This Technical Specification specifies two normative methods and one informative method for the determination of the biodegradable/biogenic fraction in solid recovered fuel. The methods are the selective dissolution in sulphuric acid, the manual sorting method and the informative reductionistic method. The methods estimate the biodegradable/biogenic content of solid recovered fuels by determination of the biomass
content.
This Technical Specification is not applicable to:
? pure fractions of waste, products and by-products classified as CO2-neutral biomass according to Annex G;
? charcoal, peat and solid fossil fuels like hard coal, coke, brown coal and lignite and to mixtures of these and solid recovered fuels;
? solid recovered fuels that contain more than 10 % of natural and/or synthetic rubber residues;
? solid recovered fuels that contain a combination of more than 5 % by weight of:
? nylon, polyurethane or other polymers containing molecular amino groups;
? biodegradable plastics of fossil origin;
? solid recovered fuels that contain a combination of more than 5 % by weight of:
? wool or viscose;
? non-biodegradable plastics of biogenic origin;
? oil or fat present as a constituent of biomass.
BS DD CEN/TS 15440:2006 history
2011BS EN 15440:2011 Solid recovered fuels. Methods for the determination of biomass content
2007BS DD CEN/TS 15440:2006 Solid recovered fuels — Method for the determination of biomass content