EN 62321-8:2017

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Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 8: Phthalates in
polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), gas chromatography-
mass spectrometry using a pyrolyzer/thermal desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62321-8:2017
ICS:
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
71.040.50 Fizikalnokemijske analitske Physicochemical methods of
metode analysis
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62321-8
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2017
ICS 31.020; 71.040.50
English Version
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products
- Part 8: Phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass
spectrometry (GC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
using a pyrolyzer/thermal desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS)
(IEC 62321-8:2017)
Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits Verfahren zur Bestimmung von bestimmten Substanzen in
électrotechniques - Partie 8: Analyse des phtalates dans les Produkten der Elektrotechnik - Teil 8: Phthalate in
polymères par chromatographie en phase gazeuse- Polymeren mit Pyrolyse-Gaschromatographie-
spectrométrie de masse (GC-MS), chromatographie en Massenspektrometrie (Py-GC-MS), Ionen-Anlagerungs-
phase gazeuse-spectrométrie de masse par Massenspektrometrie (IAMS), Gaschromatographie-
pyrolyse/thermodésorption (Py/TD-GC-MS) Massenspektrometrie (GC-MS) und
(IEC 62321-8:2017) Flüssigchromatographie-Massenspektrometrie (LC-MS)
(IEC 62321-8:2017)
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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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Ref. No. EN 62321-8:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 111/416/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 62321-8, prepared by
IEC/TC 111 "Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems" was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62321-8:2017.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2018-02-02
• latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2020-05-02
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62321-8.2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
ISO 3696 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 3696.
ISO/IEC 17025 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 17025.
IEC 62321-2:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62321-2:2014.
IEC 62321-6:2015 NOTE Harmonized as EN62321-6:2016

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62321-1 2013 Determination of certain substances in EN 62321-1 2013
electrotechnical products -- Part 1:
Introduction and overview
IEC 62321-8 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products –

Part 8: Phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

(GC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using a pyrolyzer/thermal

desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS)

Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques –

Partie 8: Analyse des phtalates dans les polymères par chromatographie en

phase gazeuse-spectrométrie de masse (GC-MS), chromatographie en phase

gazeuse-spectrométrie de masse par pyrolyse/thermodésorption (Py/TD-GC-MS)

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 31.020; 71.040.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-4144-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 10
3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 10
4 Principle . 11
5 Reagents and materials . 11
5.1 GC-MS method . 11
5.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 12
6 Apparatus . 12
6.1 GC-MS method . 12
6.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 13
7 Sampling . 14
7.1 General . 14
7.2 GC-MS method . 14
7.3 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 14
8 Procedure . 14
8.1 General instructions for the analysis . 14
8.1.1 Overview . 14
8.1.2 GC-MS method . 14
8.1.3 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 14
8.2 Sample preparation . 15
8.2.1 GC-MS method . 15
8.2.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 16
8.3 Instrumental parameters . 16
8.3.1 GC-MS method . 16
8.3.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 18
8.4 Calibrants . 18
8.5 Calibration . 19
8.5.1 GC-MS method . 19
8.5.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 20
9 Calculation of phthalate concentration . 21
9.1 GC-MS method . 21
9.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 22
10 Precision . 23
10.1 GC-MS method . 23
10.1.1 Threshold judgement . 23
10.1.2 Repeatability and reproducibility . 24
10.2 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 25
10.2.1 Screening judgement . 25
10.2.2 Repeatability and reproducibility . 26
11 Quality assurance and control . 27
11.1 General . 27

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11.2 GC-MS method . 27
11.2.1 Performance . 27
11.2.2 Limit of detection (LOD) or method detection limit (MDL) and limit of
quantification (LOQ) . 28
11.3 Py/TD-GC-MS method . 29
11.3.1 Sensitivity . 29
11.3.2 Blank test . 29
11.3.3 Limit of detection (LOD) or method detection limit (MDL) and limit of
quantification (LOQ) . 29
12 Test report . 30
Annex A (informative) Determination of phthalates in polymers by ion attachment
mass spectrometry (IAMS) . 31
A.1 Principle . 31
A.2 Reagents and materials . 31
A.3 Apparatus .
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