Designation:D6266−00a(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheAmountofVolatileOrganicCompound(VOC)ReleasedFromWaterborneAutomotiveCoatingsandAvailableforRemovalinaVOCControlDevice(Abatement)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6266;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesthedeterminationoftheamountofvolatileorganiccompound(VOC)releasedfromappliedwaterborneautomotivecoatingsthatisavailablefordeliverytoaVOCcontroldevice.ThedeterminationisaccomplishedbymeasuringtheweightlossofafreshlycoatedtestpanelsubjecttoevaporationordryingandbyanalysisoftheVOCorwatercontentinthecoating.1.2ThistestmethodisapplicabletotheVOCreleasedfromapplicationandbakingoperationsafterthepainthasbeenappliedinasimulationofaproductionprocess,orinanactualproductionfacility.1.3SymbolsandcalculationsfromseveralothermethodsthatdetermineVOC:PracticeD3960,EPA450/3-88-018andEPA450/3-84-019havebeenincorporatedintothistestmethod.Themajorityofsymbolsandcalculationsusedinthistestmethodareuniquebecausethistestmethoddealsuniquelywithdifferencesinweightofappliedpaintsamplesthathavebeensubjecttodrying,curingorsolventaddition.NOTE1—Trainingandknowledgeoftheproductbeingevaluatedareessentialforobtainingmeaningfuldatafromthistestmethod.Itisrecommendedthatseveralpracticerunsbeperformed,andthelaboratoriesrepeatabilityevaluatedbeforeperformingthistestonthetestsamples.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityofwhoeverusesthisstandardtoconsultandestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortoitsuse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasd...
