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SNV - SN EN 15411

Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of trace elements (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V and Zn)

active, Most Current
Organization: SNV
Publication Date: 1 December 2011
Status: active
Page Count: 27
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 As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sb, Se, Tl, V, Zn is performed by Inductively Coupled Plasma with optical or mass detection or graphite furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Hg can be analysed only after the microwave assisted procedure or, alternatively, by a direct analysis method (Hg direct - AMA).

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) is used.

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 Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) with high organic matter concentration that can be difficult to digest with the other methods. This method is not suitable for mercury.

Method c) is recommended for Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) samples for which the other methods leave a significant insoluble residue.

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 15411
December 1, 2011
Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of the content of trace elements (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V and Zn)
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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