prEN 18067

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2024
Polimerni materiali - Reciklirani polimerni materiali - Karakterizacija reciklatov
akrilonitril-butadien-stirena (ABS)
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterization of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
recyclates
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate - Charakterisierung von Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol
(ABS)-Rezyklaten
Plastiques - Plastiques recyclés - Caractérisation des recyclats d’acrylonitrile-butadiène-
styrène (ABS)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18067
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2024
ICS 13.030.50; 83.080.01
English Version
Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterization of
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) recyclates
Kunststoffe - Kunststoff-Rezyklate ¿ Charakterisierung
von Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol (ABS)-Rezyklaten
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 249.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
5 Characterization of ABS recyclates . 6
6 Quality assurance . 9
Bibliography . 10
European foreword
This document (prEN 18067:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”,
the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document is one part of a series of CEN publications on Plastics Recycling, which is structured as
follows:
— EN 15342, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of polystyrene (PS) recyclates
— EN 15343, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity
and recycled content
— EN 15344, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
— EN 15345, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of Polypropylene (PP) recyclates
— EN 15346, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates
— EN 15347, Plastics — Sorted plastics wastes (all parts)
— EN 15348, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
recyclates
— CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for
recycled plastics
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN and CENELEC by
the European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
requests for its Member States.
Introduction
Recycling plastic waste is one type of material recovery process intended to save resources (virgin raw
materials, water, and energy), while minimizing harmful emissions into air, water, and soil as well as
any impacts on human health. The environmental impact of recycling is assessed over the whole life
cycle of the recycling system (from the waste generation point to the disposal of final residues). To
ensure that recycling constitutes the best environmental option for treating the available waste, some
prerequisites should preferably be met:
— recycling scheme being contemplated should generate lower environmental impacts than
alternative recovery options;
— existing or potential market outlets should be identified that will secure a sustainable industrial
recycling operation;
— collection and sorting schemes should be properly designed to deliver recyclable plastics waste
fractions fitting reasonably well with the available recycling technologies and with the (changing)
needs of the identified market outlets, preferably at minimum costs to society.
This document has been produced in accordance with the guidance produced by CEN on Environmental
Aspects and in accordance with CEN/TR 15353.
NOTE CEN/TR 15353 considers the general environmental aspects, which are specific to the recycling
process.
During their life, products are temporarily out of industrial control. Consequently, at the end user stage,
it is often impossible to trace back each individual product and whether it has been used correctly
through its life cycle.
1 Scope
This document specifies the main characteristics and associated test methods for assessing of
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) recyclates intended for use in the production of semi-
finished/finished products.
It is intended to support parties involved in the use of ABS recyclates (rABS) to agree on specifications
for specific and generic applications.
This document does not cover the characterization of plastics wastes, which is covered by the
EN 15347 series, neither traceability topics which are covered by EN 15343.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TR 15353, Plastics — Recycled plastics — Guidelines for the development of standards for recycled
plastics
EN 15343, Plastics — Recycled Plastics — Plastics recycling traceability and assessment of conformity and
recycled content
EN 17615, Plastics — Environmental Aspects — Vocabulary
EN ISO 60, Plastics — Determination of apparent density of material that can be poured from a specified
funnel (ISO 60)
EN ISO 179-1, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non-instrumented impact
test (ISO 179-1)
EN ISO 180, Plastics — Determination of Izod impact strength (ISO 180)
EN ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472)
EN ISO 527-1, Plastics — D
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