1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 1860-2:2005 Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecueing Part 2: Barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes Requirements and test methods The European Standard EN 1860-2:2005 has the status of a British Standard ICS 75.160.10; 97.040.20 BS EN 1860-2:2005 Th
2、is British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 18 March 2005 BSI 18 March 2005 ISBN 0 580 45626 9 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1860-2:2005. The UK participation in its preparation was e
3、ntrusted by Technical Committee RHE/28, Domestic solid mineral fuel appliances, to Subcommittee RHE/28/1, Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecueing, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. C
4、ross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or
5、of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text;
6、 present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover
7、, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 27 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN18602 February2005 I
8、CS75.160.10;97.040.20 Englishversion Appliances,solidfuelsandfirelightersforbarbecueingPart2: Barbecuecharcoalandbarbecuecharcoalbriquettes Requirementsandtestmethods Appareils,combustiblessolidesetallumebarbecuepourla cuissonaubarbecuePartie2:Charbondeboiset briquettesdecharbondeboispourbarbecueExi
9、gences etmthodesdessai Gerte,festeBrennstoffeundAnzndhilfenzumGrillen Teil2:GrillHolzkohleundGrillHolzkohlebriketts AnforderungenundPrfverfahren ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon20October2004. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthi
10、sEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyother
11、languagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusast heofficial versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France, Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Irela
12、nd,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2005CEN Allrightsofex
13、ploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN18602:2005:EEN 1860-2:2005 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Requirements.6 4.1 General6 4.2 Requirements for barbecue charcoal 7 4.3 Requirements for barbecu
14、e charcoal briquettes7 4.4 Inadmissible additions 8 5 Sampling.8 5.1 Sampling for granulometry.8 5.2 Sampling for testing ash, moisture, volatile and microscopic analyses.8 6 Test methods9 6.1 Moisture 9 6.2 Volatiles 10 6.3 Ash 15 6.4 Fixed carbon.17 6.5 Test for inadmissible additions17 6.6 Granul
15、ometry .18 6.7 Determination of impregnant content18 6.8 Test report 18 7 Marking .18 7.1 Consumer communication on charcoal bags.18 7.2 Consumer communication on impregnated charcoal bags19 Annex A (normative) Determination of the volume of charcoal .21 A.1 General21 A.2 Principle21 A.3 Appliances2
16、1 A.4 Sampling.21 A.5 Method of operation 21 A.6 Certificate of conformity .21 A.7 Inspection certificate.21 Annex B (normative) Determination of moisture content for impregnated charcoal and for impregnated charcoal briquettes.23 B.1 General23 B.2 Principle23 B.3 Reagents.23 B.4 Apparatus .23 B.5 P
17、reparation of sample .24 B.6 Procedure .24 B.7 Expression of results 25 B.8 Precision of the method26 B.9 Test report 26 Bibliography.27 EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 1860-2:2005) has been prepared by CEN /TC 281, “Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing“, the secre
18、tariat of which is held by AENOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2005. This document on
19、Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing consists of the following parts: Part 1: Barbecues burning solid fuels - Requirements and test methods. Part 2: Barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes - Requirements and test methods. Part 3: Firelighters for igniting solid fuels fo
20、r use in barbecue appliances - Requirements and test methods. Part 4: Single use barbecues burning solid fuels - Requirements and test methods. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Stan
21、dard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 4 I
22、ntroduction This document is part 2 of the documents for appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing, which is intended to reduce the risks which can occur during and through barbecuing with solid fuels. EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 5 1 Scope This part of this document specifies the requirements a
23、nd test methods for charcoal and charcoal briquettes for use in BBQ appliances. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the re
24、ferenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1860-3:2003, Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing - Part 3: Firelighters for igniting solid fuels for use in barbecue appliances - Requirements and test methods ISO 562, Hard coal and coke Determination of volatile matter IS
25、O 579, Coke Determination of total moisture ISO 975, Brown coals and lignites Determination of yield of benzene-soluble extract Semi-automatic method ISO 1171, Solid mineral fuels Determination of ash ISO 1953, Hard coal Size analysis by sieving ISO 1988, Hard coal Sampling ISO 5069-2:1983, Brown co
26、als and lignites - Principles of sampling Part 2: Sample preparation for determination of moisture content and for general analysis. ISO 7404-2, Methods for the petrographic analysis of bituminous coal and anthracite Part 2: Preparation of coal samples ISO 7404-3, Methods for the petrographic analys
27、is of bituminous coal and anthracite Part 3: Method of determining maceral group composition 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply 3.1 barbecue charcoal solid remainder of carbonization of wood or other vegetable matter that does not spi
28、t/spark abnormally when burning and has not been artificially chemically treated or artificially chemically prepared whereby the main constituent is carbon and the ash content is minimal 3.2 barbecue charcoal briquette barbecue charcoal briquettes are produced by compressing barbecue charcoal partic
