This part of ISO 9184 specifies the general performance of the test for fibre furnish analysis (see 3.1) of paper, board and pulps.

It is applicable to all kinds of pulps and to most papers and boards, including those containing more than one kind of fibre, taking into account different pulping processes.

This method is less suitable to heavily impregnated or highly coloured papers and boards, which cannot be dispersed or decoloured without affecting the structure or the staining reactions of the fibres.