🇵🇱 eSMOKING INSTITUTE Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 1745 • Poznań, Poland • 28 methods

Electronics & EMCWater & wastewater

eSMOKING INSTITUTE Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1745 (Poznań, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 28 test methods in the following areas: Electronics & EMC, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes, Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette, Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters, Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1745
  • Methods in scope: 28
  • Types of test objects: 7
  • Techniques used: 10
  • City: Poznań, Poland
  • Valid until: 06.04.2028
Accreditation number
AB 1745
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
LABORATORIUM BADAWCZE, ul. Rubież 46, 61-612 Poznań
City
Poznań, Poland
Valid until
06.04.2028

What this laboratory tests (7)

Analytical techniques used (10)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (28)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Testing Laboratory
1 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Nicotine content
Range (1 – 40) mg/ml
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-01 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
2 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Nicotine content
Range (0,05 – 1) mg/ml
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-02 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
3 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Concentration of organic compounds
nicotine (2,00 – 40,0) mg/ml glycerine (100 – 1000) mg/ml propylene glycol (100 – 1000) mg/ml Concentration of organic compounds in mg/g (calculated)
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) ISO 20714:2019
4 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Benzoic acid concentration
Range (1 – 20) mg/ml Benzoic acid concentration in mg/g (calculated)
High-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PB-26 wydanie 2 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
5 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PB-27 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2026 r.
6 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Density
Range (0,9379 – 1,2845) g/cm3
Oscillation method PB-28 wydanie 3 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
7 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Flash point
Range (43 – 184) °C
Modified continuously closed cup method (MCCCFP) PB-29 wydanie 2 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
8 Tobacco products: nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes Water content
Range (0,30 – 12,0 ) % m/m
Volumetric titration method (according to Karl Fischer) PB-32 wydanie 1 z dnia 18.04.2023 r.
9 Chemical products: flavourings Density
Range (0,9379 – 1,2845) g/cm3
Oscillation method PB-28 wydanie 3 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
10 Chemical products: flavourings Flash point
Range (43 – 184) °C
Modified continuously closed cup method (MCCCFP) PB-29 wydanie 2 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
11 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters Water concentration
Range (0,25 – 5) mg/ml Water content in mg/number of puffs (calculated)
Gas chromatography with thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD) PB-03 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
12 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (23,7 – 380,3) mg
Gravimetric method PB-03 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
13 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (24,9 – 415,7) mg
Gravimetric method PB-03 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
14 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters Propylene oxide concentration
Range (0,05 – 2) µg/ml Zawartość tlenku propylenu w µg/liczbę zaciągnięć (z obliczeń)
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) PB-05 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
15 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (20,7 – 370,8) mg
Gravimetric method PB-05 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
16 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (22,0 – 407,1) mg
Gravimetric method PB-05 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
17 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters Concentration of organic compounds
formaldehyde (0,1 – 10) µg/ml acetone (0,1 – 10) µg/ml 2-butanon (0,1 – 10) µg/ml diacetyl (0,1 – 10) µg/ml glyoxal (0,1 – 10) µg/ml acetaldehyde (0,1 – 10) µg/ml propionaldehyde (0,1 – 10) µg/ml acrolein (0,1 – 10) µg/ml butyraldehyde (0,1 – 10) µg/ml crotonaldehyde (0,1 – 10) µg/ml methylglyoxal (0,1 – 10) µg/ml Zawartość związków organicznych w µg/liczbę zaciągnięć (z obliczeń)
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) PB-06 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
18 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (20,7 – 370,8) mg
Gravimetric method PB-06 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
19 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (22,0 – 407,1) mg
Gravimetric method PB-06 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
20 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from quartz filters Element concentration
silver (5,0 – 20) µg/l aluminium (5,0 – 20) µg/l gold (5,0 – 20) µg/l arsenic (0,5 – 20) µg/l beryllium (0,5 – 20) µg/l cadmium (0,5 – 20) µg/l cobalt (0,5 – 20) µg/l chromium (0,5 – 20) µg/l copper (3,0 – 20) µg/l iron (1,0 – 20) µg/l manganese (0,5 – 20) µg/l molybdenum (0,5 – 20) µg/l nickel (0,5 – 20) µg/l lead (0,5 – 20) µg/l selenium (0,5 – 20) µg/l tin (0,5 – 20) µg/l titanium (0,5 – 20) µg/l tungsten (0,5 – 20) µg/l zinc (3,0 – 20) µg/l zirconium (5,0 – 20) µg/l Content of elements in ng/number of puffs (calculated)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PB-12 wydanie 7 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
21 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on quartz filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (23,6 – 407,4) mg
Gravimetric method PB-12 wydanie 7 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
22 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (24,6 – 494,3) mg
Gravimetric method PB-12 wydanie 7 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
23 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters Concentration of organic compounds
nicotine (0,01 – 0,4) mg/ml menthol (0,01 – 0,4) mg/ml propylene glycol (0,5 – 15) mg/ml glycerine (0,5 – 15) mg/ml Content of organic compounds in mg/number of puffs (calculated)
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
24 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (23,7 – 380,3) mg
Gravimetric method PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
25 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (24,9 – 415,7) mg
Gravimetric method PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
26 Tobacco products: aerosol extracted from glass filters Glycidol concentration
Range (0,2 – 5) µg/ml Zawartość glicydolu w µg/liczbę zaciągnięć (z obliczeń)
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-23 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
27 Tobacco products: aerosol deposited on glass filters Aerosol mass (ACM)
Range (20,7 – 370,8) mg
Gravimetric method PB-23 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
28 Tobacco products: aerosol vaporised from an e-cigarette Aerosol mass (DML)
Range (22,0 – 407,1) mg
Gravimetric method PB-23 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.

Reference standards (14)

ISO 20714:2019
PB-01 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-02 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-03 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-05 wydanie 5 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-06 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-12 wydanie 7 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-23 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-26 wydanie 2 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-27 wydanie 4 z dnia 13.01.2026 r.
PB-28 wydanie 3 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
PB-29 wydanie 2 z dnia 13.01.2023 r.
PB-32 wydanie 1 z dnia 18.04.2023 r.