What is ISO 12625-17 about?

ISO 12625-17 is the 17th part of a multi-series standard. It deals with the determination of the disintegration in the water of tissue paper and tissue products.

ISO 12625-17 describes a test method to determine the disintegration in water for tissue paper and tissue products after agitation time periods of 30s, 2 min and 10 min.

ISO 12625-17 describes the apparatus, conditioning and preparation of test pieces, and specifies a test procedure to assess the disintegration of tissue paper and tissue products when subjected to mechanical agitation in water at different time periods.

Who is ISO 12625-17 for?

ISO 12625-17 on tissue paper and tissue products is applicable to:

Manufacturer of tissue products
Suppliers, dealers and importers of tissue products
Testing laboratories/ test providers for tissue products

Why should you use ISO 12625-17?

ISO 12625-17 gives you procedure for testing of tissue products at various time periods as well as gives you information about apparatus, conditioning, preparation, test procedure and calculation of results which helps you produce and maintain uniformity in quality of tissue paper and products.

ISO 12625-17 allows you to make tissue paper products that don’t easily disintegrate in water.

BS EN ISO 12625-17:2021

Tissue paper and tissue products - Determination of disintegration in water

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Published:

31 May 2021