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SNV - SN EN 15410

Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of major elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, Si, Ti)

active, Most Current
Organization: SNV
Publication Date: 1 December 2011
Status: active
Page Count: 29
ICS Code (Solid fuels): 75.160.10
scope:

This European Standard specifies three methods of digestion for solid recovered fuels:

a) microwave assisted digestion with hydrofluoric, nitric and hydrochloric acid mixture;

b) hot water bath digestion of with hydrofluoric, nitric and hydrochloric acid mixture, after ashing of the SRFs sample;

c) oven digestion with nitric, perchloric and hydrofluoric acid mixture.

Instrumental determination of Si, Al, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, P, and Ti is performed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry with optical detection or other suitable spectroscopic techniques such as Flame Atomic Spectroscopy.

The effectiveness of the digestion can be verified by qualitative X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis on the remaining residue. If necessary, an alternative digestion method (among those proposed) shall be used.

XRF can be used for the analysis of Si, Al, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, P, Ti, after ashing (550 °C) of the sample: other elements can be analysed by XRF provided that the concentration levels are above the instrumental detection limits of the XRF instrumentation and after proper preliminary testing.

Method a) is recommended for general use, but the amount of the test portion can be very low in case of high concentration of organic matter. Method b) is recommended for SRFs with high organic matter concentration that can be difficult to digest with the other methods.

Method c) is recommended for SRFs samples for which the other methods leave a significant insoluble residue.

All the listed methods are suitable for the determination of Si, provided that closed containers are used for sample dissolution. XRF is highly recommended for Si, P and Ti analysis.

Alternative digestion methods can be applied if their performance is proved to be comparable with those of the methods mentioned in a) to c).

Document History

SN EN 15410
December 1, 2011
Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of major elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, Si, Ti)
This European Standard specifies three methods of digestion for solid recovered fuels: a) microwave assisted digestion with hydrofluoric, nitric and hydrochloric acid mixture; b) hot water bath...

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