the levels required in Clause 7
and to reach these levels in the specified heating rates. The ventilation rate through the furnace should
be such that no lack of oxygen arises during the heating procedure.
NOTE A ventilation rate from 5 air changes/min to 10
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