What is ISO 22980 about?
ISO 22980 is an international standard that covers continuous flow analysis testing methods using KSCN/DCIC in tobacco products that facilitates determination of purity of nicotine and analysis of nicotine content to regulate its presence according to regulatory rules.
ISO 22980 specifies a method for the determination of the content of total alkaloids as nicotine in tobacco by continuous-flow analysis.
ISO 22980 method is applicable to leaf samples, stems, reconstituted tobacco sheet materials and tobacco blends.
ISO 22980 method eliminates the use of the potassium cyanide (KCN) by employing pota...