France A+ is the highest environmental protection mark among French VOC labels. The French VOC label is an environmental label that is mandatory for indoor buildings entering the French market. It is based on the technical regulations of the international standard ISO-16000 for indoor air. It simulates the indoor environment where people actually live, and uses professional precision instruments to continuously detect the air pollution in the space after painting for 28 days. Air quality, product ratings are based on the concentration of total volatile organic compounds in the air and the concentration of ten other common organic compounds that are harmful to the human body. The highest environmental level of the French VOC label is A+, followed by A, B and C.
ISO16000 is the most recognized VOC testing method in the world. It is the VOC testing standard for indoor furniture and building materials products such as paints, pigments, latex paints, wallpapers, floors, doors and windows, and glue. Currently, the most common one is Franceās ISO16000 testing. Many other countries also require product grades to be judged according to Franceās VOC ISO16000 requirements. The best grade is France A+!
There are a total of 26 items in the ISO16000 standard, but companies generally do not need it. To do so much, usually buyers will ask for ISO16000-3, ISO16000-6, ISO16000-9, ISO16000-11, these four items, but it depends on the product!
Scope of application
Floor coverings
Paints and varnishes
Windows and doors
Wall and ceiling panels
Testing principle:
Under specific conditions, detect the total volatile organic compounds in the air within a certain period of time after painting and Specified concentrations of ten common hazardous volatile organic compounds.
testing standard:
testing standard involves four parts of ISO 16000:
ISO 16000-3: Indoor air -- Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air -- Active sampling method; indoor air- - Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air - Active sampling method;
ISO 16000-6: Indoor air -- Part 6: Determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS or MS-FID; gas chromatography with ionization detector (MS-FID) active sampling for determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and laboratory air;
ISO 16000-9: Indoor air -- Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing -- -- Emission test chamber method; Indoor air -- Part 9: Determination of emissions of volatile organic mixtures emitted from building products and furnishings -- Experimental chamber method;
ISO 16000-11: Indoor air - Part 11 : Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing - Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens; Indoor air. Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing. Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens; Preparation of test samples;
Among them, ISO 16000-3 is mainly used to detect formaldehyde and acetaldehyde according to the standard
Please consult: Zhongke Yishuo (Xiamen) Fire Protection Technology Service Co., Ltd.
from GF2022
