Designation:D6288−15StandardPracticeforSeparationandWashingofRecycledPlasticsPriortoTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6288;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticedescribesaprocedureforseparatingre-cycledplasticsbasedontheircolorandaprocedureforwashingdirty,groundplastic,whichresultsinseparationoflightmaterials(density<1.00g/cm3).Thispracticeisnotintendedtorepresentgenericwashingproceduresusedintheplasticsrecyclingindustry.Thedescribedproceduresaresolelyforpreparationofplasticsamplesforuseinotheranalyticaltests.Theprocedureincludesaroomtemperaturewashsteptofacilitateseparationofpaper(forexample,labels)followedbywashingatanelevatedtemperature.NOTE1—Althoughnotpresentedasaquantitativemethod,theproce-durepresentedinthispracticemaybeusedtoprovidequantitativeresults.Theuserassumestheresponsibilitytoverifythereproducibilityofquantitativeresults.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE2—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD5814PracticeforDeterminationofContaminationinRe-cycledPoly(EthyleneTerephthalate)(PET)FlakesandChipsUsingaPlaqueTestD5991PracticeforSeparationandIdentificationofPoly(Vi-nylChloride)(PVC)ContaminationinPoly(EthyleneTerephthalate)(PET)FlakeD7209GuideforWasteReduction,ResourceRecovery,andUseofRecycledPolymericMaterialsandProducts(With-drawn2015)3IEEE/ASTMSI-10StandardforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem3.Terminology3...
