British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee is responsible for Monitors and provides UK input to CEN/TC 276 Surface active agents and ISO/TC 91 Surface active agents

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In Progress (21)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 22978	Referential collection of safe use icons for detergent products Categories: Public information symbols \| Surface active agents Approval begins :	Approval
PD ISO/TR 21681	Surface active agents -- Bio-based surfactants -- Overview on surfactants containing biomass Categories: Surface active agents Approval begins :	Approval
ISO/NP 25826	Surface active agents-Determination of sodium laurate in Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-20	Proposal
ISO/NP 25823	Surface active agents — Determination of ethanolamines in nonioni surfcants by HPLC-MS-MS Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-20	Proposal
ISO/NP 25820-2	Surface active agents--Determination of average relative molecular mass of aliphatic alkyl trimethylammonium chloride — Part 2: HPLC method Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-20	Proposal
ISO/NP 25820-1	Surface active agents--Determination of average relative molecular mass of aliphatic alkyl trimethylammonium chloride — Part 1: GC method Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-20	Proposal
BS ISO 8215	Surface active agents — Washing powders — Determination of total silica content — Gravimetric method Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-13	Drafting
BS ISO 6841	Surface active agents — Technical straight-chain sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates — Determination of mean relative molecular mass by gas-liquid chromatography Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-12-29	Drafting
BS ISO 684	Analysis of soaps - Determination of total free alkali Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 4322	Non-ionic surface active agents — Determination of sulphated ash — Gravimetric method Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-13	Drafting

Published (55)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17557:2020	Surface active agents. Bio-based surfactants. Overview on bio-based surfactants Categories: \| Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2020-12-07	Published standard
BS ISO 685:2020	Analysis of soaps. Determination of total alkali content and total fatty matter content Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2020-03-05	Published standard
BS ISO 4323:2025	Surface active agents. Soaps. Determination of chloride content by potentiometric method Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2025-10-07	Published standard
BS ISO 23324:2020	Surface active agents. Fabric conditioners. Determination of antistatic performance Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2020-11-20	Published standard
BS ISO 21703:2019	Surface active agents. Microbiology. Microbiological test methods for liquid hand dishwashing Categories: Microbiology. Other \| Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2019-01-23	Published standard
BS ISO 21264:2019	Surface active agents. Detergents. Determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2019-07-29	Published standard
BS ISO 19619:2018	Surface active agents. Determination of free propylene oxide content in propylene oxide adduct surfactants. GC method Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2018-01-25	Published standard
BS ISO 17293-2:2014	Surface active agents. Determination of chloroacetic acid (chloroacetate) in surfactants. Ionic chromatographic method Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2014-03-27	Published standard
BS ISO 17293-1:2014	Surface active agents. Determination of chloroacetic acid (chloroacetate) in surfactants. HPLC method Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2014-03-27	Published standard
BS ISO 17280:2015	Surface active agents. Determination of 1,4-dioxan residues in surfactants obtained from epoxyethane by gas chromatography Categories: Surface active agents Published standard begins : 2015-06-03	Published standard

Withdrawn (5)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 17035:2017	Surface Active Agents. Bio-based surfactants. Requirements and test methods Categories: \| Surface active agents Withdrawn begins : 2021-10-04	Withdrawn
DD ENV 12836:2001	Surface active agents. Determination of the water number of alkoxylated products Categories: Surface active agents Withdrawn begins : 2002-04-09	Withdrawn
BS ISO 4323:2018	Soaps. Determination of chloride content. Potentiometric method Categories: Surface active agents Withdrawn begins : 2025-10-07	Withdrawn
BS EN 1890:1999	Surface active agents. Determination of cloud point of non-ionic surface active agents obtained by condensation of ethylene oxide Categories: Surface active agents Withdrawn begins : 2006-07-31	Withdrawn
BS EN 13560:2001	bsen13560 : 2001 Surface active agents - Determination of amide nitrogen content - Potentiometric titration Categories: Surface active agents Withdrawn begins : 2003-04-10	Withdrawn

Standards Development

CII/34 - Methods of test for surface active agents

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