1 Scope
This document specifies a method for determining ε‑caprolactam and ω‑laurolactam in
polyamides by gas chromatography. It is applicable particularly to the determination
of ε‑caprolactam in polyamide 6 and ω‑laurolactam in polyamide 12.
Two variants of the basic method are specified.
— Method A is an extraction method with boiling methanol, and the extract is injected
into a gas chromatograph.
— Method B is a method using a solvent, and the solution is injected into a gas chromatograph.
BS EN ISO 11337:2023 Referenced Document
ISO 472 Plastics — Vocabulary — Amendment 1: Additional items
ISO 565 Test sieves; metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet; nominal sizes of openings
BS EN ISO 11337:2023 history
2023BS EN ISO 11337:2023 Plastics. Polyamides. Determination of ε-caprolactam and ω-laurolactam by gas chromatography
2011BS EN ISO 11337:2010 Plastics. Polyamides. Determination of e-caprolactam and w-laurolactam by gas chromatography
2004BS EN ISO 11337:2004 Plastics - Polyamides - Determination of e-caprolactam and w-laurolactum by gas chromatography