Designation:E1108−86(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationoftheRecoveryofaProductinaMaterialsSeparationDevice1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1108;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftherecov-eryofadesiredproductinadeviceprocessingsolidwasteforthepurposeofconcentratingacomponentofinterest.Therecoveryisdeterminedwithrespecttotheamountofthedesiredcomponentinoneoutputstream(accepts)asopposedtoanotheroutputstream(rejects).Theresultsofthiscalcula-tiondeterminetheeffectivenessofcomponentseparationwhencoupledwithameasureofproductpurityasdescribedinTestMethodE889.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,healthandenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificprecautionaryinformationisgiveninSection6.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E889TestMethodforCompositionorPurityofaSolidWasteMaterialsStreamE1107TestMethodforMeasuringtheThroughputofResource-RecoveryUnitOperations3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1accepts—theoutputstreamfromthematerialssepara-tiondevicethatcontainsthehighestconcentration(purity)ofthecomponent(s)thatthedeviceisdesignedtoseparate.3.1.2binaryseparator—adevicethatseparatesasingleinputfe...
