CEN/TR 15591:2007

Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Symbols and abbreviations
4 Methods of measurement
   4.1 Principle
   4.2 Sampling
   4.3 Transport and storage
   4.4 Preparation of the test portion from the
        laboratory sample
   4.5 Analysis by Proportional Scintillation-counter
        Method (PSM)
   4.6 Analysis by B-ionization (proportional gas counting)
        (BI)
   4.7 Analysis by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)
5 Equipment and reagents
   5.1 For the preparation of the test portion
   5.2 For the analysis by PSM
   5.3 For the analysis by B-ionization (BI)
   5.4 For analysis by AMS (example from Utrecht University)
6 Procedure
   6.1 For sampling
   6.2 For the preparation of the test portion
   6.3 Procedure for analysis
7 Calculations
   7.1 General
   7.2 Calibration
   7.3 Example for the calculation of a RDF sample analysed
        with PSM
8 Uncertainty of measurement (PMS and BI measurements) based
   in Poisson statistics
9 Strengths and weaknesses
   9.1 Comparison of [14]C based methods with SDM
   9.2 Comparison of PSM, Gas Counting (BI) and AMS
10 Legislative aspects
   10.1 General
   10.2 Austria
   10.3 The Netherlands
   10.4 Finland
11 Conclusions
Annex A (informative) Origin of expertise present in the
        technical report
Annex B (informative) List of European lab's with radio
        carbon expertise
Bibliography

This Technical Report gives an overview of the suitability of 14C-based methods for the determination of the fraction of biomass carbon in solid recovered fuels, using detection by scintillation, gas ionization and mass spectrometry.