Table of Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
4 Principle
5 Reagents and materials
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Procedure
9 Calculation of phthalate concentration
10 Precision
11 Quality assurance and control
12 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Determination of phthalates
        in polymers by ion attachment mass spectrometry
        (IAMS)
Annex B (informative) - Determination of phthalates
        in polymers by liquid chromatography-mass
        spectrometry(LC-MS)
Annex C (informative) - Examples of chromatograms
        at suggested conditions
Annex D (informative) - Verification of the EGA
        thermal desorption zone
Annex E (informative) - Example of IAMS and
        Py/TD-GC-MS instruments
Annex F (informative) - Example of false positive
        detection of phthalates
Annex G (informative) - Examples of sample
        preparation for quantitative analysis of
        phthalates by GC-MS
Annex H (informative) - Extraction of phthalates
        by dissolution in THF using sonication and
        precipitation of polymer matrix
Annex I (informative) - Commercially available
        reference materials considered suitable for
        GC-MS and Py/TD-GC-MS
Annex J (informative) - Commercially available
        capillary columns considered suitable for
        GC-MS and Py-GC-MS
Annex K (informative) - Labware cleaning procedure
        for phthalate testing
Annex L (informative) - Results of international
        inter-laboratory study 5
Annex M (informative) - Sample analysis sequence
Annex N (informative) - Flow chart
Bibliography

Abstract

Describes two normative and two informative techniques for the determination of di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) and di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) in polymers of electrotechnical products.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TC 111