The VDA 277 standard, developed by the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA), meets the need for consumer safety in the context of organic pollutant emissions. The interior of modern vehicles today is equipped with a large number of different polymers. Automobile manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of their products. Therefore, more flexible polymers have been used today. For example, in dashboards. These materials offer customers a better grip and a quality impression.
However, there is a risk that these new formulations may be inhaled by consumers. In this case, there is a danger of spreading volatile pollutants that will cause adverse health effects. Volatile pollutant levels increase when polymers are exposed to high temperatures, for example when the vehicle is under direct sunlight in summer. These volatile contaminants, such as phthalates, are commonly associated with new car odor by customers, leading to an underestimation of the risks involved.
Emissions testing, carried out according to the VDA 277 standard, is to ensure that the materials and polymers used in the vehicle are safe and compatible for the consumer. The standard in question is an internationally accepted method. Emitted volatile organic compounds (VOC) to be analyzed include heating in a flask using an incubator.
In short, in order to avoid potential health risks to customers, automobile manufacturers apply various quality control procedures to determine the pollutant emissions of individual materials. One of these procedures is described in the VDA 277 standard. Briefly, this procedure uses gas chromatographic analysis with the headspace sample after thermal incubation of polymer samples in gastight bottles.
Modern vehicles utilize a wide variety of polymers. Manufacturers are constantly striving to improve product quality, which is why softer polymers are preferred . However, potential health risks should not be ignored.
Among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors, our organization also provides test services for the determination of the emission of organic compounds emitted from non-metallic materials in the vehicle, within the scope of the VDA 277 standard, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.
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