29、les together with a suitable binder 3.3 impregnated barbecue charcoal and impregnated barbecue charcoal briquette EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 6 barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes prepared for lighting by addition of a lighting agent 3.4 fixed carbon carbon remaining after the removal of volat
30、ile carbon matter and ash from dry charcoal 3.5 volatile matter determined as the loss in mass less that due to moisture, when charcoal or charcoal briquettes is heated out of contact with air under standardised conditions 3.6 ash residue after charcoal or charcoal briquettes are incinerated in air
31、3.7 total moisture 3.7.1 total moisture of barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes water contained in the barbecue charcoal and the barbecue charcoal briquettes which is driven off at 105C 3.7.2 total moisture of impregnated barbecue charcoal and impregnated barbecue charcoal briquettes w
32、ater contained in the impregnated barbecue charcoal and the impregnated barbecue charcoal briquettes which is removed by distillation with toluene 3.8 granulation percentage by weight of charcoal which has been screened between two specific sizes 3.9 binder product which when added to charcoal granu
33、les holds the particles together in a permanent solid mass 3.10 chemical sustainers chemicals such as nitrates and nitrites added as oxidising agents to sustain burning 3.11 repeatability results of duplicate determinations, carried out at different times in the same laboratory by the same operator
34、using the same apparatus on duplicate samples taken from the same gross sample at the last stage of sample preparation, should not differ by more than the values indicated in 6.1.6, 6.2.6 and 6.3.6 3.12 reproducibility means of the results of duplicate determinations, carried out in each of two diff
35、erent laboratories on representative portions taken from the same gross sample at the final stage of sample preparation, should not differ by more than the values indicated in 6.1.6, 6.2.6 and 6.3.6 4 Requirements 4.1 General Impregnated barbecue charcoal and impregnated barbecue charcoal briquettes
36、 shall fulfil the requirements for barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes together with the requirements of EN 1860-3. EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 7 4.2 Requirements for barbecue charcoal 4.2.1 Fixed carbon The fixed carbon in the dry charcoal shall be minimum of 75% by mass, calculated in accord
37、ance with 6.4. 4.2.2 Ash The ash content in the dry charcoal shall not exceed 8%, when tested according to 6.3. 4.2.3 Total moisture The total moisture content shall not exceed 8%, when tested according to 6.1. 4.2.4 Granulation The particle size for the barbecue charcoal shall be 0 mm to 150 mm: No
38、 more than 10% may exceed 80 mm in size. At least 80% shall be greater than 20 mm. 0 mm- 10 mm shall not exceed 7%. testing in accordance with 6.6. 4.2.5 Volatiles The volatiles must be carried out to allow determination of fixed carbon but no limits are set as maximum or minimum. 4.2.6 Bulk density
39、 The bulk density must be at least 130 kg/m 3 . 4.3 Requirements for barbecue charcoal briquettes 4.3.1 Fixed carbon The fixed carbon of dry barbecue charcoal briquettes shall be minimum 60%, calculated in accordance with 6.4. 4.3.2 Ash The ash content of dry barbecue charcoal briquettes shall be ma
40、ximum 18%, when tested in accordance with 6.3. 4.3.3 Moisture The moisture content of barbecue charcoal briquettes shall not be above 8%, when tested in accordance with 6.1. EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 8 4.3.4 Granulation The form and size of barbecue charcoal briquettes shall be suitable for use with barbec
41、ue equipment complying with EN 1860- 1. The granules less than 20 mm shall not exceed 10%, when tested in accordance with 6.6. 4.3.5 Binder The binder must cause no health hazards when its combustion gases come into contact with food and the binder itself must be food grade quality. 4.4 Inadmissible
42、 additions 4.4.1 Microscopic analysis Microscopic analysis in accordance with 6.5 should not detect more than 10 particles in 1 000 particles of any substance which is not normally found after the distillation of wood to produce wood charcoal or in permissible binder in wood charcoal briquettes. The
43、 following inclusions are examples of inadmissible substances. Organic: such as all fossil coals and derivatives thereof, petroleum, coke, pitch, plastic, etc. Inorganic: such as glass, slag, rust, splinters of metal, stone powder, etc. The total of all detected inadmissible additions should not exc
44、eed 1% by volume, when tested in accordance with 6.5. 4.4.2 Chemical burning sustainers, shall not be permitted. 5 Sampling 5.1 Sampling for granulometry The granulation test must be carried out using randomly selected bags on general sale using a minimum total sample weight of 40 kg. Take the whole
45、 of each package and combine it to form the sample for granulometry analysis. 5.2 Sampling for testing ash, moisture, volatile and microscopic analyses 5.2.1 Preparation Take the whole of the sample used to test granulometry and crush until 100% of the whole sample is less than 20 mm. The samples fo
46、r individual analysis are obtained from this 20 mm sample by the quartering method. 5.2.2 Materials for use in the quartering method A suitable sized sheet of glazed paper or plastic. A cardboard or wooden board of suitable dimensions. EN 1860-2:2005 (E) 9 5.2.3 Quartering method Place a clean dry s
47、heet on the floor or alternatively in a box of suitable dimensions if preferred. Pour the complete 20 mm sample onto the sheet or in the box to form a cone or pyramid. Divide the cone or pyramid into four parts in two operations using a cardboard or wooden board. The height and width of the board us
48、ed must be greater than the height and width of the cone or pyramid formed by the sample on the sheet. Select one of the four parts and repeat the process until approximately a 2 kg sample remains. Take two of the final quarters, i.e. 2 x approximately 500 g samples, and seal in airtight jars for moisture testing. Take a further quarter (approximately 500 g) for ash, volatile and microscopic analysis. Take the final quarter for volatile testing and seal in an airtight jar and r
