What is BS EN 17163 ‒ Primary aromatic amines in a water extract about?
BS EN 17163 is an international standard that deals with all the information regarding pulp, paper, and board industries.
BS EN 17163 specifies two representative methods for the determination of the extractable amount of specific primary aromatic amines (PAA) in a water extract of paper, board, and pulp samples. It uses the means of HPLC with MS/MS detection which differ concerning the choice of the mobile and stationary phases.
BS EN 17163 gives the extractable amount of a primary aromatic amine (PAA), that is expressed in mg PAA per litre water extract. This method is suitable for the determination of PAA with a working range of about 0.001 mg/l – 0.020 mg/l water extract.
Who is BS EN 17163 ‒ Primary aromatic amines in a water extract for?
BS EN 17163 on primary aromatic amines in a water extract is for the following
- Manufacturer companies where aromatic amines are used to produce pulp, paper, and board
- Laboratories where Primary Aromatic Amines are tested
- Industries of Azo dye and Azo pigments where aromatic amines are used
Why should you use BS EN 17163 ‒ Primary aromatic amines in a water extract?
Primary aromatic amines (PAAs) can occur in paper and board materials as residual basic chemicals for the production of azodyes and azo pigments. Furthermore, hydrolysis products of isocyanates especially from paper laminates may be a possible source.
BS EN 17163 enables you to investigate the test results for primary aromatic amines (PAAs) performed on paper and board materials that could be used for the HPLC-MS quantification without further preparation steps. It gives you the residual basic chemicals as azodyes and azo pigments, as by-products.
BS EN 17163 sets an approach to identify the extractable amount of a primary aromatic amine which is expressed in mg PAA per litre water extract, which is about a working range of about 0.001 mg/l – 0.020 mg/l of water extract. This helps you ensure the accurate end results of testing of LC-LS method which helps to use those data for further experiments.