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Analysis in accordance with the DIN EN ISO 17895 test method (determination of the in-can VOC content in water-soluble emulsion paints)

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8.3 Analysis

8.3.1 General

Place the vials prepared as in 8.2.3 and 8.2.4 in the headspace injector.

8.3.2 Headspace injector

The following conditions are applied for analysis using aheadscape injector:

Controlled sample temperature: 150 ℃.

Controlled transfer line and dispensing valve temperatures: 160 ℃.

Temperature hold time: 4 min.

8.3.3 Gas chromatograph

Adjust the gas-chromatographic conditions to the design of the apparatus. Two examples of gas-chromatographic conditions are given in Tables 1 and 2.

 

Table 1-Example 1: headspace injector with sample loop

Capillary column:

Length

30 m

 

internal diameter

0.32 mm

 

coating

95% dimethylsilicone and 5% phenylsilicone

 

film thickness of coating

about 1 μm

 

 

 

Temperatures:

Injector temperature:

250℃

 

Oven:

Initial temperature: 100 ℃

 

Heating rate:

10 ℃/min

 

Final temperature:

280℃

 

Detector temperature:

300℃

Carrier gas

flow rate

1.8 ml/min

Split

Split ratio:

1:10

 

Table 2 - Example 2: headspace injector with equal-pressure application method

Capillary column:

Length

30 m

 

internal diameter

0.32 mm

 

coating

95 % dimethylsilicone and 5 % phenylsilicone

 

film thickness of coating

about 1 μm

 

film thickness of coating

about 1 μm

 

restrictor capillary inserted between column and detector

methyl-deactivated 1.5 m x 0,15 mm

 

 

 

Temperatures:

Injector temperature:

200℃

 

Oven:

Initial temperature: 100 ℃

 

Heating rate:

10 ℃/min

 

Final temperature:

280℃

 

Detector temperature:

300℃

 

 

 

Carrier gas

pressure of headspace PHS

160 kPa

 

pressure of GC PGC

125 kPa

 

flow rate ф:

1.8 ml/min

Split:

Split flow

1,8 ml/min

8.3.4 Determination of integration end point

Determine the retention time of the marker compound by a separate gas chromatogram analysis. It defines the integration end point for the VOC determination.