What is PD CEN 17630 about?
PD CEN 17630 is a technical standard that serves technical specifications for determining anthraquinone in pulp, paper and paperboard materials which enables the optimization of the pulp production process.
PD CEN 17630 specifies an analytical test method for the determination of anthraquinone in water and 95% ethanol extracts of pulp, paper and board materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs using a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometer (GC-MS).
PD CEN 17630 gives details about terms and definition, principle, materials, apparatus, reagents, sampling, preparation of the analysis solutions from water extracts, 95 percent ethanol extracts and from MPPO, test procedures expression of results, and test reports.
PD CEN 17630 method can be applied to determine anthraquinone in concentrations ranging from 2µg/l to 40µg/l in the water and solvent extracts, corresponding to 0.05 mg/kg to 1mg/kg pulp, paper and board or respectively, 0.1 µg/dm2 to 2 µg/dm2 in the case of migration tests with MPPO. The measurement range can be lowered by enriching anthraquinone from the water and solvent extracts.
Who is PD CEN 17630 for?
PD CEN 17630 on determining anthraquinone in pulp, paper and paperboard applies to:
- Paper mills and manufacturers
- Distributors, dealers and importers of pulp, paper and paperboard
- Paper and pulp industries
Why should you use PD CEN 17630?
Anthraquinone usage as a pulping catalyst has been shown to speed up the delignification process, allowing for a reduction in pulping time, temperature, or chemical charge while increasing pulp production.
PD CEN 17630 provides you guidance for all the technical specifications such as apparatus, sampling, sample preparation, analyzing solutions to carry out the test procedures, allowing you to determine anthraquinone quantity in the extracts accurately.
The precision in the test methods given in PD CEN 17630 helps users to reduce pulping time and increase the yield while processing pulp in the manufacturing of paper, pulp and paperboard.