1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies a calculation method for the determination
of the bio-based carbon content in monomers, polymers and plastic materials and products,
based on the 14 C content measurement.
It also specifies three test methods to be used for the determination of the 14 C content from which the bio-based carbon content is calculated:
— Method A: Proportional scintillation-counter method (PSM);
— Method B: Beta-ionisation (BI);
— Method C: Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS).
The bio-based carbon content is expressed by a fraction of sample mass, as a fraction of the total carbon content or as a fraction of the total organic carbon content.
This calculation method is applicable to any polymers containing organic carbon , including biocomposites.
NOTE This Technical Specification does not provide the methodology for the calculation
of the biomass content of a sample .