Designation:D7770−12(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodforCollectionofVolatileOrganicCompoundsEmittedDuringSimulatedManufacturingofEngineeredWoodProductsViaaSealedCaulPlateMethod1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7770;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodprovidesamethodforthecollectionofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOC)thatareemittedduringthemanufactureofengineeredwoodproductsusingalaboratoryenvironmentdesignedtosimulateadefinedproductionpro-cess.Themethodisusedforthedeterminationoftheamountsofmethanol,formaldehyde,phenolandotherVOCthatmaybeemittedduringconditionsdesignedtosimulateproductionsuchashotpressing,theconditionsof‘hotstacking’and‘cool-down’thatoccurspost-press.1.2ThetestmethodwasoriginallydevelopedtomeasurecertainVOCfromexteriorplywoodmeetingVoluntaryProductStandardPS1–09andstructuralcompositelumberproductssuchaslaminatedveneerlumber(LVL)meetingSpecificationD5456.Bothoftheseproducttypesaretypicallymanufacturedusingphenol-formaldehyderesinbasedadhesivesthatmeetSpecificationD2559.1.3Thetestmethodissuitableformanytypesofwoodproductsbondedwithadhesives.1.4ThistestmethodisspecificforcollectingVOCduringsimulatedproductionofwoodproductsandisnotdesignedtodeterminegeneralorganicemissionsfromallindoormaterialsorsources.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SomespecifichazardsstatementsaregiveninSection7onHazards.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprin...
