CSA Preface 

This is the second edition of CSA ISO 18123, Solid biofuels — Determination of volatile matter , which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 18123 (second edition, 2023-03). It supersedes the previous edition published in 2016 as CSA ISO 18123 (adopted ISO 18123:2015). For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as "CSA ISO 18123" throughout. The main changes since the previous edition are as follows: • ISO 21945 has been added to Clause 2; • specification that the entire procedure shall be done in duplicate has been added; • EN standards have been replaced by ISO documents; and • minor editorial corrections have been made. This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on Solid Biofuels, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Fuel Burning Equipment, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group. 

Scope 

This document specifies the requirements and method used to determine the volatile matter of solid biofuels. It is intended for persons and organisations that manufacture, plan, sell, erect or use machinery, equipment, tools and entire plants related to solid biofuels, and for all persons and organisations involved in producing, purchasing, selling and utilizing solid biofuels.