SIST-TS CEN/TS 15402:2007

Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of volatile matter

This Technical Specification specifies the requirements and a method for the determination of volatile matter of solid recovered fuels.

Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes an flüchtigen Substanzen

Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthodes pour la détermination de la teneur en composés volatils

Trdno alternativno gorivo - Metode za določevanje hlapnih snovi

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Mar-2011
• ICS: 75.160.10 - Solid fuels
• Technical Committee: AGO - Refuse derived fuel
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 18-Mar-2011
• Due Date: 10-Apr-2011
• Completion Date: 29-Mar-2011
• Mandate: M/325 - Mandate to CEN on Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF)
• Ref Project: CEN/TS 15402:2006 - Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of volatile matter

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN 15402:2011 - Solid recovered fuels - Determination of the content of volatile matter
• Effective Date: 01-May-2011
• Replaced By: SIST EN 15402:2011 - Solid recovered fuels - Determination of the content of volatile matter
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15402:2007
01-marec-2007
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Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of volatile matter
Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes an flüchtigen
Substanzen
Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthodes pour la détermination de la teneur en
composés volatils
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15402:2006
ICS:
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15402:2007 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15402
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
October 2006
ICS 75.160.10

English Version
Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the
content of volatile matter
Combustibles solides de récupération - Méthodes pour la Feste Sekundärbrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung
détermination de la teneur en composés volatils des Gehaltes an flüchtigen Substanzen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 25 March 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 15402:2006: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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CEN/TS 15402:2006 (E)
Contents page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Principle.5
5 Apparatus .5
6 Sampling and sample preparation.9
7 Procedure .9
8 Calculation.9
9 Precision.10
10 Test report .10
Bibliography .11

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CEN/TS 15402:2006 (E)
Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 15402:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 343 “Solid
recovered fuels”, the secretariat of which is held by SFS.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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CEN/TS 15402:2006 (E)
Introduction
The volatile matter is determined as the loss in mass less that due to moisture, when solid recovered fuel is
heated out of contact with air under standardised conditions. The test is empirical and, in order to ensure
reproducible results, it is essential that the rate of heating, the final temperature and the overall duration of the
test are carefully controlled. It is also essential to exclude air from the solid recovered fuel during heating to
prevent oxidation. The fit of the crucible lid is therefore critical.
The moisture content of the sample is determined at the same time as the volatile matter so that the
appropriate correction can be made. Mineral matter associated with the sample can also lose mass under the
conditions of the test, the magnitude of the loss being dependent on both the nature and the quantity of the
minerals present.
This Technical Specification is primarily geared toward laboratories, producers, suppliers and purchasers of
solid recovered fuels, but is also useful for the authorities and inspection organizations.
The method specified in this Technical Specification is based on CEN/TS 15148 [1] as well as ISO 562 [2].
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CEN/TS 15402:2006 (E)
1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies the requirements and a method for the determination of volatile matter
of solid recovered fuels.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this Technical Specification. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TS 15357:2006, Solid recovered fuels — Terminology, definitions and descriptions
prCEN/TS 15442, Solid recovered fuels — Methods for sampling
prCEN/TS 15443, Solid recovered fuels — Methods for laboratory sample preparation
CEN/TS 15414-3, 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 Technical Specification, the terms and definitions given in CEN/TS 15357:2006 apply.
4 Principle
A test portion of the general analysis sample is heated out of contact with ambient air at (900 ± 10) °C for
7 min. The percentage of volatile matter is calculated from the loss in mass of the test portion after deducting
the loss in mass due to moisture.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Furnace
The furnace shall be heated electrically and capable of maintaining a zone with uniform temperature of
(900 ± 10) °C. It may be of the stop-ended type or fitted at the back with a flue with a diameter of about 25 mm
and a length of 150 mm (see Figure 1).
NOTE 1 It is important for furnaces with flues that the furnace door seals well. The flue should not reach far out of the
oven and should be fitted with a butterfly valve to restrict airflow through the furnace.
The heat capacity of the furnace shall be such that, with an initial temperature of (900 ± 10) °C, the
temperature is regained within 4 min after insertion of a cold stand and its crucibles. The tempe
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