Types of VOC Testing

Types of VOC Testing

Determining the quantity of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) contained in chemical formulations is frequently necessary to stop producers from overly damaging the environment.

The CARB Method 310, used to test consumer products for the VOCs that are in their formulations, is one of the most frequently used procedures. Because they have a lower environmental impact than other VOCs, some of them are exempt from the rule. The percentage of VOCs in the mixture is calculated after these exempt chemicals are measured and subtracted from the total VOCs. Products that are solid, liquid, or aerosol are tested using this method. Each product category has a set of acceptable limitations, and testing is used to assess if the products comply with these limits.

• Personal products VOC test methods: determining VOCs in consumer products (CARB 310).
• VOC test methods for paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers.
• EPA method 24: calculating surface coatings’ volatile matter, water content, density, volume of solids, and weight of solids (solvent-based).
• Determination of VOCs in paints and related coatings, ASTM D3960 (aqueous).
• Specification of VOCs in low VOC waterborne air-dry coatings by gc-fid, ASTM D6886.
• Determination of VOC exempt compounds (SCAQMD303).
• VOCs in various materials (SCAQMD 304).
• SCAQMD 305: aerosol VOCs.
• SCAQMD 313: GC-MS VOC determination.
• Determination of VOCs in materials used for pipes and fittings, SCAQMD 316a.
• Determination of VOCs in air/canister sampling, ASTM d5466.
• Volatile organic matter in water as measured by GC-FID, ASTM d2908.
• Paints & related coatings’ VOC levels according to ASTM d3960.
• Weight percentage of individual VOCs in waterborne air-dry coatings, ASTM d6886.
• Determination of VOC content, ISO 11890-2.
• EN-120: formaldehyde content in wood-based panels/uv-vis determination.
• Photoionization detectors for VOC analysis

Video 01: VOC Testing