This document specifies a method, using acetone, to determine the mass percentage of acetate, after
removal of non-fibrous matter, in textiles made of mixtures of
— acetate
with
— wool, animal hair, silk, protein, cotton (scoured, kiered, or bleached), flax (or linen), hemp, jute, abaca,
alfa, coir, broom, ramie, sisal, cupro, viscose, modal, polyamide, polyester, polypropylene, acrylic,
elastolefin, elastomultiester, melamine, polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent, polyacrylate and
glass fibres.
It is not applicable to mixtures containing modacrylic fibres, certain chlorofibres, nor to mixtures
containing acetate fibres that have been deacetylated on the surface.