IEC 62321-11:2023

Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products — Part 11: Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) in plastics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) IEC 62321-11:2023

Publication date:   Dec 20, 2023

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60.60 Standard published   Dec 20, 2023

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ISO/TC 61/SC 5 Physical-chemical properties

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43.040.10   Electrical and electronic equipment | 83.080.01   Plastics in general | 13.020.01   Environment and environmental protection in general

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This part of IEC 62321 specifies two different techniques for the determination of tris(2‑chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) in plastics, the GC-MS or LC-MS method, both of which are applicable to quantitative analysis.
These two techniques are applicable to use with polyurethane, polyvinylchloride, and polyethylene materials containing TCEP between 200 mg/kg to 2 000 mg/kg.
These test methods do not apply to plastic materials having a processing temperature higher than 230 °C.
GC-MS using a pyrolyser/thermal desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS) technique is described in Annex A and can be used for the screening of TCEP in plastics.
NOTE TCEP starts thermal decomposition at approximately 230 °C. Polymer types that have a processing temperature into shapes of plastics (e.g. pellets, moulded parts or sheets) not exceeding the decomposition temperature can contain TCEP.

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IEC 62321-11:2023
60.60 Standard published
Dec 20, 2023