Designation:D3367−13StandardTestMethodforPlasticizerSorptionofPoly(VinylChloride)ResinsUnderAppliedCentrifugalForce1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3367;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheplas-ticizersorptionofpoly(vinylchloride)(PVC)homopolymersusingacontrolledcentrifugalforce.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thistestmethodreferencesnotesandfootnotesthatprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(ex-cludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthistestmethod.NOTE1—ThistestmethodisequivalenttoISO4608.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-tics2.2ISOStandards:ISO4608HomopolymersandCopolymersofVinylChlo-rideforGeneralUse—DeterminationofPlasticizerAb-sorptionatRoomTemperature33.Terminology3.1Definitions—DefinitionsareinaccordancewithTermi-nologyD883andTerminologyD1600,unlessotherwiseindi-cated.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1AsampleofPVCissaturatedwithplasticizerinascreeningtubewithanamountofplasticizerequaltoapproxi-matelytwicetheweightofthePVC.ThePVCandplasticizeraresubjectedtocentrifugationforaspecifiedtime.AsmallamountofcottonisweighedintothescreeningtubebeforeweighingofthePVCtopreventPVCparticlesfromescapingthroughtheorificeofthetubeduringweighingandcentrifu-gation.PlasticizerthatisnotabsorbedbythePVCparticlesisremovedbythecentrifugationthroughtheorificeofthescreeningtube.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thistestmethodpro...
